Blinded by the Light



I stood upon  a brine soaked bow
Aboard a  schooner  lost  at sea
Where balls of hail tore through the sails
And broke the masts of three
When karma came to pay me back
For all my dirty deeds
When I laid upon a swan-like girl
Of grace and purity

I stole  her mind..her heart and soul
Her pride and dignity
When I wrapped her in a web of lies
Proclaiming love eternally
As I sealed her fate and destiny
With my host of  wayward seeds
That would one day bear a bastard child
Bathed in humility  

For...when her eyes were closed in sleep
 I tiptoed out the door
A blaggard with a heart of stone
 I left  her lying there alone
To face the morning after
With  echo's of my laughter
Resounding through the rafters
As she gazed upon my footprints
On the floor  

Many more...I scored before
Upon those many shores
Virgins by the dozens
And the broken town-hall whores
But, nary a thought
Crossed through my mind
That one day I would find
The wrath of God upon my brow
When lightning...stuck me blind
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Submitted on June 14, 2020

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Scheme ABXBXCXB XBXBBCXB XDEEFFXXD DGXGXHHAH
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 961
Words 191
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 9, 9

Elaine C. George

Not to be confused with other poets by the name of Elaine George, I am Elaine Cecelia George, born on the 27th day of November in the year 1946 in the city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.   (Violin, Snowflake, A Winter Rose, From my Porch, The Love of a Gentleman, Where the Heart Resides, One Regret, The Tide of Time, and the Promise of Spring), have been published in various books and magazines and school books.  Some are being used as teaching tools for poetry classes offered on websites, most without my permission, nonetheless, I am honoured. One  poetry website has given credit to another Elaine George from England for my personification poem, 'SNOWFLAKE.  I have asked them several times to correct this, but it still remains unchanged. Since 2006, in addition to my books of poetry, I have had several short stories and A book entitled, 'Earthbound Angels made of Stone, A epic story written by me in a collaboration with The Canadian Photographer, Darren Creighton. I am currently writing a historical fiction thriller entitled, Out of the Darkness. I hope to have it completed before the year end. more…

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