Shadow's Echo
Her shadow haunts me throughout my day,
flitting away, always just out of my sight;
waxing and waning, affecting my tide,
then disappearing like a hawk in flight.
A vision of a ghost, an echo from before,
whispering sweet promises within my ear;
leaving my mind in a blanket of euphoria,
as she silently slips away in a fog of fear.
Dropping little kisses within my soul,
ever so gently she caresses my heart;
reaching for her, as she fades away,
watching as she cracks and crumbles apart.
Sewn together, an endless thread of hope,
even a burden of despair, cannot break;
waiting patiently for her shadow's return,
forever haunting me, around this lonely lake.
Whispering promises of an endless summer,
quietly within my ear, I hear her say she is mine;
haunted, I must be lost within this endless dream,
for as I look around, alone, her I cannot find.
~greyeyesgabriel 2013
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Submitted on January 13, 2015
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 854 |
Words | 153 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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