New Classic Poems – Contemporary Verse That Rhymes
New Classic Poems – Contemporary Verse That Rhymes
New Classic Poems – Contemporary Verse That Rhymes
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<strong>New</strong> <strong>Classic</strong> <strong>Poems</strong><br />
Then and Now<br />
Weaving<br />
Angela Burns<br />
My shuttle flies, my heartbeat knows<br />
The weight of warp and weft is light<br />
I weave from dawn 'till daylight goes<br />
Then dream in hurried nights<br />
My shuttle slows, I savor days<br />
When warp and weft are rainbow-hued<br />
And dreams discarded on the way<br />
With new hope are imbued<br />
My shuttle drags, the years past grow<br />
What dreams I had are woven tight<br />
Then twilight darkens, weaving slows<br />
The last row waits just out of sight<br />
Lighthouse Lament<br />
Angela Burns<br />
Secluded rocks in treacherous straits<br />
Wind-blasted, sun-baked, rain-cleaned<br />
Stalwart, strong, in calm they wait<br />
Always vigilant, serene<br />
Kissed by dawn, sunset-blessed<br />
In dark of night their shining eyes<br />
Are welcome as a dear caress<br />
A light of hope that never dies<br />
Friend of seabirds, hearths of stone<br />
Beacon for what flies or sails<br />
Where hearts of gold stand watch alone<br />
Saviors brave in desperate tales<br />
So many gone, their watches lost<br />
For money-saving was the goal<br />
But when a boat is tempest-tossed<br />
Can automatics save a soul<br />
Oh yes, that tower still shines bright<br />
To break the black or pierce the storm<br />
But now it's just a flashing light<br />
Cold <strong>–</strong> for heart and soul are gone.<br />
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