Cruel, Cruel Love

by NightFlyer   Jan 31, 2013


A bank of mists burns scarlet gold
Across the dusk in Autumn skies
As sunset glows with colors bold
The emptiness within me cries.

How deeper would these colors shine
To watch this scene 'tween loving arms
And feel the warmth of lips divine
Across my brow, romantic charms.

And what I'd give if I could find
That girl with eyes that softly gleam
She smiles at me within my mind
But fades away just like a dream.

Somewhere out there, lovers embrace
In pastel rooms with candlelight
Neath crumpled sheets of velvet lace
Their passion echoes through the night.

But here for me, a wretched poem
To cry out to the empty sky
And to the Moon as I drift home
Oh cruel, cruel Love, you've passed me by!

by Night Flyer (c) 2013
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* I wrote this poem several years ago while watching a sunset in Florida.

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  • 11 years ago

    by Angie

    (Weekly Contest Comment - 2/4/13)

    This is a sad piece but there are such beautiful passages within, there are colors, candlight, passion, lovers, but there's emptiness because you long for this to be you, but its not so you are left with pen and paper to write of the ache in your heart and how love has passed you by. I like how you made it rhyme, it wasn't forced, it flowed perfectly. And there is nothing like a Florida sunset to get the writing juices flowing. (4)

  • 11 years ago

    by End Of Eternity

    Breathtaking piece....

    Reading poems after a very long time & am so glad that I came across this one.

    Simply Outstanding.

    all the best & take care

  • 11 years ago

    by Darren

    I read this 3 or 4 times to try and write a decent comment for this. I planned to break it down, strip it back and discuss in detail.
    I honestly don't think I need to.
    This poem is a great example of a piece that is written so well, with a rhyme scheme that works.
    It flows majestically and it reads as if it was written by a famous literary great. I honestly believe that I haven't read a better written poem on this site for a while. (However to contradict this I am giving this 7 points purely because my 10 pointer had deeper emotional content.)
    Sorry I couldn't say much more Nightflyer apart from that this is fantastic and I am glad I had the chance to read and vote on this.

  • 11 years ago

    by TJ Arizona Eagle

    I have to agree with the ladies, it never skipped a beat towards holding our interest or the emotions it brewed within
    TJ

  • 11 years ago

    by Meena Krish

    Love makes us fly and lifts our spirit making everything around us a beauty but we fail to see that same beauty when love leaves us..love is such a strong feeling it can make us hate, laugh and like life..nicely penned. Felt like a song...take care.