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Master
Senior Member

since 1999-08-18

Posts 1867
Boston, MA

0 posted 2000-01-22 12:31 PM

As though a lover’s apparition,
A tempting draft blew on the flame.
And verses’ constant repetition
Resounded the author’s name.
The author sat in full confusion,
Which came in honor of his craft.
As though, aghast by an illusion,
The flame was shaken by a draft.

As though a prophet in a crowd,
The candle flame attracted moths.
The verses, that he read aloud,
In molten wax froze on his clothes.
He sat in silence-- eyes unfocused,
They seemed to wander with no aim..
As though converging on a locus,
The moths were soaring to the flame.

As though a dream that would not cease,
A candle burned throughout the night.
He waited calmly, still not pleased
With what appeared before his sight..
He grew his words with a resistance
Against events that had occurred.
As though eternal in existence
A candle burned, a candle burned.

poetry_kills
Senior Member

since 1999-12-04

Posts 549
new orleans

1 posted 2000-01-22 12:52 PM

master: i love it... i honestly do... i'm afraid i dont know who B. Pasternak is... i may be showing my ignorance, or it may just be that it is a personal friend of yours that i couldn't possibly have known... but anyone would be honored to have such a intriguing and well-crafted poem written about them... the idea behind the entire thing is very interesting also and i LOVE the last line in particular... it seems to tie the whole thing up beautifully...

sincerely,
jerome the boy with no brain

A savage place! as holy and enchanted
As e'er beneath a waning moon was haunted
By woman wailing for her demon-lover!
~Coleridge

tori
Senior Member

since 1999-06-18

Posts 520
Mechanicsville, Maryland, USA

2 posted 2000-01-22 01:21 AM

Master this was quite an intriguing piece I enjoyed the read... very much..
~~~~~~~~~~
If with pen in hand I've made you think
I've not wasted one drop of ink

Marge Tindal

Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

3 posted 2000-01-22 08:51 AM

Master-

A masterfully executed tribute to that
wonderful Russian poet for sure.

I really enjoyed watching the flickering
of the flame through this piece.
His candle burns brightly here some forty
years after his death.

Thank you for this tender reminder of
the man who lit a candle for many through
his works.
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
noles1@totcon.com

hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius

since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

4 posted 2000-01-22 09:17 AM

Excellent poem Master, bows in respect. Well done

Denise

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

5 posted 2000-01-22 01:43 PM

I always enjoy reading what you write...perhaps you'll be the next Pasternak!!

Denise

Master
Senior Member

since 1999-08-18

Posts 1867
Boston, MA

6 posted 2000-01-22 02:24 PM

I dare not dream of it, Denise. But thank you all and I'm glad that so many people know who Pasternak is. Thank you!

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