Saturday, February 28, 2009

Stories: A Poem

Written 2/6/09
Just a quick little poem I wrote for fun :)

I opened my window
And heard in a dream
The still, cold air
Speak to me.
And I heard all
The tales of men,
Children, lovers,
Those that had been.
She spoke plainly,
She of the wind
Of the trucks with red
Lights 'round the bend
She wept aloud of
Horrid nights
Like these, but why
Should I be afright?
'Tis only a story,
A whistle, a sound.
And I am safe in a house
On the ground.
I closed my window
And wind turned her face.
Her back is to me,
Her vanity disgraced.

Critique welcome, though it is just a quirky little thing :)

5 comments:

Beth Kephart said...

I think it's lovely — there are sound patterns within without the overt feeling of forced rhyme.

Erin said...

I really really like it. Very nice.

Priya said...

It's so mysterious and beautiful.

Maya Ganesan said...

WOW.

Emily Ruth said...

haha thanks you guys :)

mysterious? hm.

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