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Widow’s Verse
by Tawny Kipphorn

He comes to me in waves
As I wade through deepening waters,

Mighty staff of the Aegean
Crashing down in the cerulean sea.

As I stand on the precipice

Through the ages,
Like Poseidon without his trident
I am eterally bereft of my love.

My tears mingle with the salty sea air
And I can no longer tell which is responsible,
For the persistent stinging of my eyes.

I quell the urge to scream out as I’m forced to gaze upon the floating contraption that contains my greatest desire.

Though I may be bound unto my widows walk,
I look beyond that vessel in which my heart is locked away.

I lose myself in the vista,
transfixed by the silent promise of a reunion worthy only of the angels most high.

Fiction © Copyright Tawny Kipphorn
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com

More from Author Tawny Kipphorn:

A Shadow of Autumn

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