A lonely woman
Standing there
A smile in her eyes
A frown upon her face
Delicate features
But the lines of age
Riddle her face
Like tendrils creeping
Around her face
She has "Seen" this day
Lived this day
Knows her fate this day
Her last stand
Her final chance
Before her life ends
Small shoes probes snow
Wind whips without worry
Biting bare flesh
Cutting through clothes
The hurricane of events begins
Snow stained red
Battle calls ringing
Disturbing the peaceful silence
Of a world draped in snow
She walks, undisturbed
Peacefully to the center
The very center of
The raging battle
Almost invisible
No one seems to notice
The strange maiden
Who touches her brow
And mutters "Yne~a^l"
The world freezes
Not a moves except...
The ages woman
Floating among the ranks
Of condemned men
Fending off enemies
In turn each brow
Is stroked by a finger
As cold as ice,
As harsh as wood
She prepares them
For the journey ahead
Beyond this world
Into the next realm
White robe snapping
Against bare legs
She silently moves
Back into place
And whispers a single phrase
"Forgive me"
The war must end
The bloodshed must cease
The men, they will never stop
Time must be erased, forgotten
Hands are reached to the sky
Touching the clouds
Caressing the stars
Stroking the sun
Sleeves fall back
Head turns to the heavens
Fingers twitch
Tracing symbols in the air
Her strength almost depleted
One last stand is made
Pushing the marks together
A flash of gold
The air pulses
Time is rewound
The last tangible fact
The final, fleeting feeling
On that fateful day
Joy
Author notes
The first stanza is partly inspired by my poem "A Faeries Tear" Also inspired by the Abhorsen series.
I wrote this for school...so it has certain poetry devices in it. Then I realized that the poem had to be about something in the last 2 weeks...talk about limiting creative muse! I felt sooo stupid! Oh well...a good poem came out of it.
A contest entry
- Give me your best of anything. No cutting poems please. new or pre write. by Misery into Melody.
700 points, ended May 16, 2008, 30 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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Beautiful Sentiments, Poet!!!
Thank you for sharing your awesome poem!!! Peace, Yellow moon
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this is quite and amazing stunning poem! Beautiful woven tale and imagery, blessings always~ Trisha
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Well done!
Sometimes brilliant and far reaching, sometimes a little lost. Its a good fantasy write that has great poetential. Thanks for the read.
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This is a great write that speaks to all who read it, you have done a great job here, blessings John
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What a Wonderful Write
how I loved the wholeness of the offering. The way in which you wove your seams of thought, only added to the overall beauty of the offering.
Your ability to pen such offerings should stand you in good stead in your educational ventures. I am sure it was greeted with the honor due it. Well Done, Niaish
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A beautiful write. Lovely depth of feeling. Vivid descriptives. Lovely flow. You paint a vivid picture with your words. Well penned.
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This is a very good and thoughtful piece.
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wow i am surprised by your age! Awesome write i really enjoyed it!
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i see you havent lost your touch you still write amazing poetry !!! i loved this poem! its funny what inspires you to write something so great isnt it?
best of luck in your contest!
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What an amazing write for someone of your age. I thought maybe there was an error in the typing of your age. Very well done piece now so what will you produce when you know life more. Niaish for sharing it with us here.
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Niaish for the comment! Don't worry there is no typo
thanks again
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brilliant!
This is a very god piece, hun, a very good piece
I liked it, a story unravels from yoour words, as if you were weaving a beautiful quilt of all colors
I loved this poem, but you misspelled a word, see if you can find that word. Or edit it and spellcheck it
~Annie
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OOPS! I forgot to spell check! Thanks for reminding me and thanks for the comment
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Oh my gosh! This is sooooo good! I love the suspense. The description is sooooooo awesome! I hope you write more like this! Good luck and keep writing!
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