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The House on Palmer Hill

The House on Palmer Hill

Within the house on Palmer Hill, she longs for love and waits there still.
Thus,ย placed upon each window sill,ย one candle lit,ย to troth, fulfill.
To love a man who sails the seas, craves oceanโ€™s spray, her smazy breeze
is dangerous, for she believes, no greater love has he, than she.

ย 
Thus, every time a whippoorwill alights upon yon windowsill
the songs they sing usurp her will, within the house on Palmer Hill.
And thoโ€™ his love for her is strong, her sailorโ€™s off where he belongs.
Amidst the oceans tempests vast, she prays heโ€™ll soon come home at last.

ย 
Yet lurking far โ€˜neath fathoms deep, sly sirens lie in wait to keep
the souls of men whose wayward wrath hasย led themย to their watโ€™ry path.
Back home upon slabbed window sill, within the house on Palmer Hill,
a sad song sounds, one whippoorwill, fortells the doom of sirenโ€™s kill.
She weeps, she knows the omen well, the mournful song, her loveโ€™s death knell.

ย 
Their brigantine to rocks was luredโ€”where not one single soul endured,
as water rushed to flood the hull,ย sly sirens came to claim them all.
And thoโ€™ that whippoorwillย still sings, no songs of joy, no hope it brings--
With candles snuffed, she waits there stillโ€ฆ within the house on Palmer Hill.

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Dean Kuch

By George I think I've got it!
Thanks, poetessdarkly.
~Dean :)

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Dean Kuch

Thanks so much not only for reading and taking an interest in my work, Isaac, but for your glowing comments as well.
I do appreciate it.
~Dean

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Keith Fitzsimons

Very impressive. Really enjoyed this, read it a few times!

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Dean Kuch

I'm really glad you enjoyed the poem, Keith.
Thanks so much again for reading.
~Dean

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