I lived again in a vision
slender, clad in simplicity.
Priest of the holy pyramid,
now in the embrace of the sea.
West, the pillars of Hercules
gathered the gods in company;
on land of magical beauty,
now in the embrace of the sea.
Poseidon our father and lord,
carved earth to graceful harmony.
Tumbling rapids, mountain plains,
now in the embrace of the sea.
We partook his divine nature
gifts, father-god abundantly
Graced to us his human children,
now in the embrace of the sea.
I was born of a healing clan,
true sensitive inherently;
taken to the sacred temple,
now in the embrace of the sea.
Thus began my souls true journey,
and my life of ceremony.
Immersed in the curative arts,
now in the embrace of the sea.
Blessed, I one of the chosen few
healed in pool of high mystery.
Sacred luminescent chamber,
now in the embrace of the sea.
Chrystal Matrix pure, the water
cured maladies, praise god's mercy!
Restored, renewed, revitalized,
now in the embrace of the sea.
Weep for this golden age and time
gone, destroyed by calamity.
My home drowned, it's watery grave
now in the embrace of the sea.
Author notes
A contest entry * Picture prompt by Amera
painting by: Rob Gonslaves
Kyrielle
A Kyrielle is a French form of rhyming poetry written in quatrains (a stanza consisting of 4 lines), and each quatrain contains a repeating line or phrase as a refrain. Each line within the poem consists of only eight syllables. There is no limit to the amount of stanzas a Kyrielle may have, but three is considered the accepted minimum. Some popular rhyming schemes for a Kyrielle are: aabB, ccbB, ddbB, with B being the repeated line, or abaB, cbcB, dbdB.
A contest entry
- Picture prompt by Amera.
2000 points, ended November 16, 2008, 11 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
whatever you feel is right
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The Repeated line made this write all the more powerful. I enjoyed reading it, although a little sad- that twist at the end...
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Thank you my friend, it was loosely based on the Atlantian legend, which if true was a great loss of culture and technology.
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gorgeous
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Thank you, this one is close to my heart.
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I love the Kyrielle and this one is pure magic. You took this prompt and ran with it. Your story line is captivating and the refrain is perfect.
Love,
Amera
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Thank you for the Silver in your contest. You are an inspiration to me, this plus the wonderful pictures you used led me to this vision. I am grateful it spoke to you for that is exactly what I was doing.
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Your poem is beautiful. I loved the story and the way the words came together like a song.
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Thank you so much for your kind words Sunior. I put my heart into this poem and you're making my effort seem worthwhile.
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loved it
well crafted a great story and write good luck in the contest
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Thank you Draigaine for enjoying my story-poem write. This one was a dream to pen (;
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