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For an Unmet Friend

Inge Meldgaard

Laughter and light,
Love and trust ~
Dark pain and brooding thoughts
when betrayal walks the night.

Glittering demons of disgust
shriek despair and sorrow,
raising their withered hands
to grasp our feet as we struggle past.

Silent corners of our lives beckon:
Stay quiet, stay here, say nothing,
and the pain will pass;
We will cover our heads in mourning.

Yet as we crouch in this silent place,
This darkened room of memory,
A small kindness reaches out
to re-awaken joy.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

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Scheme ABXA BXXX XCXC XXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 457
Words 82
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
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Inge Meldgaard

Born in Denmark in 1953, I migrated to Australia with my family in 1957. After spending my school years in Yallourn, I moved to Melbourne in 1970 to attend Monash University. Having graduated with a science degree in 1975, I worked in various fields, such as youth work, teaching, politics (with a special interest in the natural environment), social research, community development, and finally, information technology. I have also completed two graduate diplomas: one in sociology and the other in information technology, both at Swinburne University. Now retired, my last position was as an IT Manager at Monash University. Gardening, art, poetry and writing have also been life-long interests.I have recently published my first book, 'The Cicada', which is a crime/mystery novel, set in Australia, four hundred years into the future.Website: ingemeldgaard.daportfolio.com more…

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