A Sad Love Story
I sat here, this Sunday evening, speculating on what to write about. I have a lot of content sitting on my computer, which I will slowly over time post on this site, but I need to post new stuff. I need to write right now, and keep my muse up. I thought of any experience I could write about. What is there from my life that I could write on? Do I want to write an essay, a thoughtful article, or a poem? What I wrote fit best into poetic form. It is a love story. It is my love story. About my last love and me, having to part ways. I think it is a good poem, and worth putting into words. I think it reads a little bumpy though. I was trying a new way to write the poem, with the last word in the first and last line of each stanza being the same. Either way, I still think it turned out well.
I hope you enjoy,
Cuyler Callahan
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A Sad Love Story
They met through friends
They fell much in love
They got along well
Never fight, forever friends
She came from far away
He, born of this land
She would have to leave
Both knew far far away
Faster time came unwanted,
for separate ways to part
A soldier, his land desired
Parting, they greatly unwanted.
One last night, together spent
His train then carried him away
Out of site, he cried tell sleep
Wiping her tears, she time spent
He called when duty allowed
when digging trenches seized
She happy to hear his voice,
wished together they be allowed
Both dreamed not to let go,
both knew it not possible
She from a far away country,
He a soldier, to chained to go
Slowly reality took hold
He barely, his grip let go
She away, let grasp slip
Dreams slowly off hold
She is cross ocean, home again
He is afar cross country land
Daily fleets she cross his mind
He has let go, It’ll never be again
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I thought the concept of the ending words of the first and last line of each stanza worked rather well. You were right, it does read kind of bumpy. But it is still a good piece nonetheless. It still shows the emotion of the words despite the bumpiness of the flow.
Rijjka
30 Nov 09 at 12:05 AM
Thanks, I thought as well it still gets the emotional feel across. I’m glad you liked it. Thanks for commenting cousin.
Cali
30 Nov 09 at 11:53 AM