Penitence

My contribution to the Ronovan Decima Challenge 31: 
Sleep on B rhyme


Penitence

Forgive me. I used to awake
to the sound of your smile asleep
beside me, a smile buried deep
inside me. Now there is an ache
embedded there for my mistake.
And years do not diminish how
I lightly tore apart the vow
we made while looking at the sea,
the moonlight sealing silently
a love that was - but is not now.

By Arthur Richardson

Very part time poem maker. Retired from paid work.

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7 comments

Adele says:

19/11/2020 at 5:41 pm

This made me cry

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1. Arthur Richardson says:
  
  19/11/2020 at 6:14 pm
  
  Sorry……x
  
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Frank Hubeny says:

20/11/2020 at 5:27 pm

Very nice remembrance that led to sorrow. I especially liked the phrase “moonlight sealing silently”.

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1. Arthur Richardson says:
  
  20/11/2020 at 10:05 pm
  
  Thanks Frank. It is a memory, fictionalised of course.
  
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revivedwriter says:

20/11/2020 at 10:10 pm

This is easily one of the best décimas I’ve ever read! The period in the middle of the first line is jarring, but that’s perfect for the subject matter, and the interior rhyme between lines 3 and 4 is beautiful. The whole poem is exemplary.

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1. Arthur Richardson says:
  
  20/11/2020 at 10:39 pm
  
  Thank you.
  
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