navwin » Archives » Open Poetry #1 » Rosalind
Open Poetry #1
Post A Reply Post New Topic Rosalind Go to Previous / Newer Topic Back to Topic List Go to Next / Older Topic
Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley

0 posted 1999-06-21 08:34 PM


(for Temptress)

The madness of the Mississippi mist
settled like dew on her golden hair
she danced around the field that night
arms aloft, without a worldly care.

The night birds flying close to her
could hear her crooning an eerie hymn
she was a part of the darkling night
a midnight seraphim.

Her nightgown of pure white cotton
clung to her girlish frame
bare feet flew in a pagan dance
that was wild and without shame.

As untamed as any gypsy wench
she twirled in girlish delight
unseen, unheard by mortal man
a child of the night.

When she tired, she stopped a bit
to speak to the whispering wind
she became the mist, the night,
the darkness called Rosalind.

© Copyright 1999 Poet deVine - All Rights Reserved
peeperd
New Member
since 1999-06-21
Posts 3
Stillwater, OK, USA
1 posted 1999-06-21 10:03 PM


Your poem paints pictures in my mind. I feel I am dancing along.
Tim
Senior Member
since 1999-06-08
Posts 1794

2 posted 1999-06-29 10:59 PM


He espied a whirling durbish
Beneath a Mississippi moon
Her frame was slightly girlish
But in his soul he felt heart's swoon
For in her whirling, twirling dance
Felt mist on whispering wind
To lose his mortal soul would chance
Wild pagan dance, with Rosalind.

DreamEvil
Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 2396

3 posted 1999-06-29 11:10 PM


The palette of your mind astounds me.

------------------
Patience is a virtue, but virtue has never been one of my redeeming qualities.


Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley
4 posted 1999-06-29 11:23 PM


Thank you all for your kind comments - and Tim for your responding poem... living as I do in the dry heat of the Arizona desert, the Mississippi mist appealed to me..I'm glad you enjoyed it.



Moonlight
Member
since 1999-06-25
Posts 105
Auburn, Alabama USA
5 posted 1999-06-30 02:21 AM


All I can say is wow! I really liked this one, deVine. Its amazing to me how poetry can be so intense and make all the senses perk up when reading... This poem has definately done that. I enjoyed it!!

~m~

ashlerr
Junior Member
since 1999-06-11
Posts 23
chino hills, ca usa
6 posted 1999-06-30 03:50 AM


i am impressed by the way your poem flows so effortlessly...your choice of the pagan dance is much appreciated
Temptress
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-06-15
Posts 7136
Mobile, AL
7 posted 2000-01-28 05:40 AM


Oh my! For shame! Apparently I never responded to this. I swore it was posted somewhere else though. Oh well.

PoetDevine.
I thought to bring this up again because it is an excellent poem. I wanted to thank you again for writing it.

Reading it even now, I believe it still captures the way I am.    It brought a smile to my face.


 Don't gain my affections and cover my eyes. In blindness I will only swing harder.

ESP
Member Elite
since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556
Floating gently on a cloud....
8 posted 2000-06-22 02:07 PM


This is so beautiful, Sharon! The images you describe are dancing through my mind.

Love and hugs,
Lizzie


"Poetry is the true expression of my soul, it is my ultimate means of communication. It is my rainbow of delight."

passing shadows
Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577
displaced
9 posted 2004-04-17 01:16 PM


beautiful write
Mysteria
Deputy Moderator 10 ToursDeputy Moderator 10 ToursDeputy Moderator 10 ToursDeputy Moderator 10 ToursDeputy Moderator 1 TourDeputy Moderator 1 TourDeputy Moderator 1 Tour
Member Laureate
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada
10 posted 2005-08-23 01:11 AM


Sharon this is really good!  I loved the images in this, and nice that it was for Jen, it actually suits her.
Marge Tindal
Deputy Moderator 5 ToursDeputy Moderator 1 TourDeputy Moderator 1 TourDeputy Moderator 1 Tour
Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores
11 posted 2005-08-23 11:24 AM


PoetdeVine~
This was, and still is, my favorite of all of your pennings~

There is just a magical flow to it~
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost,
the spirit rejoices over what it has left.
- Sufi epigram <))><

Email noles1@totcon.com

Post A Reply Post New Topic ⇧ top of page ⇧ Go to Previous / Newer Topic Back to Topic List Go to Next / Older Topic
All times are ET (US). All dates are in Year-Month-Day format.
navwin » Archives » Open Poetry #1 » Rosalind

Passions in Poetry | pipTalk Home Page | Main Poetry Forums | 100 Best Poems

How to Join | Member's Area / Help | Private Library | Search | Contact Us | Login
Discussion | Tech Talk | Archives | Sanctuary