She Comes

Dan Gimm 1984



She comes to me and I am hollow
Husk and dust upon the floor
Wilting now, forsake tomorrow
Save the pain forever more

Alas! Her beauty bore right through me
Gentle lightning so consuming
As so light my darkness, truly
Baring all for heav'n to see

Here I stand, now, sin to reason
Rapt in her, I heed the season
Make appeal to God, I plea: "In
Love or lust, I dare to be!"

She comes to me with sweetest promise,
Where my broken heart she stole
For to kiss and heal and fill
She comes to me and I am whole

About this poem

This is about how I met my wife -- and how she pulled me out of the dark.

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Written on February 12, 2023

Submitted by DGimm on March 26, 2023

Modified on March 27, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CXCC DDXC XEXE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 506
Words 107
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

Dan Gimm

I grew up in Minnesota, married my high school sweetheart, went to war, and started a family. I write poetry and songs to make sense of things. more…

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