Sonnet: Misery Be

Mercy me and misery be
Mortal thoughts betray me
Thou hand is shaking in front of thee
Maybe in this hour, I sense your plea
And slowly I begin to understand
Shadows cast upon the shadowed hearts
For here I wait beside the sand
Where once was life, now tears depart
Crewless ships litter the shore
Where waves rock gently by the sea
Where I now stand and wait in awe
Where have thou gone to flee the sea
Thou have known thy humble test
That life hands down before the rest

| Poetry 1 | Poetry 2 | Poetry 3 | Poetry 4 |

| Poetry 5 | Poetry 6 | Poetry 7 | Poetry 8 |

| Poetry 9 | Poetry 10 | Poetry 11 | Poetry 12 |

| Poetry 13 |

Copyright © Darryn John Murphy