Circe Poem by Michael Burch

Circe



(for Beth)


She spoke
and her words
were like a ringing echo dying
or like smoke
rising and drifting
while the earth below is spinning.

She awoke
with a cry
from a dream that had no ending,
without hope
or strength to rise,
into hopelessness descending.

And an ache
in her heart
toward that dream, retreating,
left a wake
of small waves
in circles never completing.

Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: love and dreams
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