Down on subservient knees
Aching in anticipation
Unfocused haze, eyes glazed
In awe of the Mystery.
Hands clenched together
Knuckles white with waiting
While miniature sun-masques illuminate the mass
In comfortable orange.
Royal smoke, the scent of majesty,
Of spices exotic, of far-away lands;
A garnish for this feast of flesh and blood.
Raised to the heavens,
A solitary bell heralds transubstantiation
Bright and brassy, clear and excited
A celebratory sound of triumph
Rallying the mass.
A calm air pervades;
Silent, still, waiting, waiting
Like the smoke, wafting on lazy tendrils.
The bitter sting of life sustaining waters
The song so sweet the heavens weep
drops of necter, honey, and dew,
rousing the Muses from their sleep
The flute of Euterpe can no longer keep;
her bemusing breath will come to rue
the song so sweet the heavens weep
A melody so pure, with the power to sweep
the world over; through and through,
rousing the Muses from their sleep
Polyhymnia's crystal voice will leap
in stern demur of the one who blew
the song so sweet the heavens weep
An euphonius air so steep
it soars to the arch of blue,
rousing the muses from their sleep
Erato, take heed! and you might reap
the gift of the mortal who knew
Something stirs to your right
A quiet rustling of leaves from the bush
Or is it from the tree above?
Reaching out with brown green fingers to canopy your head.
The moon is low and dim
Hiding its light and casting shadows around
Shadows that bristle with menace
And stretch out to engulf you.
Your nerves begin to jitter
Your muscles rise and fall as waves of tension sweep through you
Your pupils dialate, attempting to soak up the white gold light
When
SNAP!
A twig behind you.
You turn and your heart starts beating
Faster, faster, the blood rushes to your face
Your breathing shallows; quick, tin
With my heart under lock and key
It waits for the joyful day
In the tender hands of that angel She
No longer belonging strictly to me
I really don't know what to say
With my heart under lock and key
I hope and pray that all will be
Completely safe and okay
In the tender hands of that angel She
And I know that she can see
That my thoughts are unable to stray
With my heart under lock and key
For they don't even wish to flee
That gentle place in which they lay
In the tender hands of that angel She
So I sing out loud and harmoniously
"Please! Permit me to stay!
"With my heart under lock and key,
"In the tender hands of that ange
I don't know to describe,
How I feel about you, my love.
And all the metamorphs,
Have been done.
The best that I can do,
Is to silence my untamed tongue,
And let a different source speak,
My heart.
Everytime that I see you,
It's as if my dreams have come true.
Everytime that I talk to you,
My ears are filled with the sweetest sound on earth.
Everytime that I am with you,
I pray for time to stop.
Everytime I am without you,
I'm tortured by my thoughts.
What act of mine has so moved God,
That he sends me his most beautiful angel?
When I look into your eyes,
My mind cannot fathom their depths.
When I see your smile,
I almost
Do you remember? The days when the forests lived?
And Do you remember? The Nights when the stars sang?
Oh do you remember? When the animal was our brother?
Tell me do you remember? When we all used to love one another?
I have dreamt many a night, that we never hated, and never had to fight, and I have dreamt of the old times, when the moon shone bright and the leaves showed us signs....
By the light of the moon, I dance with the stars,
With the push of the wind, I sway with the trees.
Under silver and green I am humbled with awe,
And inspired to fall to my knees.
The Divine spark lights the night around me,
gives life to the shadow
Oh forgotten Sea-Born,
Crafted from the foam of waves
Most beloved by the gods and men
What have you done to my soul?
You have fashioned for me a mirror of your life,
I, the crude and lame forger,
She, the star that the Divine envy
What is your motive?
I fear the fate of the Earth,
With love lost to the Keeper
Tempted by the fruit that makes captive
My body trembles at the smoke
I fear too the path of the flaming chariot,
Rising to a peak, only to fall into darkness
So that the cycle can once again begin
Such a fate would be heavier than the punishment for he who sinned against the Lightning-Wielder
My soul would be as a phant
This is the path that we travel on
Step by step we continue on
Down the road for all of time
Follow me and we'll drink from the vine
Cast down and forgotten
Tell me what shall we do
Holy ecstacy has been brought and
It flows forth from you
Drink from the cup and
Open up your eyes
Awe-struck by the sound with
Your back turned towards the sky
I ask you to reveal to me
Your most divine mystery
Take me to the inner sanctum
Show to me what you kept from them
Cast down and forgotten
Tell me what shall we do
Holy ecstacy has been brought and
It flows forth from you
Drink from the cup and
Open up your eyes
Awe-struck by the sigh
Blinded in the right eye by Mercy
I continue to wander on
Blinded in the left eye by Beauty
My heart is filled with song
With Mercy in front, guiding my feet
My soul feels safe once more
With Beauty behind, urging my feet
I find heart hard to ignore
From Mercy came Beauty
At just the right hour
And Beauty leads to Mercy
By saintly power
"Might you speak thy hearth?"
Asks Beauty softly so
Reason gives way to love
Just as the words begin to flow
"Over time, dear Beauty, how my love has grown,
"Rightly so, as to me, you have become known,
"In time, your love has led the way,
"Eternally I'm in your debt, in my heart you'll ever
A firefall within yourself
A revolution reaches its apex
This violent storm follows you around
Try to still the chaos inside
Don't you know that this can take you down?
A lybrinth that circles back again
Follow it into another world
Down the path for an eternity
Travel on and see where it goes
All these roads lead to... one place
(Chorus)
To the Floodgate, pull the lever, let the waters flow
From you and into you yeah, show you what you know
An echo resounds around your mind
Fracturing what you might have left
The shadows overlap your thoughts
And into them will your essence flow
Rain, let the rive flood its banks
With the
Shh... don't speak, just lend me your ear
You must be quiet, for They are near
I have something to show you, no don't fear
Just follow me, and gaze into my soul mirror
What do you see, what can you find?
