poem by Beth from South Lanarkshire

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The Timeless Zone

The laughter of joy

 The tears of sadness

 The sound of past voices

 Echo through the empty

 Wilderness of space

 The air cold and crisp

 Invisible and untouched

 Only my mother hears

 My wailing sound

 Upon her ears

 Gone are the voices of

 Childhood glee

 Gone are the tears

 And laughter too

 All lost forever

 Lost to the universe

 And the timeless zone

Beth

here is another one by Beth on a slightly different subject

The Midnight Visitor

The roaring fire

 The red flames dance

 The black coal mingles

 The warm heat

 Touches my cold face

 The burning candles

 Send fluttering shadows against

 The dark empty room

 The wind pounding

 On rattling windows

 Heavy rain beats all around

 I sit and wait

 The thud of horses’ hooves

 Tread wearily in mud

 Nearer they come

 Nearer they come

 Come to me I say

 The creek of

 The heavy wooden door

 And familiar footsteps

 Come my way

 My lover has come

 Tonight we will make love

 By the red roaring fire

Beth 

Webmaster replies:         What do you think of these poems?

The second one ended rather dramatically don't you think?

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