The lyre singing sweetly
In a cheerless world
Made stony facades crack
And icicles to melt
Who could refuse this lover
Whose music could soothe the searing sea?
Not the boatsman of the river Styx
Persuaded by sound to allow passage
Nor even the beastly guardian of Hades
Who was made docile by the heart-robbing melody
Even death's bride was enchanted
By the low mournful tones
A wish granted to the man
Whose music begot love
In the most abhorrent of souls
But a turn of the head sealed his doom
For even as the light of his eyes touched her face
She was lost to him forever
Tears nor lovely tunes can retrieve her now
Nothing but death's bittersweet kiss
Will unite the ill-fated couple
Author notes
Option 4, paperwings
It's about Orpheus, and both Charon and Cerberus receive mention
A contest entry
- Do you know your Mythology? by grrlshadow.
525 points, ended March 17, 2007, 8 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Anything! I want you to blow me away with your talent! by Heavens Child.
850 points, ended April 5, 2007, 112 entries
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Comments
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Excellent work on this piece.... beautifully worded..an enjoyable read. Good luck and thank you for your entry in my contest.
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this is beautiful!!! i've written something similar in this theme without the tragic ending.. call it 'deviant melody'...
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just letting you know, if you'd like to enter another poem in this contest, i fixed it so you can...
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this is beautiful. you pay wonderful homage to a beautiful tragedy here. thank you so much for entering my contest and good luck!
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