Deep and lonely lingers
Midnight’s lush surrender
Whispers afar yet near
Starlit tears fall tender
Moments’ ebbing murmur
Soft enticing gaze
Sighs of gentle goodbyes
Vivid upon the haze
Wind on silent waters
Torn and broken heartstrings
Sweet melody evoked
Gift of precious nothings
Gently swaying willows
Soft sweeping moonlight
Luscious silvery glaze
Kindless bittersweet night
Pen dips pearly pages
Sorrows will time withstand
Fleeting lonely eve
Retrace a dreamer’s hand
Olivia-Elyse, twelfth grade, Pflugerville High School
