(based on 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte)
I dreamed I heard an angel
came tapping at the window
there was nobody there though
beyond the cold dark lintel
just sullen winter drizzle
yet stood I long in shadow
till soft I heard a damsel
whose form was grey and spectural
'I've been a waif far too long
and paid my price for dark love'
she wailed in eerie ghost song
as black thunder rose above
Though I could not yet believe
I felt her clutch at my sleeve
she touched me with icy hand
and claimed of me by demand!
'Let me in! Oh Let me in!'
With shrieking voice of demon
she rent the skies with misery
'Let me in! Oh Let me in!'
It was beyond all reason
some demented reverie
And then a name was uttered
as if it were part of her
one 'Heathcliff' she implored there
Yet not one bone did I stir
so transfixed was my lost mind
I let her scream to night air
Then ran I from fell room blind
leaving wretched maid behind
Author notes
This poem was written for an AP class. It has an unusual rhyme scheme.
Rhyme Scheme:
octave in the rhyme scheme abbaabab
quatrain in rhyme scheme cdcd
quatrain in rhyme scheme eeff
sestet in rhyme scheme ghighi
tercet in rhyme scheme jkj
tercet in rhyme scheme klk
couplet in rhyme scheme ll
Syllables: 8 syllables per line
Comments
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This is my favorite story, along with Rebecca, I like the vivid errie atmosphere you have portrayed. As I'm new to different rhyme schemes I can't give any comment on that, except that I enjoyed reading it
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oh my, complicated!
I'm not sure I personally like the variety, but that's just me. . .I love ghostly poems, especially ones with strange beautiful women. . .I liked the image of black thunder rising. . .so yes, a good write, friend poet 
♠ Lady Elinor
P.S. Thanks for adding me as a favorite
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Hi XLAdyElinorX
Thank you for your super comments. Did you guess it was 'Lockwood' the tenant, from Wuthering Heights?
The form was an assignment for a class. It took some thinking about!
I must stop by and peruse your work again soon. You have some wonderful stuff there. Thank you for reading my work.
Lianonsidhe
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Ooooh!! I really like this one! I think the form really fitted the subject! Very wild and almost lost and unsure of what it's doing with itself... Love Love Love it!
Dari xxx
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Thank you dear niece! It was a real monkey puzzle to write, but thats the beauty of taking the classes, they make you think.
Lianonsidhe 
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awe inspiring
the many forms this poem assumes is spell-binding. If I have to pick a best spot I have to say the "icy hand" part, but I like the whole
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Hi James
Thank you for your lovely comments. I'm glad you like this one. It was a real monkey puzzle to write, but I love learning new things.
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as always, thi really grabbed me, you did a great job, to stick to such rigid scheme, and still use superb tangiable imagry,
bravo my friend
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Thank you sweet friend!
I really had to think about this one to get it to flow, but I liked the finished piece.
Lovely to hear from you, I hope all is well with you.
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