Yet...

M. Boyce

I know, I know, you need your space.

But I insist a tribute.

I know, I know, you should depart

But stay… one more day.

I wish I could extend

a hand to you. But I stand. In the rain.

 

This dreary and cold rain

I look into the vast space.

I wish, I wish, you would extend.

With this poem, I tribute.

I hope this stays 'til my last day

Until I depart.

 

From the cold, you do depart

Leaving this eternal rain,

This eternal memory, this eternal day,

this eternal feeling. Not even broken by space.

Or time. Or tribute.

Oh, I know you will forget, but I will extend…

 

This sense of dread extends.

You really did depart.

With this poem, I tribute.

The words, only I know… to you, washed by rain,

to me, more beautiful than all the stars in space.

Maybe… maybe one day…

 

I will write forever of this day,

the day I did extend,

the day when the empty space

departed,

the day when the rain

paid tribute.

 

I hope this does you justice, I hope this pays tribute,

I hope you remember this day.

The day with the rain…

The day I extended

my heart. The day you had to depart.

The day you gave me space.

 

I tribute this awful poem, twisted by the rain.

Oh, how space can ruin a day!

All I can offer, since your depart… this awful extend…

  • Author: M. Boyce (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 12th, 2024 13:55
  • Comment from author about the poem: This is the first sestina I'd ever written :)
  • Category: Reflection
  • Views: 7
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  • Thomas W Case

    Fantastic work.

  • Doggerel Dave

    My word, you started with a very complicated form - can't surely be your first.
    So you dream of being a poet - what is it you want to say?
    Well, enjoy your stay at MPS. An interactive site, it works best when poets respond to other’s work and reply to commentary on their own poetry.



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