Reborn

Her soul is cold and dull;
limber limbs grow numb at love's undoing.
Songbirds no longer trill
in gay abandon, sadness spoils their tune.
Winter's blast is coming
with full force, dark days of unfilled longing.

Despair, the too-sharp pang,
unfastens quick the glow of happiness,
defrocks the breast of care
and locks all feeling trapped within the heart
to wither, shorn of hope
that blessed joy will make a re-appearance.

Flowers bear no fragrance,
the gentle breath of leaves blows no repose
for the broken spirit,
till a chance encounter brings the blessing
of a fresh departure,
her heart in blither mood, her soul reborn!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Johnson Avatar
January 28, 2018 at 10:37 AM
I hope you can read in heaven. On this site this get's a seven. :) The ever hopeful sense of heart. Is how we live till that restart. RIP Keith. Peace. :)
Makama Avatar
August 24, 2016 at 10:55 AM
This is nice and absolutely beautiful. I love every it of this piece of yours and I am happy reading from the creativity of your wonderful mind after a long period of time.
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