One of the ancient seeing-stones I stole!
The embers of my faith grow cold… my soul
a shattered mirror, now I bleed in pain!
This crystal ball I search, but all in vain,
for pearls of wisdom. Fly forth, homing dove
of astral thought, go straightway to my love…
I wait, behind my ivy-covered walls,
until the demon-haunted evening falls
In velvet-softness. Comfort fades for me
while thou art far away in Burgundy…
Author notes
WORD BANK:
Mirror Velvet Dove Embers Burgundy Faith Stones Pain Bleed Ivy Crystal Pearls
Picture - "The Crystal Ball" J W Waterhouse
In a list
- The wraith's complaining mouth • next in list
- Wee yellow vases • next in list
- Inspired by the paintings of J W Waterhouse • next in list
A contest entry
- Let's Do Dark by Dalaney.
900 points, ended April 8, 2008, 25 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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it sang golden to me... from the shadows of night,
love...
creative use of the word bank and rhyme
congratulations...worthy of tin you so posses
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This is a piece of art. Congrats on the trophy!
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Many thanks.
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Congratulations on the well-deserved gold! I thought the imagery was detailed, the rhyme very subtle.
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Thank you
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Yessss. This is perfect. Your writing
thrills me, Mairi. It truly does.
Love, Lane
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It means a lot to me to hear you say "perfect" about my work. Thank you.
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Here are your bunnies, hunny.
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Or even "here". Thank you so much, Allan. Much appreciated.
I owe you a few reads.
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beautiful. I loved this painting as your avatar and sort of miss it, though the new one is excellent.
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I just adore Waterhouse.
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Wow! It's hard to believe you composed this with the restrictions of a word bank. Very well done! I love the painting by Nino too.
Love,
Amera♥
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You did a unique job with the word bank. I enjoyed you take on the bank and the picture as well. Very nice, good luck in the contest.
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Thanks. The picture is one of my all-time favourites ever! When I got the word that the contest was on, I thought of it straight away.
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