Ballad of Lost Love

Aruna Menon posted under PenMuse-07 Poetry Villanelle on 2019-05-11



Why was it destined that you and I should meet To savour and be devoured by that emotion called love Your name,  now a refrain, that echoes in every heartbeat Heartbreak and poetry are but twins so sweet A solace for all broken hearts sent  from above Why was it destined that you and I should meet You have moved on and no longer even greet I and heartache now work together, hand in glove Your name, now a refrain, that echoes in every heartbeat Your memories cascade making  my soul deplete The many times you swore I was your only love Why was it destined that you and I should meet The love we shared, the hugs n kisses were such  a treat I’m no longer alive when push comes to shove Your name, now a refrain that echoes in every heartbeat The rejection and dejection find it hard to compete With the passion and yearning sweet as a dove Why was it destined that you and I should meet Your name, now a refrain that echoes in every heartbeat __________ For more of such content, follow us: