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Wil Michael Wrenn is a poet/songwriter living in rural north Mississippi. He has an MFA from Lindenwood University and is a songwriter/publisher member of ASCAP. His work has appeared in numerous publications, and he has published a book of poems.
His website can be found at: http://www.michaelwrenn.com/
Ariel
Her hair was long and sunshine gold Her eyes were dark and wild. A woman of the world she was, Yet so much like a child. She came into my life one day A visitor, a guest… But soon her heart took hold of mine As if I’d been poss I hoped that I could keep her here Forever by my side – It seems that Fate had other plans… I could not stop the tide. I wonder where she is tonight And does she think of me; I wonder if she’s lonely there – I swear I’ll always be… I swear I’ll always be.