On a forbidding, caliginous night,
The nails are hammered down
A doctor murmurs vexatious words
Cabalistic, obscure words
Yet his meaning is clear.
She is gone, O Celastrina
Loved for her blithe spirit
One could almost see
the incandescent halo
Dangling above cascading ebony hair.
Poor wretch is her father now
His love for her was abysmal
And he becomes a peccant reprobate
Iniquitious, without compunction
A man who feeds on bitterness.
A shard of light flickers through glass
Caressing the lumberman's face
His daughter, O Celastrina
She is near
She is watching.
Under her careful eye he works
Each day bringing home a meal
Earned by the sweat on his back
The sweat of honest work
The sweat of a man who has returned.
And one day, he will be gone
And no one will remember
But he shall be standing with his daughter
Righteous dirt on his brow
And he will laugh...
He will say, "O Celastrina,"
And they will embrace.
Author notes
Darkened Decadence
A contest entry
- Darkened Decadence No PW by Lost Vampyre Angel.
1000 points, ended September 4, 2008, 19 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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An excellent write, such fab word play. Good luck in the contest
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jesus your only 11? i had to check out your age when i read this hun, it is actually a very good poem, the words i gave you were hard to work into a poem and you did it perfectly this is a very well penned poem, and i enjoy it so much, you have good chance of placing in this, it is a very very well penned write, i enjoyed it alot,
all my love,
kitty xxx never stop writing -
plunge:
forbidding
nails
vexatious- causing vexation; troublesome; annoying: a vexatious situation.
obscure
Peccant- sinning; guilty of a moral offense
Caliginous- misty; dim; dark.
cabalistic- mystic; occult.
abysmal-of or like an abyss; immeasurably deep or great.
iniquitous- characterized by injustice or wickedness; wicked; sinful.
reprobate -a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate.
wretch- a deplorably unfortunate or unhappy person.
blithe- joyous, merry, or gay in disposition; glad; cheerful: Everyone loved her for her blithe spirit.
incandescent- glowing or white with heat.
here you go -
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Is plunge one of the words?
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no ive im changing it to Cascading, so instead of plunge its cascading, which means falling down, spiralling down like, and thats your word bank
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will look for something now, do you want something complex or simple ish?
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Medium, if there is such a thing...
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sounds good thank you, ill go on a search for good words
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