Poetic Expression

Sunday, February 08, 2009

Sonnet I

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With careful hands obeying all the rules,
On river bank we build our fine canoe.
Lest we'd be building a mere ship of fools,
To sail upon the dream of me and you.

Questions now we need no longer wrestle.
The moon reflects above us pale and white.
Though the darkness flows beneath our vessel,
We bask in beauty of her lunar light.

Lovers flowing hope we sail together.
In beauty of our trust we both believe.
Sharing moments here to last forever.
Outspoken faith in our love shan't deceive.

On river blue we sail our fine canoe,
To build upon the dream of me and you.

—Michele Cameron Drew

Saturday, December 06, 2008

In an Hour of Darkness

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In an hour of darkness,
Held hostage in the past,
A victim of my very soul,
Places I could never take you,
Came rushing back to haunt me,
And left darkness in the road.

I knew that someday,
I would be returning,
To face that darkness once again.
But I was not alone this time,
For you felt my teardrops,
As they whispered on the wind.

You listened to my heart,
And like a beacon in the dark,
You were the torch that lit the way.
Then you led me through your eyes,
To places I could never find,
And released me from the pain.

Those once haunting ghosts,
That were pulling me so close,
Are now vanquished from the night.
And as the darkness folds,
I have come back home,
And can finally see the light.

And in the light of day,
I still can see your face,
But everything's anew.
As beyond the night we grow,
I hope you'll always know,
How much.. is thanks to you.

—Michele Cameron Drew