"The Solitary King"
The fervent raging within my heart
has ceased
as the lark begins to sing
a mournful lullaby
death cannot overtake
the love that I hold for you
as the sun burns down
in menacing radiance
the night, with its subtle breath,
speaks in hushed tones
if you shall cry fervent tears
remember, my love
lest you should ever forget:
what we have shared
has survived war and woe
sun and shade
the owl and the nightingale
when I shall draw
life's last fateful gasp
when the glory of my present flesh
has lost its allure
let God buy my bones
deep into the encircling earth
allow the lingering sweetness of
your divine screams
be the lingering knell
ringing in my rotting, deafening ears.
Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo
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