Death I cannot escape
this time.
Courts have silenced
the freedom chime.
Darkness will soon
extinguish my flame.
God has steadfastly
ignored the shame.
Isolated, I fear the
ghostly worst.
Sounds of the night
tell me I'm cursed.
The king has not
forgiven all.
Religous issues have
caused my fall.
Torment of death
instead of stones,
tomorrow's fire will
consume my bones.
With no more quests
I quietly wait.
Alone and silent, I
accept my fate.
Escape has slipped
away again.
Starvation and torture
have almost slain.
Oh God, protect us
from these wars.
Our enemies camp on
virgin shores.
Overtaken, we have
succumbed anew.
Deprived of victory,
our defenses flew.
Author notes
prompt: women in death
Joan of Arc
36 lines
4 stanzas
A contest entry
- #116 Winklings on Wednesdays: Write a poem about women in death by Lyndon.
1500 points, ended September 15, 2008, 10 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Apart from your note
I would not have guessed Jean d'Arc. The note is the key to unlocking what is a meaningful poem.
It is impossible to know her final thoughts. Your conjectures are entirely plausible.
Thank you for the pleasure of your poem.
Lyndon.
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thanks
thanks for the comments . . I was going to put France in the poem as well . . didn't know you were supposed to guess who it was . .
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This is a wonderful retelling of Joans' story I really like the way you have woven this with so many emotions - it is beautifully done, even though it tells such a sad tale - the third stanza was my favorite - the rhythm was just so strong and really pulled me to it good luck in the contest!
Keep writing
Polly
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Poor Joan...
...everybody left the poor kid, and she was following her heart. Now she waits to die a horrible death. You have written about her feelings very vividly and aroused compassion in my heart. This is probably what she felt and you have told it well.
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This is a wonderful poem. It reflects entirely Joan's final realisation that her king and her God let her down. It drips with sadness and pure heroism. Congratulations and good luck in the contest.
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