Saturday, October 8, 2011

HER

Till the blood won’t rise and the tears won’t stop

Till the well is drawn till without a drop

Till the sword bloody to the sheath is brought

Till then she won’t stop

Till the cup has dried and to the lips has brought

A slight twitch and fervor hot

Till the tremble is seen and the favor sought

Till then she won’t stop

Till the wound is deep and red and wrought

By trenches of pain yet to clot

Yet to bury beneath the burning hot

Till then she won’t stop

Till the giants are leashed and the wolves betroth

Till the slayers are reduced to the wounded lot

Till the eyes have mustered the last tear drop

Till then she won’t stop

Till every memory is not

Wrapped in woven silk cloth

Presented with ceremony at very thought

Till the little chase is not

Just a foolish childish plot

Till fingers not in thorns caught

The roses pruned and perfect got

Till the evening does not

Last the night and cease to stop

And every fancy, every whim, every thought

Not to a pedestal brought

Till then she won’t stop

3 comments:

  1. This is seriously amazing. And especially the last bit - where you keep waiting for the line 'Till then she won't stop' but the crescendo just keeps building on and on. Don't you post anymore?

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    1. Thank you. I didnt know anyone even read these.

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  2. This is great! You write really well. From beginning to end, I remained captivated by the charm of the poem. Actually, I cannot praise it enough - such use of words, rhyme, rhythm - everything is just perfect. And yes, please post more. I will read them.

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