An Unwanted Companion
An Unwanted Companion
I sit in the silence of the golden hour,
Heart in sync with its flickering light
Behind silver clouds a shy sun cowers,
Struggling to ward off the night
My eyes search for life in a world so still,
That the mind conjures movement not there
Perched high in a tree two nightingales trill,
A birdsong that no one can hear
A sadness imposes that sits by my side,
A companion I never did seek
It fills the void left behind when you died,
As memories fall soft on my cheek
About this poem
A friend asked me to write a poem about sadness. I found myself sitting in the silent stillness of the hour just before dawn, the golden hour, alone with my memories, except for an unwanted companion that sat down beside me.
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Written on August 11, 2024
Submitted by susan.brumel on August 11, 2024
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| Scheme | X XAXA BXBX CDCD |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 494 |
| Words | 105 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4 |
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