1972 Poetry by Michael F. Nyiri


"She No Longer Lives Here"

I knew once so long ago
Words which sang while wild winds blow
Words which whipped clouds o'er the waves
Winds which spent all drear time saves
Winds I dreamt in winsome dreams
Winds blow quiet while moonlight beams

I knew once so long ago
Faces softer than soft snow
Snow swirled soft by winter winds
Softer than that, no one had been
Snow I thought in moments past
Blankets of new snow cover the last

I knew once so long ago
A voice so smooth, so soft, so low
And tears so wet, they pour'd the sea
Drowned so my eyes, I couldn't see
This cloudburst covered all my heart
I only dreamt her - every part

1972

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