[Bards] gloom and doom

[Cathy Polakoff]

Technical note - the third line from the end needs a little tweaking, I 
think, in meter.

General impression - WOW!!! That is truly moving.

Anna

At 05:08 PM 01/14/2004 +0100, you wrote:
>My latest sonnet is a bit gloomy and doomy, but it's probably one of my most
>personal pieces, and as a result, probably one of my best to date.
>Comments/Criticisms are always welcome.  I'm still just a baby bard, so I'm
>keen on learning. ;)
>
>~Alden Drake
>
>
>Sonnet 15
>
>The sun still shines but I see not the light,
>Nor can I feel its warmth upon my face.
>Adrift upon a sea of endless night,
>Through shattered dreams my mind cannot erase.
>When I first met my love beside the lake
>I found in her the words to my heart's song.
>Entwined as one, such music did we make,
>But scarce a year had passed and she was gone.
>Now left to walk alone upon the field,
>I cut the flowers down that cross my path.
>The lily and the rose alike do yield,
>Let Venus suffer from my cold heart's wrath.
>Come swiftly shadows now to hide my pain,
>For I shall never see her face again.
>
>_______________________________________________
>Bards mailing list
>Bards at ansteorra.org
>http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/bards