Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
Painting by Waterhouse ‘Miranda’. The wind in my head Like the gulls’ raucous wail Recalls the dark waves And a sea with no sail. The hiss of the leaves Like the mocking refrain Of your footsteps departing Beneath the cold rain. I look for a sign In the half-light,…

Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
Painting by van Gogh At the end, a flowering tree, Its petals cast on a sea of mists, The dreams of all the world. On the edge, a last tree bends, Showering a whispering tapestry Of lost loves and hopes, Drifting into eternity. When the end comes, And all…