The Stage

The desert sands blow soft and warm
As wispy clouds begin to swarm.
I watch the skies for signs of rain
To ready for a springtime storm.

My mind is numb, my soul in pain;
My love is on an eastbound train.
The joy of cool April days
Has turned now dusty, brown and plain.

The sun swirls through in gloomy rays
That often last for days and days.
And while at night I hide inside,
Coyotes howl while moonlight plays.

My eyes now burn as long I cried;
They're red of rim but long on pride.
I don't want anyone to know
She broke my heart with one lone ride.

So days pass by now hot and slow,
And why she left I'll never know.
As loneliness will grow and age,
My soul absorbs a fatal blow.

But loneliness made me a sage
While I sat in this lonely cage.
So I must learn to turn the page,
Then climb back up upon the stage.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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January 10, 2020 at 8:31 AM
Wow, Shawn, I love the way you’ve played around with your rhyme here! It flows beautifully and continuing the rhyme of the non-rhyming line into the next verse’s rhyme is brilliantly done. Bravo!
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January 18, 2020 at 6:35 AM
Hi, Ilene. Those words mean a lot coming from you. I read many of your poems (so many!), and you are no stranger to great rhymes, yourself. As I wrote to you previously, "...a kindred soul..." I truly admire the hard work that it takes to rhyme, have meaning, and convey a feeling. You are very good at that, so I doubly appreciate your words of kindness. Take care (and keep on rhyming!), Shawn
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