Once upon a time he loved me,
Whispered words to make me thrill;
He grew quiet years ago now,
And his silence haunts me still.
How I long to hear, “I love you.”
Eyes of ice give me a chill….
I can still remember when we
Danced and frolicked in our prime,
Dreamt together, took vacations—
That was once upon a time.
❧ ❧ ❧
Scansion:
Decannelle
Decastich (10-line poem) in trochaic tetrameter, with alternating feminine and masculine endings
Syllabic count: 8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7
Rhyme scheme: xaxaxaxbxb
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Thank you for sharing. 🙂
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lovely!
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Thank you very much, Penny!
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Beautiful, you have made it look so easy to write a Decannelle poem. I must try to write one. Thanks.
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Wonderful! I look forward to seeing your Decannelle.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet and commented:
Come and read about Love’s – “Once Upon A Time” – Warning – bring tissue!
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Thank you for sharing, Chuck.
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Happy to, My Dear! It was an awesome post!
Chuck
xoxo
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You know I love Real time!! Be careful!
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Reblogged this on Die Erste Eslarner Zeitung – Aus und über Eslarn, sowie die bayerisch-tschechische Region!.
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Thank you for sharing, Michael!
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Reblogged this on Die Erste Eslarner Zeitung – Aus und über Eslarn, sowie die bayerisch-tschechische Region!.
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Oh, such a sad and haunting poem. But so skillfully written! You are a master poet!
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I don’t know about master, but what’s inside must come out. 🙂 Thank you so much for your kindness, Lynn.
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2-12-18 12:42 – Has the Sandman not come for you?
Chuck
xoxo
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I’m very tired, but still trying to finish my painting for today. It’s a monochrome, and I have to wait for each layer to dry before moving on. One layer left, and I’ll be done and ready to photograph and post. My poem is already written. 🙂
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Good thing Santa doesn’t know what a great worker you are or he’d hijack you!
xoxo
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🙂
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