you got me Volant-
flying away:
grabbing my horse-hair broom
and cackling-
leaving behind mangled heaps.
mid-air in
a filthy wine cellar
(still descending down-
splattered cement brick:
Oh My, is that vermillion?)
in a trance/
little barbs down my vertebrae.
where i see a face
(nearly as familiar as yours)
my dress and hair lifting,
limbs splitting apart--
seeping into my dark silhouette,
turning into shadow.
dwelling in murk, where a simple {imagined} smile leaves me air-borne.
Author notes
i used this picture:
http://www.deviantart.com/print/741289/
also, here's the definition for volant:
1. heraldry having wings spread: in heraldry, having the wings outspread as in flight
2. able to fly: flying or having the power of flight
3. nimble: moving quickly, lightly, and easily (literary)
Encarta ® World English Dictionary © & (P) 1998-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
thanks for the great contest and thanks for reading
rock on.
A contest entry
- WARNING: Ingenius photographic inspiration may result in spontaneous combustion. by Vernal.
950 points, ended July 11, 2007, 10 entries
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This was fascinating, I think that's a good word for it, heh. It was like a dream sequence and matched the picture really well. Also, your wording was carefully chosen and placed. Love the format of this piece as well.
"Oh My, is that vermillion?)
in a trance/
little barbs down my vertebrae."
--I mean, if I'm the only one who thinks this is brilliance, more people should be like me. This was lovely, really a great piece that I smiled as I read. You don't see that every day
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thanks
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Creative write. I love the imagery and the wording in this. Fantastic.
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thanks....sorry it took me so long to respond
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