Premiere Contest WinnerMoonlight Ghost Resemblance

Gut-wrenching tears flow in torrents,
swathe of spasmodic gulp and shiver,
I weep stridently when haunted,
by moonlight ghost resemblance,
to my dead cousin, fleeting angel,
halo an eerie nocturnal cloud rim,
shrouded in haze of mournful rupture,
our deepest wounds precede the grim, 
acknowledgement of threadbare memory,
feeble consolation as we quietly sulk.
to dull persistent angst with fond ephemera,
evanescent meek recall from bygone echo,
funeral cortège hymn neath mortal passage,
solemn midnight clan’s shuffle lachrymose
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Croft Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 6:25 AM
congratulations on your win!
Jones Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Congratulations on your top win!
Kerr Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I appreciate that Karen. Thanks for your visit. Howard
Dietrich Avatar
February 1, 2021 at 4:02 PM
a most poignant poem, Howard. I notice some ? symbols appear which you may not have intended. See the poem from my way to know what I am talking about.
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