Gunwale Shades In The Breeze

An Iambic tetrameter verse.

Gunwale Shades In The Breeze

The breeze evoked the fading light;

opaque the molecules of air

along the brae addressed the night

returning beasts and men to lair.

Their fleeted song's transmitted strain,

defined on memories to last,

unable phase was to obtain

responses to its quest's recast.

Chrysanthemums that turned to shades,

perfumed the night on minds to nest,

she laughed! (His entity evades

to be the solitude's best guest) .

Bespoken vows abounded met,

inside the breeze, the sea's motif,

upon the maps, trips incomplete

became, a shoreline and a reef.

So solemn was their fête of e'er

- the passing breeze and yearly count

became a memory and fare

to rise upon a rocky mount.

The sea, like mistress, hence, embraced

his soul of nautilus that fled

inside the breeze while stars had graced

the gunwale cold that hurt and bled.

Her wraith induced his soul to free,

invited dancer to the fair,

eternal guest and cedar tree

while void in front absorbed his stare.

© 08-24-2012, G. Venetopoulos, All rights reserved

(Iambic tetrameter)

Author's Note

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