Shadows in the Hall
Casey R Lyle 1973
Laying in bed at night and your voice I hear call,
I see you in every shadow in the hall:
Life's lessons you taught me echo through my head,
Love is the key to unlocking life is what you always said:
Shadows in the hall play tricks on my mind making see things that aren't real,
And as the thunder crashes and rain begins to fall your presence I do feel:
Wind blows through the house and makes a howling sound,
Even though I'm not in the water my chest is heavy and I feel like I may drown:
Memories are all I have to keep you here with by my side,
In my heart is a special place where they will always reside:
About this poem
This was written a few days after my grandmother passed away.
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Submitted by manket0609 on January 26, 2024
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 610 |
Words | 133 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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