Katherine Braithwaite Poet Villanelle

Lay Down By Me,Lay Down,I See Your Smile

I dreamed of you last night, you wore a smile
Fifty years ago you took your life
And left me for the agony, the trial

Since then I’ve had no vision but denial
Your face was absent,cut out by a knife
I dreamed of you last night, your little smile

There was no motive, we had never quarreled
I was blinded, nervous and too shy
You left to me the agony, the trial

Who consoles the woman left in horror?
Sickly on my lonely bed I lay
I dreamed of you last night, you wore a smile

In my view, I could not see tomorrow
Through my suffering I did try to pay
You left to me the agony, the trial

The grief of fifty years has gone away
Oh, lay down, baby,lay down, baby lay
I dreamed of you last night, your face your smile
You consoled me then, old lovers reconciled

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Quoth Theraven November 2, 2020 at 7:18 AM Katherine, There's a rare gem in writing of a smile., though it chose to move on. -Richard Katherine Braithwaite March 21, 2021 at 2:39 PM Thank you,Richard

Arturo Michael October 11, 2020 at 8:10 AM Well done...I like the wa you expressed yourself... Katherine Braithwaite October 11, 2020 at 1:23 PM It was hard to describe but I tried anyway Thank you,Arturo