2013 30 Day Image Prompt Contest Book

"Stained" (Poetry/Day 10 Entry)

Stained

Through my window pane, motley and splattered,
I watch the rain in its pure cleansing fall.
It beats a tattoo, memory’s heartbeat.
It whispers ”untrue” in a captious voice.

Deluged by my sin, the hurt overtakes
my strength within as tears fill my eyes.
By my own hand I destroyed the beauty
of our love and the bond that our hearts shared.

Yet I cannot heal the wound that remains
nor the way that you feel, void of all trust.
My eyes mirror the rain but do not clean
leaving only pain to torment my soul.

Through my window pane, motley and splattered,
I envy the rain in its cleansing fall.


Day 10 – "30 Day Image Prompt Contest - CLOSED" 
Prompt: Image 2 (Lovers in the rain) My inspiration: love and rain
Form: Lannet The "Lannet" is a form of sonnet. The Lannet consists of 14 lines - presentation of such piece is to the poet’s preference. There is a strict syllable count of 10 per line. The Lannet has NO END-LINE RHYMING SCHEME. Only internal rhyme is allowed. There is no stipulance of iambic form for a Lannet.

captious ~ faultfinding