Ghost

Vasile Serban 1978 (Onesti)



I am cold and I drive myself away
From a grave made of clay
With yellow-colored edges,
And the earth as its lid.

I am cursed to accept myself...
A ghost with eyes and bones,
I am walking weak among the graves
While crying out some words.

Like a field holds a scarecrow,
The cemetery holds me in its arms
To drive away from the sacred graves
The old women from the crosses.

The priest scolds me in distress
For wandering at night through the city
With just my linen shirt
And a candle like a thread.

I am guilty of my sad night
That weighs upon my non-existence...
I am a ghost created from the rain
That washed my grave away.
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Scheme AAXX XXBX XXBX XXXX XXXA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 633
Words 135
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Vasile Serban

The poet Vasile Serban was born in 1978 în Onești, România and is living now in Wales, United Kingdom. In 2017, he published the volume of poems "Late Night", debut book. In 2023 published the second volume of poems "Autumn Nostalgia", which includes poems born from the author's experiences and emotions. "The Road to Heaven" 2023, the third published volume, combines the drama and tragedy of death with the beauty and complexity of life in the verses of the poems, also offering the author's vision of the afterlife. "The Road to Heaven", vol. 2, 2023, the poet opens the gate to his heart so that he can let his readers to empathize with his feelings and emotions. “A gram of human for eternity” 2024, Editura Letras Poetul Vasile Serban s-a născut în 1978, în localitatea Onești și este stabilit în Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii. A publicat următoarele volume: „Noapte târzie”, Editura Sfântul Ierarh Nicolae, Brăila, 2017 „Nostalgii de toamnă”, Editura Letras, Snagov, 2023 „Drumul spre cer vol.1 și 2”, Editura Letras, Snagov, 2023 “Un gram de om pentru eternitate”, Editura Letras, Otopeni, 2024 A apărut în antologiile: eCreator “Iarna din suflet”, 2023, eCreator “Unire și Cuvânt”, 2024, antologii coordonate de scriitorul și jurnalistul Ioan Romeo Roșiianu. more…

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