The Gift

The Gift

In colours rare a stunning shawl
To drape her arms when breezes call
Her lover’s gift of silken strands
Was spun in oriental lands

And secrets kept her heart in thrall
‘Til waxing cold his love grew small
And slipped away like shifting sands
Forgetting vow of wedding bands

She sits alone by fireside flame
The shawl, her link to way back when
They both were young and passion high.
In memories her pleasures lie.

With closing eyes she plays the game
Her love is here, and now is then.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Brown Avatar
December 25, 2010 at 2:45 PM
Congratulations on your featured poetry this week Margaret. Love, Carol
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December 19, 2010 at 5:25 PM
Congratulations on your work being featured this week.. It is just one page ahead of mine..Sara
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January 16, 2010 at 11:01 PM
AWESOME! lainie
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January 16, 2010 at 10:06 AM
Beautiful and a lovely Poem. Thanks With good wishes and love Ravindra
Freeman Avatar
January 15, 2010 at 5:38 PM
I love your awesome sonnet Margaret. Beautiful job. Sincerely, Moses
Brown Avatar
January 15, 2010 at 3:49 PM
Your poetry made excellent reading today Margaret. Thank you for sharing. May you have a wonderful weekend filled with inspiration. Love, Carol
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January 15, 2010 at 7:53 AM
YEAAAA , a SONNET here. A really well done sonnet with great meter. WELL DONE, Margaret. Do you have many more. I adore sonnets. So glad you liked MY hot little number. haha Luv, andrea ps this is in the contest, right?
Richards Avatar
January 15, 2010 at 7:44 AM
What a lovely, melancholy sonnet...with bittersweet memory! Well done! ~ Love, Carrie
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January 15, 2010 at 4:00 AM
Thanx Margaret for your everytime comments it realy motivates me especially that am still learning. i enjoy reading your poetry too you have talent and may God bless you with more talent!
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January 15, 2010 at 2:49 AM
Hi Margaret, Oh how comforting it is when lost happy days can return to uplift a lonely heart from time to time. And a special object brings it all back. This is a very lovely sonnet. You talent is undeniably good. Lovingly, Dane Ann
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