Sweet Grey November

Poem

I lived devoid,

Until you joined.

We watched the daylight fade

While the nights grew long,

But our hearts stayed close,

And our love grew strong.

Can’t imagine life any other way,

Than beside you every single day.

And the time we shared together,

Was Sweet Sweet Grey November.

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The heart I found,

Will dance unbound.

Among the star-signs that we trace,

Where I am held in your embrace.

Lighting the skies forever,

In Sweet Sweet Grey November.

My dearest love,

My rise above.

Despite the cold you kept me warm,

And we ignored impending harm.

Cherish our time together,

Our Sweet Sweet Grey November.

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In the darkness,

And the silence.

Saw the demons leave,

When my angel came,

But the sky still stormed

With my fate unchanged.

It was Summer’s light that stole my breath,

To my dismay I saw these shadows depth.

I will always remember,

Our Sweet Sweet Grey November!

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Snowy wonder,

Roaring thunder.

Won’t gently fade without a fight,

I’ll rage against the dying light.

I will not idly surrender,

Not after Grey November.

​

In the Winter,

Hear me whisper:

'Don’t be lonely, I'm at your side.'

I’ll be the wind of Hallowtide.

But nothing can last forever,

Not even Grey November.

​

Promise me you will remember!

Our Sweet Sweet Grey November!

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astroares•

I'm not that much into long poem but I must admit this was really good. In particular I liked how you played with the words "sweet" and "grey": they often remind us to something that can't coexist, however they live and thrive well in the poem.

More than a poem, I think it should work well as a song: maybe for the rhyme, maybe for the rhythm, but with a base and a singing I think it could express its full potential.

I really liked how you played with the concept of "love" in the third strophe: something that can heal, that can help us fight and face our demons.

The end is bittersweet, it sounds like a breakup but with words to say left between the two.

In the end, I liked the poem, and I don't necessarily see a negative side in it, but I feel like I have to say it's not something I will likely remember, since it's a traditional love poem; but probably that's on me.

Wishing you the best luck for your future works, well done!

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JaksWastedLife•

You really do create wonderful poems (and you like November lol). I just finished commenting on the poem you posted today and wanted to read some of your other works. It seems that this long poem went mostly unnoticed by Reddit, as well. Don’t let that discourage you. Redditors are fickle and looking for a quick read. They are wont to upvote hasty tragedy while being tragically hasty to ignore anything of depth and substance.

Keep up the good work!

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