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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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I told you it was dangerous
But you wouldn’t have it
At first it went smooth
But you’ll now have to commit.
Lost to the wind
Never found again
Freed by the bind
Watching from the den
You venture on the path
For a very long time
And for what,
A lousy old mine?
Lost in the fog
Alone in the deep
Bound by a promise
That you couldn’t keep....
I love you, he promised
To the girl with bright green eyes
Alone in the forest
Without a watchful eye
I’ll stay with you forever, dear
Until the time has come
For us to be together
But not upon this earth
Dearest girl did smile then
Lost in train of thought
This boy, he did love her
This boy had caught her heart
I love you, he promised
To the girl with bright green eyes
Back inside the village
...
it was born of beauty
this most gentle affection
almost at a painful pace
i’d melt at his mere mention
he’d buy my coffee
as whispers fill the air
he’d lie next to me
his consideration so rare
i forget all of history’s mistakes
as i cross today’s date
an end to constant heartbreaks
and a silent prayer for peace
peace i am owed
for his treacherous words
love i have bestowed
while he is far far ...
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...
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