sofia

 
i write tonight the strongest strain
my soul can bear to write for you;
i sing tonight with all my voice
the sweetest song I can construe:
i loved you, oh forgive me, but i loved you!
 
i gazed upon a shard from heaven
that morn when first my eyes beheld your smile;
and in that instant I was given
this sweetest testament, [...]

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moonlady

 
once upon a morning
i saw the moon walking,
smiling in her newfound anonymity;
she was walking with a warrior
who introduced her, reluctantly, to me;
 
once upon an afternoon,
i walked the moon to a place
where we enjoyed some shake and shade;
she opened up her lunar life to me
and I felt lucky to be there; who would not be?
 
once upon [...]

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have i forgot?

 
have i forgot to rhyme?
i haven’t found the time,
of late,
to glean for words
that could adorn this slate;
i wonder why, but no,
the answer stares me in the face,
just so.
 
have i forgot to sing?
i’ve found i could not bring
my voice,
to fill the air
with something more than noise;
i wonder why, but nay,
these eyes tell more than what [...]

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