If only
there was a rainbow
at the end of every storm
rather than a tender heart
torn adrift, forlorn
*
If Only
there was sunshine
to greet with each new day
instead of endless tears
washing banks of hope away
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If Only
I within your arms
ta hield against the cold
breaking shadow’s greying spell
that’s what’s been foretold
*
If only I imagine
a warm and moonlit night
your sunshiny kiss
dispels the lingering cold
of a wintry frosty mist
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I can only
dream pink petal snow
brushing against my face
soothing all the sadness
not leaving any trace
*
I’ll only
close my sleepy eyes
ruefully hope and pray
to see your smile
joyous rainbow in any day
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The Ode: A formal, often ceremonious lyric poem that addresses and often celebrates a person, place, thing, or idea. Its stanza forms vary.
The odes of the English Romantic poets vary in stanza form. They often address an intense emotion at the onset of a personal crisis or celebrate an object or image that leads to revelation. (Information gathered from Poetry Foundation)
Traditionaally each stanza is 10 lines ( I ended up breaking mine down).
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penned in moon dust 