In Mourning
In a myriad of brightness
From the granary's golden store
And the sunlight which is glinting
From the spillings on the floor
Comes a scent of love from long ago
and thoughts of passion I had forgot.
In rays of sunshine lost in youth
You live again, though in my thoughts.
From the loft not far above me
Falls a stream of pale hay,
Caught by random rays of sunlight
And the greenness of the May.
It's been an age of dying
Since I have seen this place
The corn seems much less golden,
The sunflowers rusted lace.
The barn is not so crimson
as the day you claimed my soul,
And the wind which whistles through my hair
has found me less than whole.
To say you were my only love,
the birds would say I lied.
But you were the first, you were the last
You were the thought that never died.
From the kitchen of the farmhouse
I see the cross that marks your grave.
So long since you were with me,
and took my life on an azure wave.
Published by Debora HIll
I am the co-owner of Lost Myths Ink LLC, a company created for the development and promotion of my solo writings and my collaborative work with Sandra Brandenburg. I am the author of five novels and three... View profile
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2 Comments
Post a CommentVery good, and very sad too. Great job on this. I gave you five stars!
This is so beautiful and so sad, I love the photo too, I don't know which lines I like the best, It is all so poetic, and i love the
It's been an age of dying
Since I have seen this place
The corn seems much less golden,
The sunflowers rusted lace.
It is all beautiful but especially wanted to comment on this stanza. You need to write more poetry.