distill'dA Poem by SilentDreamWritten for The Pagemaster's Challenge #11 Inspired by William Shakespeare's Sonnet 5
“But flowers distill’d, though they with winter meet, Leese but their show; their substance still lives sweet.” ~ William Shakespeare (Sonnet 5) my Love, while pent in dark and hollowed halls away and far beyond our blended verse~ where sullen glares demand a silenced quill instead of beauty, scrawling speech so terse; an essence lost is not an option, Love of yours nor mine, unspoken words assure a comfort find and garner strength in troves, for none removes our vested dreams of more. essential truths within our hearts incite, inspiring whispers, casting doubt aside. a purer sweetness wafts and reaches you, for tested love surpasses love untried. a silence lingers over pages shorn but none touches words of quintessence borne
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The Pagemaster's Challenge #11
Inspired by William Shakespeare's Sonnet 5 © 2009 SilentDream (All rights reserved) 1/17/09 © 2009 SilentDreamReviews
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Added on January 17, 2009AuthorSilentDreamBaltimore, MDAboutZsanece Brown was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1976. Much of her poetry is inspired by dreams and love, longing and the comfort found in silence. Her work has often been described as bordering on t.. more..Writing
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