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POEM STARTER
Submitted by EnglishGirl112
Lost in the fog
Alone in the deep
Bound by a promise
That he couldn’t keep.
Write a poem that ends with this stanza. The rest of your poem should match the structure and rhyme scheme.
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Through the mist
He searches in vain
For a glimmer of hope
A release from the pain
Looking for solace
A path to redeem
Yet all that’s found
Is a shattered dream
Haunted by echoes
That refuse to grow old
A vow made in haste
A chain on his soul
The oath he made
Now frayed and torn
A burden of regret
Sad and forlorn
Through the shadows
Of his lonely mind
Only painful cries
Of a vow unkind
Los...
In the silence of the night, with a heart so steep,
Lay a man with secrets that he couldn't help but keep.
His love for his wife, pure and true,
Yet shadows of desire, in his mind they grew.
He walked a tightrope, in darkness so deep,
Juggling true love, with the lust that did creep,
A whisper of a touch, a fleeting glance,
In the dangerous dance, he took his chance.
His wife, with eyes like ...
Lying on the bed,
Eyes closed in peace
A low growl grows
He blinks tired eyes open,
Only to see nothings there
He lays back down
The growling comes again
He sits up again
Still, nothings there
Annoyed, he lays down again
No more sound hits his ears
Until morning
When the rooster crows,
A whisper comes from the
other side of the door
'Keep my secret. I killed sister.'
He sits up and stares at ...
I was known for my secrets
Ones I will always keep
The kind that will scare you
Deprive you of sleep
I never told anyone
Not a single word
For fear they will share
All they have heard
I never trusted anyone
No one but him
I decided to tell him my secrets
No matter how grim
He promised to keep them
Swore on his soul
My secrets were safe with him
It was his only goal
I made a mistake
By giving h...
My tale begins here,
As all good tales do,
With promises dear,
And broken ones, too.
Love stronger than death,
Yet too weak for life,
Choices made in a breath,
With the gleam of a knife.
The queen ruled alone,
In a land by the sea.
A world of her own,
A soul brave, wild, and free.
She sang to the sea,
And danced with the sun,
A true sovereign, she,
Who would bow to none.
In her hands were the...
A sailor once set out to sea,
His heart as free as it could be,
His ship was sturdy, his crew was strong,
He felt alive, he felt no wrong.
For days they sailed beneath the sun,
Their journey just had just begun,
But then dark clouds began to form,
A storm was coming in full swarm.
The winds howled strong, the waves grew tall,
The sailor's ship was tossed and mauled,
But still he fought, with eve...
"I'll be home soon"
He told his almost bride.
That's the promise he made,
A day before he died.
Of course she knew the risks
Marrying a Navy man
For his fate was written
Long before their love began
He left his girl at home
And he was lost at sea
The waves are unforgiving
And so is his bride to be
They say she's still waiting
By the shore, all alone
She never gave up hoping
That her soldier wo...
Sunshine kisses
Hands bound tightly
Promises made
Exchanges nightly
I let her in
To see my scars
Was locked behind
Hateful prison bars
She set me free
Let me breathe once more
Then she reached
And roughly tore
Hopes and dreams
With fickle wants and needs
She was all words
And never deeds
But she suffered too
She never knew
Why we failed
Was one of few
We weren’t meant
Destined apart
Jus...
Inspired by Jennifer Niven’s “All The Bright Places”
When will he learn
How far is too much
Never slowing down
Too close to not touch.
Wants it to end
He’s ready to go
He is too tired
And time is too slow.
He wants to live
But he stopped trying
So the choice he makes
Will leave you crying.
He is sorry
He must leave you now
To reach the unknown
To take his last bow.
Lost in the fog
Alone in th...
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