The Lonely Umbrella
The Lonely Umbrella
An umbrella is hung on the edge of the roped bridge of sighs
its color a contrast to the black white and grey
In the still of the night there is much to convey
she must act very quickly no time to delay
she did not ply her dreams and desires too well
too many demons to dispel
she stood at the edge staring down at the lake
and murmured a prayer for the ones she will miss
a brief second and then into the watery abyss
a splash lands randomly on the bridge save one drop
The lonely umbrella hangs on the roped bridge of sighs
awaiting no one there is no one to care
dripping down on it slowly is a single drop
or is it a tear
Free verse
Written March 1, 2014 by Ralph Sergi for Visual number 2
Shown in SYMBOLISM: THE UMBRELLA Poetry Contest by nette onclaud
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