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The Wraith
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Written in a form called a soliloquy...
The Wraith I have felt the dark of night And heard the tears of dawn. I have often been an unwilling pawn In the circumstances of life. I have tasted the sweetness of rain And breathed deeply of fate's scent. In many moments of sorrow I have spent My time and dreamed my dreams. I have seen my hopes defined By the cruel hands of fate And I have written upon my slate With chalk of many colors. I have touched the sky with yearning And waded in waters of faith. I have bid farewell to the wraith I once thought myself to be. I now feel the peace of night As joy and sorrow collide in my life. I welcome the thunder and the gentle rain That invade my heart, my soul, my dreams. I will not allow myself to be defined By the shadows of somber colors. I accept and embrace this yearning For all that I am yet to be.

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Reviewed by E Phillips

Reviewed on April 15, 2013

Coming to terms with who you are, what you stand and won't stand for, and how you intend to live out your days are what life is about. I have accepted that we are all here to grow intellectually, morally, and spiritually. You have said much the same but with much more style and grace.

Reviewed by Regis Auffray

Reviewed on April 14, 2013

I find your verses deeply meaningful, moving, and thought-awkening, Myrna. I appreciate the wisdom that you have shared. It is a gift. Love and best wishes to you,

Regis

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on April 10, 2013

You write with such power from your vast writing experience and your life. There is magic in these stanzas that delights the soul. There once was a wraith that is now firmly grounded in writing beautiful poetry for all to enjoy.

Ron

Reviewed by D Johnson

Reviewed on April 10, 2013

To know and understand who you and whom you will become are truly pure poetry as only you can describe.
Cheers moi spp,
Dan

Reviewed by Andre Bendavi ben-YEHU

Reviewed on April 10, 2013

Hail Poet!

This poem flows and glows exquisitely... "The Wraith" maid its way to constellation Sublimity.

Healthy blissful creative life, Poet!

In respect and admiration,

Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton

Reviewed on April 10, 2013

Amen. Last two lines grabbed me big time. I understand also the pivotal lines, "I have bid farewell to the wraith / I once thought myself to be." It took me decades to unravel all the gossamer, web-like complexes of my life to understand the man who looked back at me in that mirror.

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