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Shadowed Night

As sable floats the shadowed night
I stand in true love's disrepair
beneath a host of haloed light
this lamp shines in the autumn air.

I stand in true love's disrepair,
of nuptials do my dreams now flow. 
This lamp shines in the autumn air
corona of an opal glow.

Of nuptials do my dreams now flow, 
my thoughts of crimson honeymoons.
Corona of an opal glow
now whispers vows and passioned runes.

My thoughts of crimson honeymoons,
beneath a host of haloed light,
now whisper vows and passioned runes
as sable floats the shadowed night.

Copyright © Dale Gregory Cozart | Year Posted 2017

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Darren White Date: 10/17/2017 2:47:00 AM Dale, the first thing I always do with a pantoum, is read the final stanza before moving on to the whole of the poem. If the final stanza doesn't read smoothly and flawless, the pantoum isn't a good one. But yours does deliver! It is beautiful, dark. Login to Reply Dale Gregory Cozart Date: 10/17/2017 8:57:00 AM Thanks so much, Darren!

Patricia Cresswell Date: 10/16/2017 9:20:00 AM Well constructed Pantoum, which I love, reads so smoothly makes me shiver a little. Login to Reply Dale Gregory Cozart Date: 10/16/2017 9:24:00 AM Thanks, Patricia! Patricia Cresswell Date: 10/16/2017 9:22:00 AM Kind of Murder In The Rue Morgue atmosphere.

Jan Allison Date: 10/15/2017 11:14:00 AM Your use of colour in your poems is absolutely beautiful Dale, and i adore the pantoum form which is a real challenge to write:-) The accompanying picture is perfect!:-) I'm adding this little gem to my faves:-) hugs jan xx Login to Reply Dale Gregory Cozart Date: 10/15/2017 12:20:00 PM Thanks so much, Jan!