Mill Wheel
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Contest Description
Another contest to chew on, same rules apply, i.e maximum of 20 lines, and the following lines must be in the right place-
Line 1- 'The Mill wheel wouldn't turn until the Spring'
Line 9- 'Whispers ran through the town from door to door'
Line 16- ' Ice melts, revealing secrets- wheel creaks'
A bit of a wintery feel, but we've had no rain here for days :)
**IMPORTANT- PLEASE TITLE YOUR POEM 'MILL WHEEL' , SO I DON'T ACCIDENTALLY READ IT EARLY ON. THANKS*******
Good luck, have fun.
Viv x
What to Submit?
1 original, poem on the theme of .............
Any form is acceptable.
The Mill wheel wouldn't turn until the Spring
And still today in thought a chill it brings
The vision of the ice upon the lake
That time in passing still can not erase
That mill wheel in the grip of winter's breath
Stone cold and still ... a lifelsss wheel of death
When on that morn there in the ice appeared
Beneath its surface there a face of fear
Whispers ran through the town from door to door
Whispers that Charlie Winters killed Lenore
Frozen streams of blood there on the wheel
Found on that morning... by old man Mac Neil
A long lock of flaxen hair...gathered there
Beneath that wheel...a weight to much to bear
Oh ! How the broken vows of marriage weep
Ice melts, revealing secrets wheel creaks
~~~
Behind these prison bars I pass the years
Finally stripped of anger by my tears
July 15, 2018
Author: Elaine Cecelia George of Canada
Copyright © Elaine George | Year Posted 2018
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