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Winter Dark

Darren R Briggs 1959 (CA)

June 22 
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Winter Dark

Staring at the winter
Dark descending
I remember thinking
The whole world
Wouldn’t be enough

I close my eyes savoring
This fugitive moment
Imploring you
With an open mouth kiss
I whisper, “I love you”

Our eyes meet
In a nervous glance
The melancholy is music
It is a slow waltz
A desperate dance

Your smile warmly recalling
An amused wistfulness
Maybe a reminiscence
This renders me
Hopeful and breathless

About this poem

This poem is about being caught up in a "desperate dance" having what seems like insurmountable difficulties, but hoping for renewed love.

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Written on February 14, 2021

Submitted by drb on June 27, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

24 sec read
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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAAXX AXBXB XCXXC ADXXD
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 431
Words 80
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 5
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Darren R Briggs

Darren R Briggs (he/him) is an emerging writer from Sebastopol, California. He is a poet and essayist. Darren has a Bachelor of Science degree in Theology. He has worked in the graphics industry for over 40 years. He was a founding partner of a successful graphics/design company in Silicon Valley. He is also considered a color management expert. Currently, as sole proprietor of a printing company, Darren combines his technical expertise with his love for art and photography in the fine art printing industry. more…

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