The Past Romance
Paul Clevenger 1959 (Lima, Ohio)
The Past Romance
On that unseasonly cool day, a bit less than warm
She rode into my life, on the winds of a storm
Her beauty was stunning, as I stood there amazed
She giggled a bit, as bedazzled I gazed
Like the winds of the storm, our romance began
In the warmth of that summer, we loved hand in hand
With a love in my heart, her beauty in my mind
Seemed to build something, to last for all time
But romance can faulter, and a heart can be broke
Yes love can disappear, as quick as a stroke
That warm summer day, with her not at my side
How much I did wonder, for a reason I cried
As I stood there in silence, she rode off on the wind
A love with such promise, was now at a end
About this poem
A longing to make a romance happen to no avail
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Written on June 27, 2001
Submitted by pclevenger1 on April 11, 2023
Modified on April 11, 2023
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Scheme | X AABBXXCXDDEECX |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 681 |
Words | 145 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 14 |
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