»
Archives
»
Voices on the Web
»
Timeless Sorrow
| Voices on the Web |
|
Timeless Sorrow |
|
|
Michael
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California 
|
TIMELESS SORROW ‘Tis midnight on the hallowed shore Of sands swept to the ocean floor. Beneath a thick and foggy mist Of darkest death Sweet Night hath kissed. Amidst the shadow of a spire, That once burned of brilliance and fire. But dimmed and void of all light shone, Now would guard none from Hymen's groan. A wail of anguish through each night Of misappropriated plight, Searching an endless tomorrow, Cries the ghost of Timeless Sorrow. A man who held his lifelong dream In a lover's eyes, once agleam. But by temptation fell to shame, Giving his lust before his name. There, by the glint gone from her eye, By a sad and silent goodbye, He cast his life unto the sea Upon a ship named Misery. That once again true love might smile In purest white along that aisle. Eyes set upon a brighter face, Than his, who by love, brought disgrace. Only in hopes would come a day Her memory might slip away. But stormy skies held him steadfast Anchored, somehow, to dismayed past. Every wind upon the ocean Breathing fire from her emotion. Every wave, a crashing token Of the promise he had broken. Every spatter of fallen rain An ikon of tears spent in vain. Every glimpse of lightning torn skies, Quickening to the heart and the eyes. As if, like love, a blinding tease That only leads to darker seas. As if by passion, lured on, By her very essence, hope drawn. And so from seasons regretting, From years spent, never forgetting, By calmer skies, by gentler foam, The Misery guided him home. Per chance to look upon her eyes. To see her love, see her surprise. By the slim chance she might forgive, That, somehow, again he might live. Wherein by landfall come to sight Beneath glimmering lighthouse light, A marble cross facing the sea That called to him of sheer beauty. But closer inspection thereof Brought words to wrench his heart of love. "Forever longing, here lies she Who lost her love to Misery." Awakened to his sin of pride Upon her grave there, too, he died. The lighthouse above, falling dark, As if, somehow, his grave to mark. For the raging tides of the sea Carried him back to Misery, To search eternally the morrow For her soul in Timeless Sorrow. Michael Anderson [This message has been edited by Michael (edited 07-10-2000).] |
||
| © Copyright 2000 Michael Anderson - All Rights Reserved | |||
|
Christopher
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
Mike, once again you've struck me speechless. For struck me this did indeed. It nailed me to my chair, with my jaw a-hang. The depth of pain and sorrow in this tale bereaves me as it does the subject. In may ways I identify, but at the end, I was this man. Wow. This is it Mike. I bow to you in respect. Chris |
||
|
tracie66 Member Elite
since 2000-01-18
Posts 4713Australia |
Michael your Timeless sorrow is a timeless piece of poetry Very well written and expressed I to bow down to you, your poetry is "A" one Luv Tracie~ Love is the life of the soul... It is the harmony of the universe |
||
|
Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
WOW!! Michael, this has left me speechless. It is beautiful!  Yes, I am here, but I am dead, not alive, my body goes on, my spirit has died and I though alive, feel dead inside. "Rose Petal" |
||
|
Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
This is stunning. It is a work of art, something you should be very proud of. Kathleen |
||
|
Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
A wail of anguish through each night Of misappropriated plight, Searching an endless tomorrow, Cries the ghost of Timeless Sorrow. A man who held his lifelong dream In a lover's eyes, once agleam. But by temptation fell to shame, Giving his lust before his name. There, by the glint gone from her eye, By a sad and silent goodbye, He cast his life unto the sea Upon a ship named Misery. That once again true love might smile In purest white along that aisle. Eyes set upon a brighter face, Than his, who by love, brought disgrace. Only in hopes would come a day Her memory might slip away. But stormy skies held him steadfast Anchored, somehow, to dismayed past. Every wind upon the ocean Breathing fire from her emotion. Every wave, a crashing token Of the promise he had broken. ---------------------- only you could of written this..LIKE this... stunning, sheer perfection sorrow defined in rhyme awesome ...yes, you are  later-M,-gator jm jm I think I could need - this in my life If you're gone - baby you need to come home there's a little bit of something me In everything in you MB20 |
||
|
Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Stupendous, most amazing piece of work... the profoundity of this is remarkable, but then I should expect nothing less than perfect coming from you Michael.... WOW, it might take me a lifetime to write something even sparingly near to this in quality... and you do it so effortlessly... I am delighted to have read this one. regards, sudhir Death, be not proud, though some have called thee, Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; - John Donne |
||
|
Not A Poet Member Elite
since 1999-11-03
Posts 3885Oklahoma, USA |
Excellent poem, Michael. Thanks, Pete [This message has been edited by Not A Poet (edited 07-11-2000).] |
||
|
Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
My friend, this is so far superior to my poems, I'd gladly give up any space I may have garnered in the book to allow ONE more of yours. Magnificent.  |
||
|
Michael
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
Thanks guys - this one will always have a sentimental value to me I think... Especially glad you liked it so much, Chris. In many ways I know you've "been there". And PdV, as you inspired this piece via one fantastic challenge, your compliment means the world to me. TY Michael |
||
|
Skyfyre Senior Member
since 1999-08-15
Posts 1906Sitting in Michael's Lap |
"Every wind upon the ocean Breathing fire from her emotion. Every wave, a crashing token Of the promise he had broken ..." Wow. And wow. This read like an epic -- for some reason it brought "The Highwayman" to mind ... You are the consummate storyteller when you put your mind to it, Michael ... the most perfect rhyme and meter could not hope to match the emotion you have woven into this one. You won't find me bowing, mind you, but you have my respect nonetheless ... Love you --Me YOUR LIFE IS A TEST It is only a test ... If this were your Actual Life, you would have been given better instructions! |
||
|
ESP Member Elite
since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556Floating gently on a cloud.... |
WOW!!! Hugs, Lizzie  "Poetry is the true expression of my soul, it is my ultimate means of communication. It is my rainbow of delight." |
||
Jeffrey Carter
since 2000-04-08
Posts 2367State of constant confusion! |
Michael, I have seen both sides of your work and I must say that there is no side that you don't express with absolute perfection. I don't know how you do it, but please, keep 'em coming |
||
|
AVANTI Senior Member
since 2000-02-02
Posts 664INDIA/MAHARASHTRA/PUNE |
amazing poem... and well written If all was light...then I would have never learnt the dark...from which such truth evolves from which evolves the light... Avanti Rao |
||
|
Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
 Clearly, this needs to be seen by pips next generation.. "cast me gently into the morning, for the night has been unkind" |
||
Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
I am glad to see you floating about the halls again, and wanted to refresh my reading of your work. I am thrilled I started with this one. I wish we could bump things into 2004, or request a re-post from you on occasion of your great work. I think I read it all on the main site now, so here I am in the archives Thank you for this treat. |
||
|
|
⇧ top of page ⇧ |
|
| All times are ET (US). All dates are in Year-Month-Day format. | ||
