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Forever Lost

Where for art thou,
My wayward friend?
For I hath sought yee out,
But to no avail.

My heart longs for your kind spirit,
As my mind yearns to share your knowledge.
My eyes tease for your reflection,
But my ears throb to hear your song.

Even as the lanturn's oil dwindled I waited.
For so long I hoped, but no, I had to act!
I left my family, home and land to seek you,
I left much and brought little to make my journey swift.

The long road left my heart to bicker with my mind.
After so long under the scorching sun my mind prevailed,
It robbed me of my hope and stole my soul,
Leaving but an empty shell.

Mine eyes ran dry for the pain turned them numb.
As I longingly stare toward the forbidden moon,
I felt naught but the piercing wind,
And the urge to continue.

My soul stirs at the thought of you.
Mine heart flutters to think of a reunion.
My mind pounds to feel your breath on my skin,
As we take a deep embrace.

The road has left me weary and alone.
I will fight for you still.
Thou mine legs do falter and mine body numb,
I will find thee!

The grains of forgotten sand drift on the wind,
As the lillys dance to an unheard tune,
The wind rippled over the long grass,
And the cool spring water reflects all but the pain.

I traveled long and slow for I had no hope.
The moon has come and past many times hence,
I left my home.
My soul doth creep by.

As I kneel here holding down the sorrow,
Mine eyes are blinded by the unceasing tears.
I clutch at the future I shall never know.
A tale as far away as the stars.

The pain will not ebb but surges forward.
Staring at what tells what was,
It manifests the future we shall never know.
Manifested on this tombstone.

Author notes

For Contest: R o s e B l o s s o m 1 0 0 "Don't die live life"

This is the story of a woman who leaves every thing to find her love who had gone off to war. She travels many months and eventually loses hope of finding him, but she continues. Eventually she finds his tombstone.

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  • xCandieKissesx
    May 19, 2008

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    Numbers?

    Hmm, Still a little bit confused about that..

    But other than that, Great write! Thanks for the entry and good luck in my contest!

    + Jackie x

  • Virgoan
    April 16, 2008

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    i like the imagery here but the numbers i am not sure if it worked for me. still, a good contemporary write.

    thanks for sharing and keep writing.

    HENSLEY


  • j-ay rose
    March 31, 2008

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    its sad... but it is much too blunt for my liking. thank you for taking the time to enter my contest.


  • xxRainbowDawnxx
    March 26, 2008

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    such a sad piece... I found the numbering thing very hard to deal with, as it kind of got in the way of the poem like 1 where for art thou, as the one makes me think that you are counting something. Nice job otherwise.


  • Riftkin gold member
    August 23, 2007

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    Forever Lost
    1 Where for art thou,
    2 My wayward friend?
    3 For I hath sought yee out,
    4 But to no avail.


    this speaks to my heart
    and causes it to cry


  • Dreams27
    August 16, 2007

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    wow, a very beautiful poem! thank you for entering! I loved this piece! take care, sam (Dreams27) xxxxxx


  • KnightOfTheRose gold member
    August 12, 2007

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    I think this poem flowed beautifully! I also loved your use of old English! great job! Thank you so much for entering! Excellent work and the best of luck in my contest!!!


    -Steve-


  • Summer Dawn
    July 24, 2007
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    very painful situation for many, i'm sure. if not for reading the author's notes, i could say i could really relate to this write. its amazing how many different views can be seen just from a simple poem, yours as well. thanks much for sharing. very nice.

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