Alone I lie in this dark room,
Alone and yet not so;
For you are here beside me, love,
Here breathing soft and slow.
How sweet a dream you are, my love,
How sweet your bosom warm;
How sweet your hair, your face so fair,
How sweet your every charm.
Dear sleep has not yet come, my love,
Although the night grows old
For you are missing from my side,
And I am lonely, cold.
Quite long the space that parts us both,
And long the hours have been;
And long have I been dreaming of
Your presence soft, serene.
The stars and angels up above
Are witnesses, my love,
Of prayers sprinkled on us both -
Of prayers of our love.
Sleep well and peacefully, my love,
Sleep well because you know
That I am here beside you, love,
Here, breathing soft and slow...
A contest entry
- Picture Prompt by whispernthedark.
300 points, ended September 1, 2008, 10 entries
Gold trophy winner
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I am here beside you, love,
Here, breathing soft and slow... a most beautiful phrase. thank you for entering -
VERY WELL DONE!! Love the rhythm and setup of the poem. It is expressed beautifully. Good luck in the contest. Keep on writing, ~TC
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This is a beautiful moving poem That has excellent rhyme and flow I can see why it has collected a Gold and Bronze award richly deserving of them Excellent
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great poem its very touching you have a real talent
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thanks for reading
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Very good, it flowed from within and the rythum is good, thank you for entering.
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This was very sweet and touching. Congratulations on the gold.
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This is truly a beautiful piece and so worthy of the gold. A wonderful flowing piece with such emotion all the way through.
Congratulations
Gaylene
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This poem picked me up and carried me right through to the end. Wonderful flow and I love your ending line. Great take on the prompt, best of luck in the contest.
♥
whisper
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my first gold :)
thank you so much
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Beautiful imagery.
It does happen to most of us, your not being alone can be intepreted in 2 ways, one is that you are not alone, and that someone is physically there with you, and yet you dont feel the presence of that person as youa re thinking of someone else that you love, the second is the one you said, the spiritual presence of the person., my favourite line? "prayers sprinkled on us both -" I quite like the idea of prayers sprinkled.
Love and light,
Lencio
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thanks for reading
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Aww such a sweet loving write, best of luck
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