May you burn in hell,
I truly hope so.
Sun still shines at dawn
to cause their demise
at Charter Street Burial Ground.
I crave escape.
A pen, and a plethora of words
curtailing his gigolo lust,
two stars over, from above the moon.
Respect provides a healthier view.
Illuminated on my tree,
“There is good in this world.”
Written for dVerse, the virtual pub for poets around the globe where today is Meet The Bar Day. Laura asks us to look at the most recent poems we’ve written, preferably the last twelve poems, and taking the last lines from each of the poems, rearrange them into a new poem! A poetic sudoku! I did exactly that, not adding any words; not using enjambment (splitting words over two lines). These are the exact words from the last lines of the last twelve poems I posted to dVerse, (minus a prosery prompt since that was prose). Interesting how it turned out. Photo is from a visit to Glendalough, Ireland on a cruise a number of years ago.
lillian the home poet 
Great! I really like ” a plethora of words curtailing his gigolo lust”!
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Thanks! Glad you enjoyed….yes, that gigolo line was a bit tough to fit in.
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I can imagine!
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this worked well Lillian – right down to the last last lines
“Illuminated on my tree,
“There is good in this world.””
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Thank you, Laura. It was what I call a poetic sudoku challenge. The gigolo line was the most challenging to fit in!
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‘poetic sudoko’ – it should be renamed as such
p.s. gigolos are not easy to fit in anywhere 😉
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That beginning really shocked me, and there in the end you closed with a sense of hope. >Really good.
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Thank you, Bjorn!
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Woww! This is incredibly penned, Lillian! The poem in its entirety is so raw, so poignant… it’s amazing to think that it’s composed of last lines – that too with no addition of words or enjambment! I am impressed 😍😍
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Thanks, Sanaa. The hardest line to fit in was the gigolo one!
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You DID it beautifully. This challenge was so much fun!!!
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Well done! Your pendulum swung to both extremes on this one! I am glad you left us with hope!
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Well the ending line was the best for me (a contrast on the first line).
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Lillian, this reads like a framework for a very interesting story I’d like to know. Favorite line:
“two stars over, from above the moon.”
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That photo! LOVE it. Wow. And the poem reads like a summary of a novel!
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Awesome first stanza
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From “burn in hell” to “good in the world” you traversed a long distance in twelve lines. This came together so well, Lillian.
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Goodness me, what a beginning! 😀 I really enjoy the short punchy sentences, such as “I crave escape.”
And I’m glad it ended well with “There is good in this world.”
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Great opening, your last lines shine, especially love the last stanza! 👏👏
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Bravo, Lillian, the progression really worked!
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Wow, Lillian…I find it amazing the way your lines morphed into this masterpiece, with your skillful arrangement….from the chilling first line to a sense of hope at the end.
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worked so well together 🙂
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Such a contrast between the beginning and the end–well done!
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How our emotions twist and turn, pulled once way then a return to our true heart is what I take away Lillian, I like how this speaks and not-with-standing that it is no simple construct.
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