by demure101
I feel her pain! Poor lady! The last line is a picture of her heart, isn't it? Poignant!
Outstanding example of blank verse, Demure, to which I'm partial when done with craft. This one has it. Imagery, diction, and a climactic ending. My only quibble is "waving plumes" in the first line felt too extapolated for me. I think if there is any place where one perhaps should be more descriptive than inferential, it's in the first line or two. It took me a second reading to get my head wrapped around "waving plumes" to see the connection with what followed. However, still a strong five in my book.