Sitting on the balcony with chin resting upon hand
hand resting upon balustrade
Surveying the scene,
any mundanity of which was purified by quiet dreams;
wings soft and leathery were folded;
robes spilling and warm:
so warm that one didn't feel them,
the world tending to melt
contours of the subjective body
into a hum of contemplation;
the softened blood sliding surreptitiously,
unobtrusively,
through sighing, yielding veins.
Peace filled the sweeping distances of this chasm;
twisting gnarled formations of a citadel -
a passionate note in the visual symphony.
Eyes with wings dipped and wheeled their way
through architecture and reach of tree arches;
plummeted through, in between people
on the valley floor below, and along the pathways
winding along the vast cliff wall and into the shadows
of foyers of dwellings as far as they would go.
Drapery fluttered in the breezes;
colours in a profusion,
like some sort of slowly progressing fugue,
made their way through the chiselled streets:
a moment sliding into dusk,
stirring shadows and vampyres to waking.
Author notes
(a small whimsical piece
Written September 3rd, 2004)
*.....for the contest "The Crow" - option 1
His flight...was.
A contest entry
- The Crow by February Moon.
600 points, ended March 13, 2007, 12 entries
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This is a wonderful poem. Best of luck in my contest, and thank you for entering.
Chelsea
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great poem Keep up the good work. Thanks for entering my contest!
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Once again you have wowed my mind with your work. Good luck in my contest. This piece brought such a delight to my senses. I totally felt everything that was going on here.
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This is great. I of course took my mind in other directions then I am sure that the author intended. I saw a gargoyle purched high up on some building. I dont know, that is just what I got out of it. I dont mean to offend if that is not what you intended. I really loved the visions and images here. They were great. Thank you so much for entering my contest.
Despair
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I read this and savoured it as if it twere coated in dark chocolate. An excellent piece full of description that latches onto the reader. Good luck!
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i can't even believe there are no comments here
this is wonderful, great narration
the imagery is fantastic!
dripping with grandeur.
there are so many vivid images in here
i love these lines in particular
Eyes with wings dipped and wheeled their way
through architecture and reach of tree arches
excellent
ashes~
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