Malevolent beauty;
The darkest shades of gray,
Entwined with rarest gold,
Glowing exquisiteness.
It captivates the eyes,
Stimulates the senses.
Colors; delicate mix
Of perfection unseen,
On the confused canvas
It rests, so somberly.
A curiosity
Of the poetic mind.
The photographer's muse;
Interpretation fails.
No eye can be forced from
This wonder of the earth;
No soul can try to act
As if it means nothing.
Author notes
Each line is six syllables.
This was written for a contest, and the picture above was one of the prompts.
A contest entry
- Not All Beauty is Colorful by XxAmongtheBrokenxX.
430 points, ended March 2, 17 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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I love to watch the day sky melt in cauldron of dusks forge, to be shaped into the prefection of night.
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i agree with the person below me, that i want to see this sky.
real real bad!
and i want your ability to write!
real real bad!
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I want to see this sky soo badly, but your poem is the next best thing since you described it so wonderfully.
Thank you for entering the contest! And extra thanks for being the first entry. Good luck! -
I like this poem and it has a lot of potential. I think it would be a lot better if you used simpler language though. Using complex language is good but you can have too much of a good thing, and, less is more as they say. That's just my opinion on how to make it better. Other than that I like it
Evinde -
I'm sorry....
this bored me.
I don't mean to be mean, but it doesn't...
catch me like poetry is supposed to.
It has excellent wording and great imagery....
I think I'm just too used to abstract poems. DX
sorry. clappies for effort.
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wow..... beautiful poem.. i love your imagery here.. its wonderful!
Thanks for entering my contest,
and best of luck!
Your judge,
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Great write love this poem! It has alot of meaning and emotion packed in the lines. I dont have a favorite part because I really loved the whole thing. Great write and good luck in the contests!
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No soul can try to act
As if it means nothing.
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I love the imagery you have going here.. It has a nice flow to it and I kept me reading. Well done!! Great job poet!
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beautiful.
word usage was superb.
and each line six syllables? impressive.
very nice.
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You definitely captured the schizophrenic,unpredictable personality of the sky here.You wrote some beautiful lines and certainly evoked strongly how the sky is a mysterious attraction for artists working in all media.The last two lines made for a great conclusion. Excellent!!
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This is really good.
Its not bland,
Its a wonderful piece.
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I thought this was a brilliant piece of poetry. I really liked it :-)
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Wow, fantastic write!
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"No eye can be forced from
This wonder of the earth;
No soul can try to act
As if it means nothing."
i love this.....very beautiful....wonderful visual. keep it up
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An inviting piece...
An inviting piece; wonderfully written imagery and an escape from the mundane of everyday living; thanks for sharing. --Joe
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almost made me cry...although, i am having a really bad day, and the sky is really the only thing i want to look at...the only thing humanity hasn't destroyed..
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I love looking at the sky. It's probably the only thing humanity can't truly destroy.
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Ever seen the Matrix?
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true...very true
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...AWSOME!...
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Clapping!
Stunning piece. Your words thought provoking and powerful.
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