Portrait of a Gentleman, by Marjorie Allen Seiffert

Portrait of a Gentleman

Tower of stone
Rugged and lonely,
My thoughts like ivy
Embrace my memory of you,
Climbing riotously, wantonly,
Till the harsh walls
Are clothed in tender green.   Tower of stone,
Stark walls and a narrow door
Which speak: "You who are not for me
Are against me--
If you are mine,
Enter!" But who would be prisoned
In unknown darkness?   Tower of stone
Rugged and lonely,
I dared not enter and I would not go
Till clasping you
My arms were bruised and torn.

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Marjorie Allen Seiffert