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once upon a song
a sonnet
“On the other side of pain, there is still love.”
—Madeleine L'Engle
she was the sweetest song i’d ever sung,
though amateur my quivering baritone;
upon her dulcimer my treasures hung,
my red wine her compelling pheromone.
her plagal cadence brought me to my grave,
not one sip saved for future poetry.
how fallen, i, a soldier once so brave,
slain hopes interred in love's cold cemetery!
but, like a seed, i struggled from the dark
soil of ignominy (i caught my breath!),
craving of light the kindling of its spark
to phoenix me out of the jaws of death.
today, i sing a tried and proven song,
in which false lips and hearts do not belong.
© Copyright 2024 January 06
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
“On the other side of pain, there is still love.”
—Madeleine L'Engle
she was the sweetest song i’d ever sung,
though amateur my quivering baritone;
upon her dulcimer my treasures hung,
my red wine her compelling pheromone.
her plagal cadence brought me to my grave,
not one sip saved for future poetry.
how fallen, i, a soldier once so brave,
slain hopes interred in love's cold cemetery!
but, like a seed, i struggled from the dark
soil of ignominy (i caught my breath!),
craving of light the kindling of its spark
to phoenix me out of the jaws of death.
today, i sing a tried and proven song,
in which false lips and hearts do not belong.
© Copyright 2024 January 06
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
Published 16th Jan 2024
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17th Jan 2024 3:33am
No matter how many poems I read penned under you, my poet they leave me with the impression, there is more to your philosophical words than what meets the eye. Your musing(s) always leaves me pondering more questions than answers.
Please enjoy the solitude of your evening and have a fantastic Wednesday.
Please enjoy the solitude of your evening and have a fantastic Wednesday.
19th Jan 2024 6:22am
Hi, SKC
Thank you for your generosity!
I am only a messenger; I, too, know there must be more to these words than anything within myself could bring. I am willing to let my voice be an instrument to uplift others. I leave the rest to God, the One Who gives real flight to the words I write, so that they may fulfill His purpose.
Your words are encouraging, and I embrace them in the spirit in which you give them. May the Lord less your soul.
Yours sincerely
cab
Thank you for your generosity!
I am only a messenger; I, too, know there must be more to these words than anything within myself could bring. I am willing to let my voice be an instrument to uplift others. I leave the rest to God, the One Who gives real flight to the words I write, so that they may fulfill His purpose.
Your words are encouraging, and I embrace them in the spirit in which you give them. May the Lord less your soul.
Yours sincerely
cab
