We see an artist’s gentle lines tell how
In veils the light and shadows softly flow
Around two figures caught in poignant mood
A single moment drawn from motherhood.
A sleepy babe in milky sweetness drowns
Secure and warm against the skin he owns
Serene in faith, there is no need to prove
His worth to her, he has his mother’s love.
She does not look on what she dreads to lose
But with one hand keeps all she treasures close
And with the other, finger tips to brows
Begins to summon everything she knows
A silent litany for strength to bear
What is to come with courage, without fear.
In a list
A contest entry
- Well it looks right! by cricketjeff.
800 points, ended July 9, 2008, 6 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Rhyme - Sonnet, Villanelle, or Pantoum only. by ecrivain01.
450 points, ended July 31, 2008, 17 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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i am honoured that you found inspiration here from something i created, i love this poem, it is gentle and smooth. thank you for this. it means a lot even though i was critical in the im with grammar lol
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Congrats on the gold with this. Well done, indeed!
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Very nice ...
adherence to the prompt in the previous contest and congratulations on the shiny trophy.
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Great write
congrats on the Gold
x cheeky
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Aww.. this is so beautiful..excellent flow...Congrats on the gold!
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Jeff is right..this is absolutely beautiful, and the flow is so perfect that it creates its own 'rhyme'. Congratulations on the Gold!
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Wonderful, the poem is so well done it almost seems as though it does rhyme!!!
Fantastic stuff
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This is incredibly beautiful - the best example of slant rhyming I have found on this site. It does rhyme, Jeff. Haven't you read your Henry Vaughan. So much more interesting than a perfect rhyme or at least a nice break from it.
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That's why I set the contest
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And I learnt so much by fulfilling the brief - thank you Jeff!
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