Gathering clouds conceal the moon's bright glow,
Now I know all too well what this means,
The dark shadows fall, then I hear the call.....
The Court of Loneliness convenes
Once again, I'm sailing alone at dusk,
No companion to help rig the mast,
So much pain accrued in my solitude,
The lonely hour approaches fast
I watch the stars lighting the firmament,
Yet, where I dwell, all is bleak and dour,
With my heartstrings torn, and my life forlorn,
No beacon lights my lonely hour
Was ever a chain of woe forged so strong.....
Yet one more bitter pill to devour,
A new chime, but how strange - time does not change,
Once again, it's the lonely hour
I'm lost in the forest of broken dreams,
Searching for Love's enchanted bower,
Then, in the distance, with dark persistence,
A bell tolls the lonely hour
Is there no escape, no place I can hide,
Why do bells toll from every tower?
How can I forget what comes at sunset....
The torment of the lonely hour!
Lora Colon
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-lonely-hour/
