Our way pauses where three roads meet.
We struggle to decide.
No goddess, we, seeing all paths;
We but bear her gifts--
Torch, knife, cord.
Even in darkness,
The goddess walks with us.
Fear shifts into curiosity,
Coalesces into
Decision.
We ask, "Which path?" and choose.
Torchlight guides us,
Knife cuts us free,
Cord commits us anew.
We move forward, even unto
Hades.
Author notes
A poem about Hecate Trevia (Hecate of the Three Ways) and human decision-making. In my opinion, decision is the basis of all magic.
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This is a mind-blowing write and if i could i would give you 50 applause, this is what im looking for, and you have done a splendid job...i rreally dont have any words to say...you took them all out of my mouth....beautiful, absolutely beautiful...congratulations on this work of art
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You're most welcome! I love the idea behind your contest, and I can't wait to see what other poems are entered in it.
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This is very nice and I like your reasoning behind it. Thank you for entering.
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wow, three very powerful symbols you have chosen to light our path. There is so much truth to this, that we must choose and it's not always easy, even with the sight of the goddess.
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Alright, this has some interesting (and to me anyway) unique images, so for that I have to throw you some credit. can you possibly describe what goddess hecate is, I will obviously google it next but having this sort of info readily available aint a bad thing. Is the repetition of words really effective, is it needed?
I like the consonance/assonance/alliteration-
unto, I understand it means to, I just wonder if a better word would work better here. The in poem dialogs was interesting to be sure. I had fun reading this, nice job. -
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Good point about the repetition. I altered the second line. I decided to keep 'unto,' simply because I like the antique mood that it lends the poem. 'To' just doesn't have that, for me.
I'll give some thought as to how I can explain more about Hecate in the poem, so people who aren't familiar with her will understand it more easily. Thank you very much for your comments; they were very helpful.
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An intriguing piece -
Which path, Which step, Hole, no hole. Stump, no stump.. Remember, Forget - the answer is hiding in the palm of our hands, yet we still go on seeking what we hold but cannot see. I wonder, perhaps this is why we search with such passion.. I enjoyed this very much. ~*SL*~
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Which road? Is that more important than the way we walk it? What we walk it with? Who is walking it? Is it all the same?
I like this write, with he imagery of the 'torch' to guide, 'knife' to discriminate and 'chord' to trust and bind ourselves with.
Excellent!
Sol
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this is an interesting concept. a thoughtprovoking read. I enjoyed. - NANGALEEMA
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I haven't read the shorter version. I can't imagine this being any shorter,so this is probably the better version.I liked it. it was interesting all the way through and I'm still thinking about it. and I'm guessing it's about how We're given the tools but our way is our (humanity's) own.
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That's the way life is for all of us, we each need to choose and find our way, this is a good write.
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Thank you for reading the complete version of this poem.
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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I like this. Great job!
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Thank you! I like this better than the shorter version, too.
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