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Honeybee
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0 posted 2001-03-24 11:59 PM



Nocturnal Soliloquy

~~*~*~*~*~~

In the dead of night,
hour is frost-stung by woe's venom bite,
eve of enigma, once more, ensnares
haunting a mangled mind, too void for repair,
mockingbird bellows bliss-kissed tune
shadows defeat melody, silence resumes,
pain, perpetual, is reality, it seems
nightmares plunder virginal dreams,
starlight erupts, succumbing to gloom,
earth, eclipsed, mimics malachite moon,
desolation of heart grows ever strong
slashed with screams of grief's gong,
doomed, entombed by tampered pleas,
hope withdraws, scorched by subdued fantasies,
burden's grip banishes heart's delight
saving-grace expires in bleak of night...

I beg of thee, nocturnal phantom, demon of chill
cease this unending tyranny, release my will
begone from thy ill-stricken heart, vile torment,
return to underworld's den, take with thee, this entrapment,
remove this rabid curse, exit my essence unholy beast, I plead,
solicit my soul no more, uproot depression's seed,
advocate of dark, release this hold, no more to vindicate,
I hunger for freedom, only death's slumber shall liberate....

nulled of worth, debilitated, I remain, unrelinquished of regret's debris,
"alas, I have conquered...misery, eternal, is yours," quoth he....


~~*~*~*~*~~

~*By Melissa Honeybee*~




[This message has been edited by Melissa Honeybee (edited 03-25-2001).]

© Copyright 2001 Melissa P. Long-Monette - All Rights Reserved
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1 posted 2001-03-25 12:41 PM


Well I loved it, but then I can relate! How about Malacite Moon? or ..."Oh yeah, well put up your dukes", just kidding Great job.

~*~A poet is someone who reads more than they write ~*~

Chelsea~
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2 posted 2001-03-25 09:48 AM


missy,

my goodness, this is
a piercing poem about
depression!

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3 posted 2001-03-25 10:27 AM


eve of enigma, once more, ensnares
haunting a mangled mind, too void for repair,
mockingbird bellows bliss-kissed tune
shadows defeat melody, silence resumes,
pain, perpetual, is reality, it seems
nightmares plunder virginal dreams,
starlight erupts, succumbing to gloom,
earth, eclipsed, mimics malachite moon,
============================

my goodness..indeed....
whew Melis... you are working the imagery here!!
this is a very "Poe-ish" purge my dear...
so much expression and imagery to enhance the emotions...
well done girlie...
as for the title...I think the one you've chosen encompasses the whole poems message and works very well.
and I too really like Mysteria's suggestion to use that phrase from your poem,
its very poetic and cool sounding...
so as always...the choice is the poets

oh you speak to me in riddles
and you speak to me in rhymes
my body aches to breathe your breath
your words keep me alive
~Sarah McLachlan~

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4 posted 2001-03-25 03:08 PM


wow. . . you've really taken on the darkness haven't you???

this is powerful. . . excellent. . .

-------------------------------------------------------

To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world.

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5 posted 2001-03-25 06:57 PM


Melissa~
WOW !

Into the nocturnal depths you've taken this soliloquy ...
Tremendously emotive thoughts in the midnight hour.

Sometimes that's where we take our darkest journeys alone.

Well done, poetess.
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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6 posted 2001-03-25 07:28 PM


Tapestry of Dark....

now, my Melybee...something of a lighter note when the mood strikes....

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