Eyes downcast as wings slowly dissipate
Marked by countless needles
Mythic dreams inscribed upon her living form
Freedom relinquished as an absurd shackle
Algid steel against fervid flesh
Tethering the corporeal as her soul is reined in
His fingers run through ebon tresses
Her newly acquired heart learns its use
She shudders
Once pure, once untrammelled
Surrounded by ethereal love
Now earthly, constrained
Enfolded in Masterful care
The last feather falls and she sighs
One last twinge of trepidation
And then ...
Release
Author notes
Picture Credit - Bondage Angel by ~Baby-girl82
“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.” - Carl Gustav Jung
In a list
A contest entry
- Picture Inspired Contest! by Cerulean Sunrise.
475 points, ended March 11, 2008, 8 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
1 - 17 of 17
-
this tells a very deep tale with so very few lines... nicely done.
-
'Surrounded by ethereal love' - what a perfect way to describe the love between Owner and and their most precious one. Truly a love that has no boundaries or limitations.
Awesome write.
-
awww thi is abs. beautiful, wonderful write, and lovely take on the prompt.
good luck in the contest!
take care
stephanie =) -
-
Thank you for your comment Stephanie, I am glad that you enjoyed it
-
-
Thank you for entering this fine piece.
I so enjoyed reading it.
-
-
Thanks, I am glad you enjoyed it. And thank you very much for the Gold trophy too!
-
-
You write with a beautiful use of language. Personally I don't like the use of capitalisation at the start of every line but that's merely a personal choice.
Other than that this was beautiful, full of power and emotion.
Best of luck to you
-
-
ROFLMAO! I DID warn you!
-
-
I thought I was being quite restrained!
-
-
hahahahahahahahaha! i agree - You were
-
-
-
Thanks for your comment
As for the use of capital letters, there are many and varied opinions, from the rigid putting at the start of every line through (the way I use them) to signify a new thought (even if I am not using punctuation) to such experimental usage as that of E E Cummings (below) where a single seven-word sentence, is spread with symmetrical precision across seven 'stanzas' and fifteen lines (those here on AP who refuse entries with "sticky caps" might see that sometimes they can be beautiful).
Anyway, glad you enjoyed it ...
Poem 42 by E E Cummings
n
OthI
n
g can
s
urPas
s
the m
y
SteR
y
of
s
tilLnes
s
-
-
had to let You know that this was my favourite:
"Enfolded in Masterful care" -
-
Thank you My pet.
Hopefully it will have the same effect on some who do not see it as "care" at all. -
-
congrats on the gold!!!!!!
-
-
Thank you My darling
-
-
-
-
oh my!!!!!!
You haven't written for ages and then You do something like THIS????
~shaking head~
You have penned something here that has touched my heart - once acceptance is found, there is no limit to happiness
(and Your AN just rounded it off nicely too! )
Beautifully done - as always!
p.s. wish You would write more (nag!)
Forever Yours,
-
-
I would love to write more poetry. Today I have been writing up the report of a meeting in which there were many whinges (and whingers) unfortunately it is things like that that reduce My desire to write ...
-
Adding your comment:
1 - 17 of 17
