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Reunited

The clouds shroud 'round this place of pain.
Dark winter takes an empty heart.
All reflections smashed due to shame.
Tell me how my world fell apart.

I felt her hand.  I touched her skin.
Once so full of life now quite cold and pale.
Oh she's out of reach from my love,
Yet my want for her won't grow stale.

The years have passed like the winter.
This life's worse then it might appear.
Cold loneliness, relentless night.
Only to keep returning here.

To go without woman's passion.
To grow old with no one, alone.
To live in eternity's punishment.
My life has lost it's rhythmic tone.

So I flee to be by her side.
My feet race passed the gallows-tree.
I watch him standing in silence.
I wonder why he'd not take me.

Breathless, weak, stumble to her grave.
I lie as quick as I can blink.
The man from gallows finally comes.
Together again.  My heart sinks.

Author notes

My inspiration from this poem came from the man, who lost his wife to death. This poem is in response, how he was effected after his wife's death. I made a reference to the gallows tree, and the demon from the original write.

The Demon of the Gibbet by Fitz James O Brian
http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/41898-Fitz-James-O-Brien-The-Demon-Of-The-Gibbet


~Whitemaiden

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  • Celticmoon
    August 3, 2007

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    Reunited by Whitemaiden



    Title - 7
    Style - 8
    Form - 8
    Spelling - 10
    Captivating - 8
    Originality - 9
    Reaction - 8
    Rules - 10*
    Makes sense - 9
    Enjoyable - 7


    Total - 84


  • Frodofan silver member
    July 31, 2007

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    Title - 5
    Style - 9
    Form - 8
    Spelling - 10
    Captivating - 10
    Originality - 10
    Reaction - 8
    Rules - 10*
    Makes sense - 10
    Enjoyable - 8

    Response Bonus - Yes - 5
    Rhyme Scheme Bonus - Yes - 5
    Meter Bonus - No - 0

    Total: 98


  • ronnica
    July 26, 2007

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    You have some nice lines here and lots of emotion, which I like, In particular the fourth stanza, "to go without a womans love", etc


  • Frodofan silver member
    July 22, 2007
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    Neat. I hope you enjoyed that poem as your prompt. I think you did well one this.

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