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VelvetLuna
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since 1999-07-22
Posts 10
Canada

0 posted 1999-07-22 12:38 PM


Upon the wings of madness,
slipping between the cracks of morbid dreams,
with mystery, spinning eyes
possessed by midnight darkness.
Left awake by the velvet moon,
an angel bleeds with tearless cries,
unraveling loneliness, twisted by reality.
Like the image of an innocent slaughtered,
battered torn from piercing thorns,
expressing a fiery, vacant stare.
Lost forever, captured within
death's overpowering silence.

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elvira
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since 1999-07-06
Posts 936
California
1 posted 1999-08-12 07:56 PM


perhaps someone who writes free verse can comment on this?
Poet deVine
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since 1999-05-26
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Hurricane Alley
2 posted 1999-08-13 11:17 AM


I am not good a free verse but I do know that you have great imagery working here!
JP
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since 1999-05-25
Posts 1343
Loomis, CA
3 posted 1999-08-13 12:49 PM


Imagery was wonderful, depth of thought and originality of description was excellent. Flow was the only real problem I had with it. I read it aloud and thought a slight restructure might slow the pace, add a bit of somberness to the work - this is only a suggestion:

Upon the wings of madness,
slipping between the cracks
of morbid dreams,
with mystery, spinning eyes
possessed by midnight darkness.
Left awake by the velvet moon,
an angel bleeds
with tearless cries,
unraveling loneliness, twisted by reality.
Like the image of an innocent,
slaughtered, battered, torn,
from piercing thorns,
expressing a fiery, vacant stare.
Lost forever, captured within
death's overpowering silence.



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Dum spiro, spero
JP


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