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For: The Double Swap Poetry Contest
Sponsor:Joseph May

La Belle Dame sans Merci, J W Waterhouse, 1894

My Heart is Lovesick

The days are drear, the days are long
the nights are silent without song,
my heart, my love, knows only fear~
the days are long, the days are drear.

The quest was yours right from the start
my love knows only fear, my heart
still beats for you above all cures,
right from the start the quest was yours.

My heart is lovesick, but it's true
above all cures still beats for you,
they say you're dead, a simple trick 
but it's true my heart is lovesick.

They try to get inside my head,
a simple trick they say you're dead,
I won't be caught within their net~
inside my head they try to get.

I'm mortal sick, my life is naught,
within their net I won't be caught,
beyond the veil we'll meet uptick~
my life is naught, I'm mortal sick!
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May Avatar
August 6, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Very nicely penned Chetta, Congrats on your win in my contest
Rodrigues Avatar
July 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Well done!
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