Twilight

It's twilight time on a moonless night And cloudy skies shroud heaven’s star light; And in blackened despair when hearts have bled

What hope is there when my faith is fled. ***

Fled when the tempest growling arose Beyond the seamless sunless pale;

To lie e’er in melancholic pose Concealed, curtained in a thick black veil. ***

Within this heart that’s cracked at the core Lies coffined hope moribund laid; Mourning the lost star in this heart you tore, Starry love’s light you cruelly slayed

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The pain tinged song one will ever hear

Is the dying swan’s last sad farewell, Whose chorus seers in heart rending tears Of a love that was to no avail.

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A love that once promised ever to be To sprout spring in the meadow and dale A love that could have, for you and me, Made our heaven’s sweet bliss unveil. ***

So where have all the bright daisies gone And why is the red rose asleep;

No more the nightingale’s sweet love song And birds in silenced music weep;

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Mourning for the love that once did flower; The love and trust you never did keep; Love unrequited in this dark hour

Love my heart do now deeply grieve

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My thought of you now lie interred

In the grave yard of the ghouls; Forever entombed in ashes’ urn Trapped in a heart where sorrow howls. ***

But my forlorn hopes still lurk and prowl And stalk hidden in my hooded heart’s cowl; And upon the bare pew of love’s tombstone Pray love’s miracle will my heart adorn.