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Metamorphic Change
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Metamorphic Change |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
 Dim light on a cracked face; The prism window glass, Gathers moon light-beams- Arranged-she stands, returned From conjuration, and begins Her metamorphic change. Her chrysalis begins to crack. And shows the butterfly Of long ago, that hid Beneath the shell within-- The crust from which She begged, to be released.. And so the gypsy danced. Around a fire, Circle-ing An iron-kettle, sparked by Breaths of conjured devils... Stirred the poison mix of bile- And Squid-ink, steeped with herbs The crone had said would scrape The carapace, and sure would break The wings of time, That orbits like a flying beast. Reformation, in full ernest-but! Her wish was full of hidden costs- To be more fair again-in face, She did not read the finer print, As spells are filled with hidden loss, Except, perhaps for shallow gain, Of lustful stares from hollow men. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Ahhh . . . Yes indeed, you are so right ice, it is all within the fine print. Had to look up "carapace." This was a good piece of writing, one which said . . . Beware what you ask for, and said it well. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Such a wise tale or should I call it fable? Wonderfully rendered ice! way cool images! ~L |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Excellent, dear Ford! The eternal longing for youth and beauty, at what cost indeed so many try to stop time? It's an illusion to regain the freshness of a butterfly, some metamorphoses can be quite a disappointment. Margherita |
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rainyday Member Posts 304 Heartland USA |
You are such a captivating writer Ice, this drew me in..the wording & feeling just right. In case you didn't know..I'm a Fan!  Clapping.. J |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Right Jerry--"Beware of what you ask for, and also read the fine print. might be a clause, or two in it that could harm you. Thanks for the reply. * Ms. Lori More lake a fable with the undertone of a moral.. Thank You for reading * Ms. M-erita "It's an illusion to regain the freshness of a butterfly" A commercial illusian, brought on by the market to convice you that as you age your beauty fades.. Mature men see right through this.. Thanks you for the reply. * Ms Jan Feelings expressed as words, yup..but thats what poetry is. But always , it is the readers mind that makes the poem good. The reader always walks the path ahead of the writer, and the servant should be greatful "If you like my poems let them walk in the evening, a little behind you" ee cummings "Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance." |
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