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Once - Poem

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ShimmeringDewdrops

Published: Apr 19, 2017

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Once I made a wish
That I could hold you for all time...
Once I made a wish
That I'd be yours and you'd be mine...

But like a flame that burns away
'Til it has nothing more to give
Put out by the dampness in the air
Before it had even kindled its last twig...

The hope that I once had
That I'd be yours and you'd be mine...

Met with the coldness of cruel fate...

And is now a memory... Lost to time

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beginning bitter bitterly burn burning burnt couple cruel cruelty damp embers ending fate fated flame ill love memory once passed rhyme rhyming romance sad time tragedy tragic wished wishing your fire wish mine gone

... And yet each ending is also the start of a new beginning. Sniff

Seriously though I'm just having fun writing wistful poetry, so don't anyone go assuming this reflects my personal experiences or anything.

Have a good one!

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Atisuto-Indigo

Apr 20, 2017

Awe this is such a sweet caring poem! The fact that it doesn't reflect a personal experience you've had makes it even better written. I really like it. It's witty, sweet, a heart ache and soft :3

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