by Yankee4youSt. Albans, Vermont, USA
Apr 2012 1,045 Views 17 comments
The Ghost of Kissing Bridge (A Terzanelle)
Appearing at a distance I see you standing
many years dressed out of fashion, still watching me
with your golden long hair and green woollen tunic
Myself a child walking home on a rainy day
shadow clouds moving fast across my mirrorred path
many years dressed out of fashion, still watching me
Close by the covered bridge crossing a swollen creek
you are standing, slowly, turning a pale white cheek
shadow clouds moving fast across my mirrorred path
My eyes only stare a second but cannot stay
something stirs me in disbelief to gaze away
you are standing, slowly, turning a pale white cheek
With new courage looking back to where you once stood
may the legend of kissing bridge be understood
something stirs me in disbelief to gaze away
Whenever such a love so great in life is lost
appearing at a distance I see you standing
May the legend of kissing bridge be understood
with your golden long hair and green wollen tunic
many years dressed out of fashion, still watching me
with your golden long hair and green woollen tunic
Myself a child walking home on a rainy day
shadow clouds moving fast across my mirrorred path
many years dressed out of fashion, still watching me
Close by the covered bridge crossing a swollen creek
you are standing, slowly, turning a pale white cheek
shadow clouds moving fast across my mirrorred path
My eyes only stare a second but cannot stay
something stirs me in disbelief to gaze away
you are standing, slowly, turning a pale white cheek
With new courage looking back to where you once stood
may the legend of kissing bridge be understood
something stirs me in disbelief to gaze away
Whenever such a love so great in life is lost
appearing at a distance I see you standing
May the legend of kissing bridge be understood
with your golden long hair and green wollen tunic
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Posted: Apr 2012
About this poem:
Kissing bridge is an old covered bridge said to be haunted by a young women, who many years ago, took her life there after her parents refused to allow her to marry the boy she loved..and courted there. It is widely believed to be haunted by her ghost...and such the bridge is still used by young lovers 'who dare' to meet secretly ....and is called Kissing bridge....Poems entered on these pages are copyrighted by the authors who entered them. They cannot be reproduced without the author's written consent. © Copyright 2001-2024. All rights reserved.
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Comments (17)
Your structure is fine ie 19 lines...5 triplets and a quatrain. The rhyme scheme isn't quite right....remember a1,b1,a2 b2,c1,b1 c2,d1,c1 d2,e1,d1 e2,f1,e1 f2,a1,f1,a2. I think they are harder than sonnets...but perhaps more lyrical and I think maybe you have to be a little obsessive to master them but its well worth the effort.
Yours is still an excellent effort. Cheers mate for giving it a go. I loved the legend of "Kissing Bridge.
My eyes only stare a second but cannot stay
something stirs me in disbelief to gaze away
you are standing, slowly, turning a pale white cheek
A fine write Yankee...
Bill
What a form written
And the tale told
Its like a sad song
Over time and place
Enchanting and romantic still
Thank u yankee
You didn't know you liked poems, you're a great romantic
The Lord gives you much wisdom to compose more beautiful writings
I miss your messages
Elena