The Haunted One

When night gives pause to the pale moon above

where beauty found me once, my heart, your love

still warms this tender place where I’ve become

a prisoner to the night, the haunted one

 

Catching whispers of moonlit memories

of words that lovers say, now reveries

to dress my pillow, silly as it seems

with visions of you love, and in these dreams…

 

You kiss my lips and brush the falling tears

in which I drown and yet I breathe, the years

cannot erase the ache, although divine

are the night skies above when moonlight shines

 

You may keep a piece of this heart that grieves

and I will keep the night, the memories

Author's Note

art ~ Karol Bak
poetry ~ MsJewel

Reviews

[Marie]

A very sad write tenderly inked with love and devotion to a lost love. Filled with a deep longing the past is gently woven into the present. The night sky, beautiful though it is, cannot erase the heartache as magical moments shared under its moonlight glow, now no longer exist. All that remain are the memories. A very beautiful, poignant write. Eloquently expressed through excellent word choice and depiction. Lovely work! Thank you for sharing, Julie...

[MsJewel]

You are very kind. Thank you :) Julie

[Marie]

Most welcome always, Julie...

[Ken Simm.]

Romance personified. Wonder created.

[Pushkar Prabhat]

Absolutely wonderful :) :)

[Trace]

I really love this poem as l believe l'm privy to your inspiration for the feelings and emotion you've penned.
Very powerful yet melancholy.

I was hoping to see the last line of the first verse repeated in the last verse.

Still love your poetry and the beautiful person behind the pen.

Huggs Trace

[Pete]

wow. so beautiful and touching. the night belongs to longing. memories of what once was haunt. very deep like love itself. i'm saddened though ... :)

[MAD ENGLISHMAN]

Beautiful, as always. I wish I could recall such times when I was young and newly married. My memory is failing me now.

[Einstein Noodle]

oh my, Ms. Jewel .. always outdoing yourself my friend .. V2 L3-4 are stunning says i ... i especially like the "....silly as it seems" brilliant i say ... simply brilliant ... makes this classic form every common man's poem ...so glad you stick around ... right here at the Cafe'
E.

[WILDERNESS]

Lady you are in a league of your own. Mesmerizing poetry flows out those fingers and leaves the audience in awe............... Splendid write, sheer pleasure to read...

[Najam Us Saher]

Loved the flow of this poem. Beautifully written.

[Chris Shaw]

Moonlight can make the mind wander. The memory bank can bring to the fore past special moments. Grief comes alive more at night, I have found. Beautifully penned and your artwork is an excellent match for your lines.

Chris

[Davidgeo]

You closed it it out well.

As well as you can with that kind of start anyway. (i mean that in a ideological way, structurally is not really what I'm looking at, i suck at writing)