Shadows of Love
D.S. Elliott 1950 (Sydney)
Shadows play upon my mind
While I sit and wait
Memories touch my soul
Passion
Seduction
Anticipation found
Your gentle face
Your scent
Your skin
Kisses with such longing
Touches tantalising
A tenderness you shared with me
Like I had never known
Love pure and gentle
It felt like coming home
Anticipation of what was to come
Could I make the choice?
You moved your body close to mine
I let down the gate
Passion not yet found till now
I could no longer wait
Two souls naked intertwined
Intimacy shared
Beautiful and rare
Passions fuelled by desire
Free from care
You stroked my face with loving
Your caresses were divine
I couldn't help but let you take me
Take me each and every time
Anticipation finally found
Calm
Warm
Content
Now you and I are hurting
For we had to say goodbye
None but a fool takes changes
And gives them all away if only for a day
Fear that love won't stay
So while I sit and wait
I think of you each day
About this poem
This poem first written in 2008 was brought about by a change in life circumstances and in that finding ones self. Many will relate.
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Written on August 12, 2008
Submitted by queenbeesecrets on June 25, 2022
Modified on April 27, 2023
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| Scheme | ABX CCD XEX FF GXXX XX HBXB AXIXI FHGX DXXE FX XJJ BJ |
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| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 941 |
| Words | 191 |
| Stanzas | 13 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 2, 4, 2, 4, 5, 4, 4, 2, 3, 2 |
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