Love Poem: In The Shadow Of Sunlight
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Written by: Denis Bruce

In The Shadow Of Sunlight

In the shadow of sunlight she stood
With inviting look
Against a tree
Her silvery dress shimmering
With a hint of a smile 
Playing across her lips
Her gaze fixed upon me

Who was that vision
That she looked at me
With such pleasure ?

Lost in the moment,
I rubbed my eyes 
In bewilderment

And when I returned her gaze
She was gone
No more inviting
My approach

Had the heat of the day
Turned my head
And conjured up
This daydream

Or was it the longing
For the love
I so yearned for
Which created that figment 
Of my imagination.

At that very moment,
The sun disappeared
The sky became black
Plunging me into 
A downcast depression

All I was left with
Was that fleeting memory 
Of her smile
And in my sorrow
I hugged that tree.




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