As the stone skips o’er the water,
She believes her lover found.
Moving past the broken altar,
To the shelter underground.
How the leaves betray the motion,
How the song betrays the sound,
She has lost her one devotion,
To the shelter underground.
What the morning dew despises,
Where the mists have lain their crown,
Our dear daughter soon arises,
From the shelter underground.
Since the age of dreams found broken,
Since the dawn when he was drowned,
Slowly fall the tears unspoken,
To the shelter underground.
As the breeze skips o’er the water,
She deceives that he’ll be found.
He is lost to our dear daughter,
He is buried underground.
OMG! This seriously made me cry! I felt this one, FOR SURE. Your words are so beautiful. I can’t tell you how much bad poetry I see on wp and yours is not some of that. Not that I should criticize anyone because mine would be the worst of the bad poetry but you know what I mean. lol
I really appreciate your comment. I am pretty new to wp, and as with all new things it is a little nerve-wracking. I am glad that my words have moved you.
Well welcome to the wp community! I’m kind of new myself. I’ve only been doing this for a few months and like everything becomes to me, it’s too much of an addiction sometimes. It will get old, like everything does and maybe I’ll spend less time on here. lol But your words DO move me and I’m looking very forward to seeing more!
Sublime and poignant – beautiful 🙂
It’s funny, when I started writing this song it was meant to be a lullaby, but it turned into something a little deeper by the time I had finished with it.
I’m glad it did – a beautiful lament 🙂
Your poems are gem absolutely fantastic
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Thank you very much. I will make sure to visit your blog again.
thank you sir
This is great. Truly.
I am glad you enjoyed it.
Add music and you have your song
You have beautifully captured the element of grief. I love the imagery in this poem and will return to it often.