A glass of Madeira to help me to think
Of all of the love that I hold in my heart
I'm sitting and smiling and holding my drink
And dreaming the ocean can't hold us apart
The thoughts that confound me are clouding my mind
I wonder where thinking can possibly start
I struggle for meanings I know I can't find
And dream that the ocean can't hold us apart
But what does it matter the dream's in the wine
And love is the essence of everyone's art
I'm musing and drinking and holding what's mine
While dreaming the ocean can't hold us apart
A glass of Madeira to help me to think
A wish that the ocean won't hold us apart
Author notes
2) ‘I sat and mused and drank sweet wine’ (William Butler Yeats)
In a list
A contest entry
- The Coffee House Prompt Challenge: Round 5 by Ceridwens Soul.
1050 points, ended October 26, 2008, 9 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me honestly what you think, good or bad.
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wowzer, well desurved the gold trouphie, good work and congrats. Keep writting.
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I forgot to give you ducats.
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Those pesky little bunnies keep running away
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Elegant, thoughtful and moving poem. You have the gold that you deserve.
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A beautifully penned kyrielle sonnet a fitting tribute to WB Yeats indeed. I think he would have approved! A glass of wine can seemingly make oceans shrink but poetry of this standard brings minds together.
Thank you for sharing with us
Jem and Ju
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Nice stuff this... BUT WHERE IS MY GLASS OF OANGE CURACAO??? (You'd have to be a fan of the old BBC series "The Pallisers" to get the connection!) But all obscure references aside, you've done a wonderful job setting the mood... I guess it would have been nice to see more striking choices in the end-line rhymes, but that's a niggle hardly worth picking.
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Wonderful message in both rhyme and flow. You have mastered emotional imagery in a wonderful way. This poem flows off the lips like honey.
Love,
Amera♥
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Thank you for your entry, good luck!
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Simplyt beautiful.
Loving you.
In thoughts........
Love
Passions
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