A mournful melody that chills the heart, like winter's icy vows.
A lone crow caws, a portent in the twilight's fading glow,
A whispered echo of the raven, where shadows start to grow.
The garden sleeps, a canvas painted with the hues of fading light,
And stars begin to shimmer, like diamonds in the velvet night.
A lonely figure walks, a silhouette against the moon's pale grace,
A silent Romeo, yearning for his Juliet's embrace.
But love is lost, a fragile dream, like petals blown away,
And only echoes linger, on this mournful, fading day.
A haunting whisper of a love that could not be,
Like Desdemona's final sigh, forever lost at sea.
Allusion: The poem alludes to the Shakespearean plays "Romeo and Juliet" and "Othello." The reference to "Romeo" and "Juliet" evokes the theme of tragic love, while the mention of "Desdemona" alludes to the theme of betrayal and loss.