pantoum – Image & Verse

Sorrow

…born in water, in water she’s swept away…

Beauty sings to the sea — love’s tone
on this broken, cloud-covered day
slipping into the surge alone
silently, she kicks away

on these broken, cloud-covered days
alone with her fractured wishes
she drops so silently ‘neath the waves
deep, deep down to the fishes

alone with her fractured wishes
a’tumble in the seabed’s sway
down down deep with the fishes
she is leaving it all today

sorrow’s a’swim in the seabed’s sway
beauty’s nothing left to say
she is leaving this lonely world, today
the sea will sweep her away

…if but one candle…

Let’s celebrate the truth returning
let love’s flame damp down false fear
our human spirit swells with yearning
sweet logic’s voice again we hear

let love’s flame damp down false fear
illuminate at last this dark
sweet logic’s voice again we hear
extinguish now vile hatred’s spark

illuminate at last this dark
this warmth of truth we need to feel
extinguish now vile hatred’s spark
our hungry hearts seek this that’s real

the warmth of truth we need to feel
our human spirit swells with yearning
our hungry hearts seek this that’s real
let’s celebrate the truth returning

Seabed Sway

(- SORROW -)

beauty walks to the sea by her home
on this broken cloudy day
slips into the sea alone
silently she swims away

on this broken cloudy day
alone with her fractured wishes
silently she swims away
deep down with the fishes

alone with her fractured wishes
a’swim in the seabed’s sway
deep down with the fishes
she is leaving it all today

a’swim in the seabed’s sway
with nothing more left to say
she is leaving it all today
the sea carries her spirit away

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(- HAPPINESS -)

she walks to the sea by her home
on this bright and sunny day
slips into the sea alone
joyfully she swims away

on this bright and sunny day
with her heart awash in wishes
joyfully she swims away
down with the colorful fishes

with her heart awash in wishes
a’swim in the seabed’s sway
down with the colorful fishes
she is filled with love today

a’swim in the seabed’s sway
neptune’s beauty on bold display
she is filled with love today
letting her dreams carry her away

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Links to my other 3 Pantoums:
1.) Pantoumadness
2.) Flame Of Learning
3.) Lady Blue

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https://dversepoets.com/2019/02/28/18102/