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Bride of Brocken
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Bride of Brocken |
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PoeticKnight Senior Member
since 2000-01-20
Posts 1144New Orleans, LA |
As I walked alone this morning I glimpsed a lonely vision A woman in black and flowers of grey She stood and spoke with her eyes And somehow touched my soul For I trembled at her terrible smile A knowing look as she opened my mind Then I listened to my heart instead She beckoned me to follow With no sound from those lips That parted only for awhile What form of madness could this be? What temptress drifting before me? Does my sight deceive, As with a wink of an eye, She vanishes into her world It takes time to catch my breath And suddenly a wind blows Bringing an ethereal frost I bow to my knees to pray For the return of my lady in black She came out of nowhere And in such a brief span of time Like some magical spell I have become transcended To a higher consciousness Though I know not who she is Only the knowledge of understanding A certain unspoken bond This dark spectre with grey flowers I rise and pace the misty fields A blind man who sees into himself I look up and behold a morning star And stop only to make a wish Stumbling over rocks in the gloom Civilization seems as if a dream Eerie world is real but dead And has somehow forgotten me With a last sigh of desperation I come upon my lady in black From nowhere again to return She is placing her flowers Upon a stone, grey upon grey Her back is to me And her stance is slightly unfamiliar The wind whips around my ears Echoing voices all in warning I should have listened to the chorus But curiosity is the root of mankind I therefore pull her by the hand White and cold as death She turns with tears streaming Down her beautiful pale face Her eyes stare deep into mine Down to the base of my soul There is no more communication Only tears as she turns to stare And I follow her gaze Upon the stone the flowers bloom A bright shade of all colors Becoming a rainbow in front of me Below them upon the stone Are words carved in memory: My name I see, and then, I finally understand |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
A knowing look as she opened my mind Then I listened to my heart instead She beckoned me to follow With no sound from those lips That parted only for awhile What form of madness could this be? What temptress drifting before me? Does my sight deceive, As with a wink of an eye, She vanishes into her world ---------- She came out of nowhere And in such a brief span of time Like some magical spell I have become transcended To a higher consciousness Though I know not who she is Only the knowledge of understanding A certain unspoken bond"... YOU are SO deep, you make my head hurt..  the imagery in this is brillant and haunting...reading this was like having a nightmare in Panavision with Dolby sound. excellent, again...jm When you see through love's illusions, there lies the danger... And your perfect lover just looks like a perfect fool So you go running off in search of a perfect stranger While the loneliness seems to spring from your life Like a fountain from a pool. Jackson Browne |
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PoeticKnight Senior Member
since 2000-01-20
Posts 1144New Orleans, LA |
I'll try not to hurt your head...LOL You reminded me of Spinal Tap the movie, when they said to record in Dolby, but they pronounced it, Dublin. Anyway, it was funny. |
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Jannel Member
since 2000-01-18
Posts 492Muncie, IN, USA |
Wow. What a vision. Wonderfully worded, beautifully thought out. Here's me in awe.  Jannel "I'm just saying that we've mistaken one for thousands of words, and for that mistake I've caused you such pain that I damn that word." -10000 Maniacs "Jezebel" |
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devinmaria Member
since 2000-02-14
Posts 130Middletown, Ohio |
i love the way you force my mind into this dark world you create. i love being there and walking along with this person, maybe even feeling as if i am this person. its amazing how vivid the picture is that you paint with words. i love reading your work. thank you so much for writing this. aimee Trust I seek and I find in you. Everyday for us something new. Open mind for a different view, and nothing else matters. --Metallica |
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