A single sudden glance by way of
chance,
Can halt me where I stand as I admire
An unbeknown figure calmly advance;
An unbeknown figure calmly advance;
We fall into an archaic form of
dance
And to those old positions we adhere.
A single sudden glance by way of chance,
And to those old positions we adhere.
A single sudden glance by way of chance,
Eyes lock together, forever
entrance,
A torrent of passion each inspire.
An unbeknown figure calmly advance,
A torrent of passion each inspire.
An unbeknown figure calmly advance,
Close enough to feel breath, I
fear the prance,
All brought to pass by affixed desire,
A single sudden glance by way of chance.
All brought to pass by affixed desire,
A single sudden glance by way of chance.
Where does this come from, this
burning glance?
Is it fear or passion that is so dire?
An unbeknown figure calmly advance,
Is it fear or passion that is so dire?
An unbeknown figure calmly advance,
And this gaze I stumbled into
perchance,
That passed a torch of intense fire.
A single sudden glance by way of chance.
An unbeknown figure calmly advance.
That passed a torch of intense fire.
A single sudden glance by way of chance.
An unbeknown figure calmly advance.
I like this poem a lot! I think almost everyone can relate to the idea of meeting someone by chance and having them become a large impact on there life, I think the questions asked in the fifth stanza add a lot to the poem.
ReplyDeleteThomas this is very beautiful, it freezes a lovely picture. I love how behind "passion", there is an internal conflict, ("Is it fear or passion that is so dire?"). It added a great deal of complexity to this poem. Your stylized old-English flows perfectly, I really enjoyed this poem.
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