The Golden Shore



I clasp grains of ashen sand,
My eyes, gazing upon windswept lands.
I walk, scaling the golden shore.
My body--lifeless--descends through the floor.

I weep, amidst a moving meadow; to my sanity, I implore;
"Wake me, please, from this dream," as I shudder before a taunting door, "For I have lost the trail, as it seems.
For returning, I have no means"

I wait; And receiving no reply, my mind, taunting, begins to pry;
My cheek rests upon a chilling stone floor;
In the distance, a phantom child cries (sending haunting rhythms unto the skies),

A shadow comes from the darkness, speaking: "A forlorn land, with one lone door. You must choose your course, or your grave, you dig for."
The child, "Here-Lies," vanished before my well-worn eyes.

To my reason, I beseech;
"Should I return to the weeping beach?"
I glance once more at this deathly state, and choose to pierce the morbid gate.

I approach, knocking at the abandoned door;
It swings open; decaying from the core.
A beam of air brushes past my face,
From my lips--a sigh of bliss;
I stroll, with tender grace.

Specks of sand swim through my feet,
Warmth descends; A healing sheet.
I see a shape draw near; A beauty that I adore.
Heretofore, my wish was to live no more;
But now, I hold in my arms, my perfect paramour.
And now, I long for the roar of the golden shore.
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Submitted on April 11, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXAA AXX XAB AB CCX AADXD EEAAAA
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,300
Words 244
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 3, 2, 3, 5, 6

Clay

I like to write poems when I'm bored, I'm a teen. I play the piano, the drums, and the violin. i never get anyone commenting on any of my poems, so if you happened to see this, you should take the time to write an honest comment on one of my poems..thanks!! email me: claydubberly@yahoo.com. more…

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