White Goddess

White Goddess
by Michael R. Burch

White in the shadows
I see your face,
unbidden. Go, tell

Love it is commonplace;
tell Regret it is not so rare.

Our love is not here
though you smile,
full of sedulous grace.

Lost in darkness, I fear
the past is our resting place.

Published by Carnelian, The Chained Muse, Poetry Life & Times, A-Poem-A-Day and in a YouTube video by Aurora G. with the titles "Ghost, " "White Goddess" and "White in the Shadows." Keywords/Tags: White, God, Goddess, ghost, shadows, shade, spirit, spiritual, haunted, Muse, love, regret, sedulous, grace, face, common, commonplace, rare, dark, darkness, past, grave, women, surreal
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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