I, Queen of Sorrow
Seated on my throne of despair
Servants hearken to my song of grief
A glance at my dim soul,
Behold; a deep, terrible scare.
A wind like ghostly breath there danced,
a stream ran swift nearby,
The Sun and Moon shone coupled down
from a searing star-sprinkled sky.
I, Queen of Sorrow
Wander through memories.
Whispering words to ghosts of old
My pain fresh as midday rain,
Envy of arctic cold.
Queen of Sorrow,
Why do you weep?
For whom does your heart sing?
Will Sorrow never again see the light of day?
What shall your misery bring?
With those words,
Queen rose once more
Her illuminating smile,
Her beauty of great lore.
'Weep no more my children,
Suffer not the error of my ways.
Holden not our dark kingdom's past
Compose a fresh novel lay.'
As she spoke,
The skies dried their tears.
A gift of escape rung wide
Heavy upon the ears of Sorrow
A marvel not experienced for years.
The finest mist hung in the air:
The thinnest shroud, a whitish veil,
and in the glade winked fireflies
betwixt corpse-candles soft and pale.
Mirrored dew laid on the grass,
Like diamonds' crystal tears;
That place was spun of gossamer
And yet unchanged by years.
And so, Sorrow cried no longer
The Queen had turned to light
We take our leave with peaceful grace
Wandering to help others with their plight.
Author notes
Finally, every word is as I wanted it... It's nearly perfect to me, not perfect to others perhaps, but to myself, I particularly love it.
Written July 2nd, 2005
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Perfect to me, too, Tiff. This is amazing beyond words.
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Interesting write, your wording continuous in its feel with well done characterization. Your first few stanzas setting a stage and the last few asking questions that perhaps need no answer. I am not usually a fan of rhyme but I will admit that you have done this well.
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That's a sweet deal right there. I love this poem. It is, my far, the new age Shakespeare lol :-) Seriously though, I've gotta give credit for that.
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Awesome.
Hey how pretty. Love the feel and tone, as well as the beautiful delivery. The story just begets me withits fresh sweet quiet wording and the imagery it creates for the mind's eye is awesome. Lovely done just lovely done. -
Wonderful write, good characterisation, use of rhetorical questions and direct speech
Keep writing, this was very stylish and quite dark
Thanks for your comment
All the best,
Pozo
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