. Poetry from The Great In-Between: The Monologue of The Hopeful Soul

Friday, February 10, 2023

The Monologue of The Hopeful Soul

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Salute.



(A lone voice whispers)



Oh Lord 


Let me rise 

And meet my love again


Some day

Somewhere 


Oh Lord 


Help me lift my soul 

To know 


She still moves 

Just in another form 



To suddenly appear 


Some day

Somewhere 

I may go 



For she's the Queen 

Of all I hold dear 


Even though

I am a seer  


Oh Lord 


Missing her 

Still fills me with tears 

Tainted with fear


Oh Lord 


Now as I look for her 

In the East


Singing love songs of old communion 


Like a local priest


Humming and dancing real slow

As memories of her are released


Visiting places, we used to play

And venues we used to feast 


Oh Lord


I just whisper


Lacerta

Rigel

Sirius 


Procyon



Arcturus and

Betelgeuse 



Turn your faces towards me 


And crown me with heavenly starlight 


To guide me 

Through this long night


As I sit alone and write


Apollo strike me up 

A merry tune 


Filled with blessings and sacred runes 


Hermes

Send word of where  

She now stays


So I can worship her 

Through this pain


Writing for her glory 


As I share our stories 


Of running in the wilderness 


Amongst the badlands of covid and men 


Before she drifted into infinity 

Suddenly


So

Oh Lord 



One day 

Somewhere 


When I die 


Will you bring her 

Back to me again 



(C)

Copyright John Duffy 


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