He fell victim to her risqué pink locks—
And the emerald eyes that peeked beneath.
He was so unlike all the others—jocks,
Leeches, and worse. His eloquence—a heath
She longed to explore—and his silence, sweet
Contemplation with all she said, stirred her—
A cliché though true; like puppets, complete
With unforgiving strings, they crashed, a blur
Of sunset cabaret, infinite, raw;
She pulled him from Tennessee Williams, he
Drug her from the clubs; enmeshed in sheer awe,
They loved, while ignorance blocked all who’d see
Their clandestine closeness—but his own fear
Drained them (old, poor, dangerous…) but austere.
Author notes
RELEASE THE BATS
I've used the following contest prompts: #3, #4, and #5.
This was inspired by the relationship between Nymphadora Tonks and Remus Lupin as revealed within Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Written August 18th, 2006
A contest entry
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301 points, ended August 18, 2006, 20 entries
Silver trophy winner
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Very Nice
This is a very nice piece. You have a great use of vocabulary. I love the line "With unforgiving strings, they crashed, a blur
Of sunset cabaret, infinite, raw;". Nice job and thank you for entering!!
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I have never read harry potter in any shape or form and this poem makes me realise I am probablly right not to start.
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Well, I wouldn't write a whole series off because of one person's view on some very minor series characters!
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wow, nice! I thought that pairing was strange but I LOVE Lupin and Tonks, though a bit annoying, is really cool.
harry potter aside, I thought that was very well written.
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Aww, they better get together in the this last book or I'm going to die. This poem really throws images at you like fastpitch softball. Love it!
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Thanks so much!
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I like this. Very deep and well written. I can say I've never ever had the interest to read or watched Harry Potter, but that cool that you got your inspiration from that
~Sam
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