Brown Lady of Raynham Hall ghost photograph, Captain Hubert C. Provand. First published in Countrylife magazine, 1936 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Wraithlike
Half floating
Half gliding
Down spectral halls
The outline of
A memory
Ever so faintly
Ever so gently calls
Sorrowful
Dark mourning
Hands wringing
Suffused with strange light
A childless mother
Husbandless bride
Supplicant here
Weeps in sacrificial white
Hauntingly
Half spirit
Half demon
Cries blood tears to the sky
Always forgotten
Always forsaken
Unforgiven
And like clouds, passing by
(c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved
great poem and a great job choosing the picture. xx
Thank you, and yes, loved the picture when I found it, just perfec for the poem I’d written!!
aloha HelenValentina – i like the rhythm and rhyme you work to in this. that sound in my head as i read. . . . cool. aloha.
aloha Rick! Thank you so much, really appreciated!
damn your writing is intense. I had no idea when I opened up your blog that I would stumble upon such talent. And I’m honored to have you following me
you’re inspiring!
Thank you so much – I really enjoyed finding your blog yestrday because I could say pretty much the same of my reaction to finding it… your writing was consistently fabulous, each poem I read had its own unique power and voice…so glad to find your blog and look forward to reading more!!
Beautiful, evocative verse! Thanks for sharing. Regards, Paul
Thank you so much – very much appreciated. And thanks for coming to my blog..it led me to yours and it is fascinating!!