Today’s word prompts are Marble, Plaster,Dream and Derivative.
These made me recall an old lyric of a song written by Michael William Balfe with the word by Alfred Bunn in the Opera, The Bohemian Girl, written in 1843. It was later arranged and recorded by Enya.
Here are the Lyrics:
I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls
With vassals and serfs at my side
And of all who assembled within those walls
That I was the hope and the pride
I had riches too great to count, could boast
Of a high ancestral name
But I also dreamt, which pleased me most
That you loved me still the same
That you loved me, you loved me still the same
That you loved me, you loved me still the same
I dreamt that suitors sought my hand
That knights upon bended knee
And with vows, no maiden heart could withstand
They pledged their faith to me
And I dreamt that one of that noble host
Came forth my hand to claim
But I also dreamt, which charmed me most
That you loved me still the same
That you loved me, you loved me still the same
That you loved me, you loved me still the same
Happy first of May to everyone on the blogosphere. I have written this Haiku with a wish for everyone who is struggling through the journey of life at the moment.
I think that it is such a great picture, evocative and poignant. I hope my poem does this picture justice.
I took a picture of you,
Standing in the sea,
the water lapping at your feet,
as you smiled up at me.
Those days were simply perfect,
Though we didn’t know it then,
That life, as often happens,
Would change and change again.
Not long after the picture was taken,
I said farewell to you,
I watched you sail from my life
I cried for a week or two.
That seems a lifetime ago,
In many ways it was,
Our lives have drifted far apart,
And I’m to blame, because,
I left those words unspoken,
I didn’t tell you how I felt,
And that’s why our lives were broken
By the bitter hand, fate dealt.
Each and every day I wander,
By the water’s edge, I lurk,
Gazing at the sea that took you
Into the darkness and the murk.
It’s here I took a picture of you,
Standing in that sea,
How I wish that here and now,
You were smiling next to me.
Copyright: Kristian Fogarty 14/March/2019
This weeks challenge from the Go Dog Go Cafe was to write something that involved Water. Well, I think this poem does that. If you wish to take part in the Tuesday Writing Prompt from the Go Dog Go Cafe click on the link below:
