Entry for Write Eight Beautiful Lines Poetry contest
Constance La France
I walked through the curtain of darkness
in the middle of a quiet, beautiful, night
Stars sparkled above, in every direction
Like a fairy, my soul took flight
Home sweet home, people slept, I flew
enjoying all the freedom in mind
It has been a very long journey,
to reach this place where I unwind
Heidi Sands
(C)opyright
Placed 3rd.
You saw me there in the night
A ghost come back to haunt the light
The blood flowed from my veins
Into the street and down the gutter
You held me and closed my eyes
And settled me down until my last breath
Had left my body, my soul took flight
You promised to love me and said it was alright
Though we were strangers you showed compassion
And so I have come back to visit your love
For I know no other love in this world
You give me hope in the darkness
That I might see the light
And know that I’m alright
Ghostly passion is my might
Something more than candle light
Dripping upon the floor
I love you for now and evermore
My soul took flight on a cloud
Riding this chariot with the wind
Singing praises above the earth
Praising God for his majectic work
Sitting wondering what went wrong,
life was going forward like a love song
found my groove hit my stride,
didn't see this coming out the corner of my eye
she was the one and my son and daughter told me so,
with all I have I couldn't ask for more I said so bold
so came my time in the still of the night,
no more love,no more life no more in site
I spent my life looking to find what I found,
now by next week I,ll be six feet under ground
but I found the secreat I found the cure,
I guess it's true you never know for sure
I believed I had it all my boy and girl,
the woman who made my world
now I stand looking down at myself as there I lyed,
a bit of a grin and closed are my eyes
next to me as she sleeps my soul took flight,
in the morning she'll curse the night
my kids as like me they are will grit thier teeth in anger behind tears,
and wonder who will be there to chase away their fears
and every one will say?
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