Stare depper, open your mind
Don't react harshly now, be sure to be kind
Open your eyes fool, don't be blind
A reflection of yourself? How quaint
Only turned outside in, don't faint
Your soul is a messy substance, like paint
Once it's dry... too late
What's this? Come back! Don't run away
There's more to see before the sun rises this day
Come back, sit down, follow me, this way
My soul mirror will make your mind run away
All t
Long awaited but all too soon
A lugubrious farewell 'neath a waning moon
Au revoir to all I know
A painful release, goodbye to her
Promised her this, not forever
Tell me, why must I go?
Chaotic emotions flowing, flowing
Dopemine, adrenaline, depression growing
Pain of seperation
Never wanting it to go away
Euphoria every night and day
A love intoxication
But now it's all crashing down
Wearing now a perpetual frown
She's forever in my mind, it's true
As my time draws close at hand
I re-examine my grip on land
And to this world: ...adieu
I sit here locked inside this filthy cell of mine
Wondering what's going on on the outside
Never did I picture twists like this
What the fuck was I thinking, reality and imagination collide
The fabric of me has imploded on the concrete
Eagerly searching for answers that aren't there
Did I see this outcome?
Could I dare?
What exactly is happening here?
If this is what they call life then I don't want it
Please take it away from me
They say only good things come to those who truly believe
I believed! Look what fuckin' happened!
No longer, never again
And empty shell they create, a black soul they receive
A blank soul they receive
Here we come............................ *CRASH!*
You want knowledge? Fell the flood full force, WHAM!!! As you drown, THAT is knowledge!
You want to be Awakened? HA! Close your eyes, the Awakened are the Sleepers reborn!
You beg for sight? The Shattered Mirror shows all that you need to see!
YOU DARE TO FOLLOW ME? Run! Don't get trapped!
Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm HA!
Do you have clue what you're dealing with?
*sings* Ring around the rosies....
It consumes them all!
*sings* Pocket full of posies....
Mourn for them!!!
*sings* Ashes, ashes....
SEE WHERE IT GOT YOU??!?!
*sings* We all fall down...
THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE BECOME!!
(empty)
The moonlight caresses your skin...
The stars gaze piercingly within your eyes...
A sunburst of illumination...
The Fates have been good to me.
I am content within this space
This hour, this minute, this second
This phantom's stuck here with me
As the Fates thread their needle.
Your presence captures me completely
Do I deserve this bliss?
With a first kiss from you
The weaving has begun.
You're in my thoughts every moment
You're in my dreams every night
The word "love" escapes my lips
The tapestry takes form
Nirvana joy starts blooming
The petals all unfold
Your sweet fragrance fills the world
As the thread is measured out.
Verse 1)
I take the pills that you gave to me
I take them without a look back at my life
I trusted you completely
And from your feather came a knife
(Verse 2)
Sugar coated with your lies
I truly thought you were happy
Injested with your cries
And so you feed me, feed me, feed me
(Chorus 1)
Suicynide, you're poisoning me soul
Suicynide, why won't I just let you go
(*song note: sung "sooi-cyyyyyyyyyyyyy-inide)
(Verse 3)
I make the bitter pills you gave to me
But little did I know
All the malice that you held inside
And this river's mighty flow
(Verse 4)
I tried to change it all for use
But your walls, they grew too
Sing For Me, Dear Aphrodite by Rikeshar, literature
Literature
Sing For Me, Dear Aphrodite
No star of the firmament can exceed
The pow'rful beauty inherent in she
Which invokes sentiments well-known to me
That Lady Aphrodite has decreed
To have captured my heart and thus besieged
That core of the soul which, blinded, can see
Albeit, filtered. For days ten times three
Repetitiously, I labor in need.
O forgotten Sea-Born, pity my being!
Sing me an aria of temperance
But pluck lightly upon the silver string
And modulate your voice whene'er you sing
So as to not upset my decadence;
A fortress of fears, caught guarding nothing.
A fortress of fears, caught guarding nothing
Is home to all of the doubts and desires
Which ha
Current Residence: Sumter, SC Favourite genre of music: Hardrock Favourite photographer: Morditha Favourite style of art: Sonnets Personal Quote: It's censorship of the word that gives it the power, the viciousness, the violence.
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My dad!
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Fightclub and Nightmare Before Christmas
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Whee! I've recently gotten into trying at my hand more formal and fixed forms of poetry. I must say, I really like them. Especially the pantoum and villanelle. They have a nice repetitive quality to them which really sticks with you and reinforces the idea that you're trying to get across.
Next up: Sestina! (gulp)
Well... hmm... things sure are interesting right now. Not sure how things are going to tell the truth, not sure I want to know. Luckily, (for you all ^^) I'm not out of the "love poem" stage, I'm also out of the "depressed poem" stage and back to the pure joy of just writing! What else to say? I don't know, so that's all for now.
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Well, I'm starting feel like my old, crazy-ass self again. The one who walked around shouting "DGAF!" I kinda missed this side of me! It's back to black and breaking the bonds of conformity!
Heard of you through Chrysta. She and I are in fourth block together. Anyhoo. The poems of yours that I read were very good, very well written. I think I'll put you on my DevWatch.
Welcome to DA. I hope you enjoy your stay. Taking a look at your taste of music and writers/poets. I'd say you may like a band called Opeth. Practically my favorite band, they are extremely talented. They are more progressive death metal so if your not one for screams a growls it may not be to your taste, but they mix their hard music with brilliant soft acoustic pieces. Just a suggestion, you may like them. Also I've always wanted to read Dante's Inferno... Anyway, I like all your work man. Keep it up.