the girl in the white sheet

She walked alone wrapped in a pale sheet Hard wood creaked warm to her colourless feet In a vast hallway walled high and white Through strict windows shone ghost moonlight The air loomed fragrant with joyful vapour Serene as a spirit who knew no labour Long hair draught-flicked she stepped towards A mammoth door like looming jaws Before it she paused with anticipation For through it hid mortal revelation Then she entered into a curious room That thrilled her heart the brilliant moon Through a clear glass door with mournful light Casting all into visions of milky white Through the clear glass door came dancing shadows She raised her hands high and curled her toes Now naked she breathed the night aroma Forgotten flowers that overpowered her The eerie room was empty and bare Four walls did reflect her wide-eyed stare Before her stood a portentous stranger A harbinger of bliss and danger Without words but dreamily He brought ecstatic eternity They danced and dreamt warm eons expired At last she smiled her sad goodbye And through the clear glass door she stepped Into darkest torment she fell and wept Blood stormed her wits she seized a bright sword And frenziedly slew berserk demon hoards This day she dwells in that monstrous hell Many sphere-eyed tears of hurt do dwell On her fair face pale in deep misery Yet in her heart pounds sweet destiny Wondrous joy shines in far-flung sight So well she knows she shall win this fight To my dear friend Sharlene, who is undergoing a gruelling treatment for cancer. The first part of this poem is loosely based on a dream of Sharlene's. - Jim 15 October 2001 Update 06 October 2002 Since this poem was written, Sharlene has been through Hell. The treatment was agressive and harsh, it is impossible for me to imagine what she went through, it was horrific. There have been a few scares, but it looks like she is recovered: wonderfully, she is healthy again.

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From:	Nicky	Subject:	Sublime rhyme	2001-10-16 10:41:05
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