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The queen of heart
immobile has a smile.
She salutes dances
with her life, so agile
on tight rope desire.
Music evaporates
under projectors' light
each note swallowed
by a mime.
Under the big roof
fiddlers wipe off
their forehead
and fingers strike a cord.
She spins in tune
with world circus
so fragile with her smile
she does a split
and slips...
falls down in the arms
of her acrobat lover
who lets go of his grip...
they plummet from
an amethyst trapeze
cling to each other
in bright purple air
they are not in a hurry
to reach the ground
to meet with morning
headlines.
This was the show of their life
now they seem to
hang together
in the sky for ever.
Everyone can see
they are not in a hurry to die.
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Author notes
Prompt:
"Sometimes a clockwork puppet pressed
a phamtom lover to her breast"
The harlot's house by Oscar Wilde.
User name: Starswhispers
This can be understood both literally and metaphorically.
A contest entry
- OSCAR WILDE INSPIRED by SpinnerAndTheHawk.
575 points, ended August 30, 6 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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There is some lovely imagery here and it matches well with the prompt you used but I am after something a little more directly scary I think, thanks for the enjoyable read and the entry though.
L a
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You have created some wonderful images here. I particularly liked your third verse...
" Music evaporates
under projector light
each note swallowed
by a mime."
Well penned piece and congratulations to you on the Silver.
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Thank you so much for your kind comment.
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I really anjoyed reading this poem
A very unique and refreshing take on the prompt
Excellent vocabulary
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Thank you for such a nice comment the trophy and inspiring contest (Oscar Wilde's poetry is fascinating)
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You're welcome !
Yes I too am fascinated by Mr Wilde's work
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This is a fantastic piece here, you captured such bold expressions and the word choice was outstanding. Beautifully done. best to you in the contest
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Wonderful
Very creative and so well expressed. You did great with the prompt. Best of luck in the contest.
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Excellent, i love the use of language to create such a visual piece. Very theatrical; i enjoyed this. Well done.
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Good
I really liked the feelings that were inspired both within the characters and the audience. This was a nice read.
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