(13 January 1947 / Southport)

poet Valerie Dohren
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She Has Gone Now

She has gone now, lost to dreaming
High above the vapoured clouds -
As a wispy phantom drifting;
Wrapped within enfolded shrouds

No more words to stir my being
Nor beguile my fretted mind -
Silent as the moon yet fading;
With my life no more to bind

She has gone now, I remaining
E'er to dwell in solitude -
So bereft of thoughts to ponder;
For my heart be now subdued

Shall I reach out, try to touch her
As she floats through ether's void -
Yet I fear I may not grasp her;
Thus my spirit be destroyed

She has gone now, I am pleading
Her return will ne'er be long -
She has gone now, I am waiting;
And in waiting, sing her song

Submitted: Monday, February 18, 2013
Edited: Monday, February 18, 2013

Poet's Notes about The Poem

My fickle Muse.....!

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  • Danny Draper (3/13/2013 6:29:00 AM)

    And what a song in waiting sung and in each word an enduring meliferous note that shall hold its place and beckon her til by her volition she is returned with grace. A lovely poem, thank you Valerie.

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  • Sally Plumb Plumb (3/8/2013 4:00:00 AM)

    Wonderful piece of writing.

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  • Dorothy- A. Holmes (3/5/2013 5:41:00 PM)

    Absolutely beautiful...A heart tender! Love the sentiment!

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  • Cris Hrvat (3/4/2013 1:37:00 AM)

    Very nicely written. The emotion rings through clearly. Very nice when read aloud as well as to one's self.

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  • Unwritten Soul (3/2/2013 11:05:00 AM)

    Val, your tone always soft and enticing! beautiful and it really amazing...she has gone but your muse is always exist _Soul

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  • Dee Corpolongo (2/28/2013 9:01:00 AM)

    Oh, such amazing beauty....put together into words...Excellentl, Val.
    Beautiful flow and soft rhythm filled with grace and beauty abound.

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  • Thomas A Robinson (2/28/2013 2:58:00 AM)

    I think she is a foregone tease.
    But does her jod professionally and elegantly

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  • Anthony Di''anno (2/27/2013 1:24:00 PM)

    How do you do it Val? Even without your muse you manage to write yet another wonderful poem. When she does return can you ask her if she has seen mine anywhere?

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  • John Brown (2/24/2013 9:22:00 AM)

    Beautiful poem Val - simple as that.

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  • Owain Glyn (2/23/2013 1:29:00 PM)

    As usual a very clever write1

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