“Love's Limbo”

The scoffing sun
her temperance
far gone

My heart
shriveled, drained
of the very essence
of the one I love
and the one that I was

I’m dying here
in this barren land
of broken hearts
and shattered dreams

No more
does my soul long
for the quench of a lovers
embrace

For now, I can only
desire sweet
temperance from the sun
of this love-forsaken
place

This place that is void
of my once vibrant heart

~*~
04/22/06

This was written for a poetry writing challenge to write a poem prompted with "the scoffing sun".


This poem won Honorable Mention
in WOSIB's Literary Garden's
April'06 Poetry Challenge.


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