I trust the task you started, you will end -1/09/09
Come out, come out my shadow-hidden friend.
This test must end in time, so why delay?
You swore that faith and hope must pass away,
And only Love can cause the world to mend.
For faith and hope are born in mortal hearts,
With mortal dreams, they live and die apace.
But, like the sun upon an upturned face,
We only know Your Love when Heaven parts.
But oh! If I could rend the iron sky
And, reaching up with hands stretched half in prayer
And half in desperation, give a cry
And know one syllable was heard, I'd dare:
"Come out, come out my shadow-hidden friend,
For only Love can cause a man to mend."
"Slouched over coffee, I'm faking artsy. We're playing dress up now."
-L
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I have missed your poetry. That is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBut I do have a question about your format, if you will. I know that the title of the sonnet is its 15th line. But what about the title of the post? Is that a mystery song lyric, as is (I presume) your sign-off?
Dear Claire 'Tina,
ReplyDeleteThanks.
The one benefit that LJ had over Blogger was the "now listening to" option, which allowed me to cite the song that the title/sign-off lyrics were from.
But yes, they are from "Your Favorite Actor" by Kind of Like Spitting.
-L
Actually, I like (at least in concept) all the added information LJ allows over blogger (such as location, etc).
ReplyDeleteLuke, I would hardly call that unpolished around the edges. This must, instantaneously, become of my favorites.