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Catherine A Keohane
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100 Poets of the Year Award
2004
2nd Place Prize Winner of
£500
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I was born 22nd April 1964 in Merthyr Tydfil and attended Bishop Hedley High
School where, during an English comprehension exercise I wrote my first poem at the age of 14.
I married Malcolm Johnson 18th April 1998. We have a son called James. I
work part-time in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council as a Clerical
Assistant.
I was really pleased to be informed I was a finalist in this competition.
This
is Catherine A Keohane's £500 winning poem
Departing Kiss:
Departing Kiss
Death took the man from me,
And stole the life
I loved dearly.
It crushed all my dreams
Like a thief in the night
It stole a priceless treasure,
And like a phantom it crept
Through the dark
And preyed on a weak victim.
Death cast its shadow
Over me,
A black cloud
That weighs heavily upon
My shoulders.
Death is a force
I cannot defeat,
It left the ghost
Of the man I love.
Death took the man
From me,
And left its cold
Trademark of an
Absent lover.
It touched me
In its passing
And spoke to me in a
Cold breath;
And my man, before he
Fell asleep, kissed
Me one last time.
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