Drifting over the frosty throng
Dangles a chilling, icy song
Of Arctic tales that should belong
Buried deep in the glacier hearts.
All that happened in this expanse
Lilts in a tune that will entrance
Forging a wild, snowflake dance
Choreography by Nature's arts.
Up in the clouds where blizzards form
Dodging the stones of long hailstorms
Born to transform, forever perform
Always off to new starts.
Dipping in the ocean's foam
Eternally lost, condemned to roam
In its distant, freezing home
A song of many parts.
Bouncing back in soul and mind
Of those who always are resigned
To die: The wretches of mankind
Sorrow's taste: sad and tart.
Their frozen tears, a lone tombstone
Scented of life, long-since flown,
Ignored, passed over, wholly unknown,
But for the song in the glacier hearts.
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A contest entry
- In Desperate Need of Inspiration by JustFallingApart.
300 points, ended August 25, 2008, 28 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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nice write
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This is a great piece that flows smoothly with a well constructed rhyme pattern ( aaab cccb dddb eeeb fffb ), I can't say I have seen it done before but it works beautifully. This also evokes thought from the reader very effectively, well done and best wishes for the contest.
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Oops, forgot the clappy's
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A good write. Good imagery, flow, rhyme and tone. Nice depth of feeling. Vivid descriptives. Unique rhyme scheme. Good word choice, nice alliteration and assonance. Well penned and much enjoyed. Best wishes in the contest.
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