At season’s change there comes a silent call
Clear summons from far reaches of the earth
It haunts your heart; it will not let you go
Strikes out all other wants and kills your mirth
When you breathe you choke on salt sea air
And hear the white-capped waves ascend the shore
You’re summoned to the edges of the world
It’s growing ever harder to ignore
Your thoughts are fixed on forests unexplored
And deserts shimmering in noonday heat
Clear streams that run through moss and fallen leaves
Great twisted rocks that rise a thousand feet
No rest! You walk the halls through empty nights
Your mind is left in hopeless disarray
The things you want are those you cannot have
Unuttered yearning fills your every day
And out before your roving eye you see
King Arthur’s boat that glides to Avalon
Black ships at Troy, and Pegasus aflight
So starkly clear, then, ghost-like, fading, gone
You dearly wish to find the rainbow’s end
Or treasure buried deep in dragons’ caves
And maybe, if you delve the ocean’s depths
You’ll bring Atlantis surging from the waves
The summons that is falling from the stars
That’s calling from within the sunset’s glow
Is answered by the aching of your heart
The wanderer you cannot overthrow
You know the longing comes and goes with time
And fear, unanswered, it will fade away
But love of lonely places fills your soul
And it will call until you cannot stay
Author notes
Still Anonymous
PoeticLove - "bah-humbug"
A contest entry
- PROUDLY PRESENTING: ROUND 3 by Walk-Free.
1900 points, ended October 31, 2008, 8 entries
Honorable mention
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Comments
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This is very beautifully written. I love the imagery. I could picture some of these things in my mind. I enjoyed the read!!! Thank you for entering my contest.
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I love the imagery....very nice poem. Good luck
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Awesome...this is exactly what I wanted in this contest. This is Robert Service (my favorite poet) like. I too long for the lonely places. A very enjoyable read. Well done.
Rory
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I believe that we all have our own little place where we go to be alone, whether it be real or just in our minds. We all need this time alone to protect our sanity. thanks for sharing.
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This had wonderful rhyme, great meter and flow, awesome story-line.
I thought this was superb.
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Congratulations on your two trophies
for this great write and I hope that you
do well with it in this next contest!
Jeremy0826 -
This poem is absolutely beautiful. Splendidly written. Very nice!
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congrats on the gold and hm. this is filled with great imagery and I always enjoy that. thank you for entering
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Beautiful poem. I don't mind losing to this one at all. Congrats on the gold. I liked the last stanza best. Excellent work.
Mark
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Utterly beautiful. My thoughts and feelings exactly. There is a sad romanticism about this piece that I really like. It fills and satisfies me. I like how you finished it.
Thanks for entering.
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whoa.
your imagery is really amazing. the gorgeous pictures your words painted in my mind really made me enjoy this poem so much more. it is a little long, but hey, your words and smooth flow made me want to read more. your rhyming... ohmygosh! so smooth. awesome piece here. really liked it
best wishes
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The lonely, far away places... this leaves me with a strong urge to head out to a beach or forest or mountains somewhere to look around and listen. It's always amazing the things you can find simply by paying attention. Even if it's not really something most would call treasure, there's always something to take back with you from such a journey. I have felt such a call many times and it's something I am feeling now, so this poem really resonates within me.
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i thought you did a good job in this rhyming poetry. what i felt was the smoothest stanza in terms of the rhyming was this:
"Your thoughts are fixed on forests unexplored
And deserts shimmering in noonday heat
Clear streams that run through moss and fallen leaves
Great twisted rocks that rise a thousand feet"
though it's a little lengthy, i still enjoyed the brilliant imagery and the medivial feel.
thanks and all th best
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