I am the Darkness behind and beneath the shadows.
I am the absence of air that awaits at the bottom of every breath.
I am the Ending before Life begins again,
the Decay that fertilizes the Living.
I am the Bottomless Pit,
the never-ending struggle to reclaim that which is denied.
I am the Key that unlocks every Door.
I am the Glory of Discovery,
for I am that which is hidden, secluded and forbidden.
Come to me at the Dark Moon and see that which can not be seen,
face the terror that is yours alone.
Swim to me through the blackest oceans
to the center of your greatest fears--
the Dark God and I will keep you safe.
Scream to us in terror, and yours will be the Power to Forbear.
Think of me when you feel pleasure, and I will intensify it,
until the time when I may have the greatest pleasure
of meeting you at the Crossroads Between the Worlds.
A contest entry
- Greek Mythology and Greek Tragedies... by kareneisenlord.
525 points, ended April 22, 2007, 25 entries
Bronze trophy winner
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Honorable mention
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This was very different. I liked it quite a bit, though it seemed a bit off from the subject matter of the contest. Nonetheless, it is still a great poem. Thanks for entering, and best of luck!
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This was a very well written piece it is very deep and dark.
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Which goddess from which option is this? You must include the option in your author notes.
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You earned the trophies, this is a beautiful poem.
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thank you for entering my contest. your poem is very lovely.
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congrats on the trophies.. this is a great write, powerful and so strongly penned.. it really spoke to me, thanks for the entry and good luck!
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Dark and Beautiful
What a tribute to Hecate; how brave you are to pen a tribute to this most fickle of goddesses. I loved the reference to the crossroads in the last line . . . oh, there's such power here.
Best of luck to you, poet!
Blessed Be,
***Rae***
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thank you very much. Hecate is my given craft name something that i hold very dear to me. The poem was also about Lilith not just Hecate for Hecate is the daughter of Lilith to say just a helper.
Thank you so much for your comment.
Blessed be,
Hecate
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I loved this poem to say the least. It's so well written. It is great! Thank you for entering, and best of luck to you.
xx Julie.
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Thank you for entering my contest and good luck. I am not a fan of dark poetry, but this poem is so well written that I am drawn to it. This is very good and it definitely shows that you have a talent for writing.
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The Greek Mythology and Tragedy Contest has been judged. This was an extremely difficult task due to all of your entries being fabulous. I had to narrow it down to just a few for the trophies and the criteria that I used for this was the following:
1. Originality
2. Interpretation and Application
3. Emotion and/or depth of thought
4. Form, flow and style
5. Sentence structure, grammar and punctuation
I placed more emphasis on the first three criteria than the last two. Although style and grammar are important to me as well, I do look for uniqueness, application and depth in a write more than perfect form and spelling. That's just me personally, for this particular contest.
Also, a little more consideration was given to new writes... but I cannot stress enough what a challenge this contest was to judge because ALL of the entries were so good. I worked up some extra points to give the remaining entries an Honorable Mention with a bonus of 30 points each because I felt that all of the poems were worthy of merit. I loved every one of them! Also, I am including all of your poems on my List of Greek Mythology and Tragedy Favorites on my page, so that I easily reference them in the future to read.
Again, thanks for all of your wonderful poems and I enjoyed reading all of them.
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The Greek Mythology and Tragedy Contest is over. All of your entries were impressive and it's going to be a hard to choose among a few favorites for the trophies, as well as the others for Honorable Mention. You all deserve a prize here! They were all fantastic and I derived great pleasure from reading them. I will need a few days to decide, and I may even take up to a week to read the poems over and make careful choices.
Thank you again, my beloved Poets for your beautiful and thoughtful entries into this contest. You are appreciated more that you can realize.
Regards,
Love and Peace
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Wow, this is intense...talk about facing the Dark Abyss! I felt every word and identified with it for every moment of terror and fear of the unknown. You expressed the dichotomy of opposites so well in your poem...that the very thing that scares us is what will save us...for it is through going through the night and facing our worst nightmares that we are freed from them, and reach the other side of them. Beautiful!
These were my favorite parts;
"I am the Darkness behind and beneath the shadows.
I am the absence of air that awaits at the bottom of every breath.
I am the Ending before Life begins again,
the Decay that fertilizes the Living."
"Come to me at the Dark Moon and see that which can not be seen,
face the terror that is yours alone.
Swim to me through the blackest oceans
to the center of your greatest fears--
the Dark God and I will keep you safe."
"Crossroads Between the Worlds."
This gave me goose bumps!
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Thank you very much. I am glad you enjoyed it
Blessed be,
Hecate
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intense. i like it. and i especially liked..
I am the Darkness behind and beneath the shadows.
I am the absence of air that awaits at the bottom of every breath.
I am the Ending before Life begins again,
the Decay that fertilizes the Living.
those ... definitely express an intensity and a different view of things... a darkness many people may not realize exists. very well put. i do like this. thank you for the entry!
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Captures that which belongs to Hecate and reminds us we all must walk through the dark before Life begins anew. Blue
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Thank You very much
Darkest Blessings,
Hecate
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Wow, very beautiful. I love the imagery. You are very creative person. Beautiful write!
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Thank You very much.
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Good write, really good. The imagry and feeling in this poem is really good, my complimentts to you.
Good luck!
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