Dark Poetry #2 |
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Nile part III |
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Portia Member
since 2000-05-18
Posts 157 |
Curs'ed are the warriors who shall die dishonored. Thy hearts shall not measure in the scale. Curs'ed is Pharoah whose reign shall be usurped. And the wind--the voice-- carried to the lower chambers where the lesser priestesses hid crouched against the flaming torches and the steaming anger of men. Remember thy mistresses. They shall be protected even beyond death-- save them-- their bodies shall not house their souls. Their souls shall be freed and instructed to follow Me. They shall Remember as you shall. Anubis does not reign this day. the Voice died on the wind as the Priestesses died mistaken for proclaimers of sacrilege as the neophytes worked Her will in solemn torchlight, as the unbearable power, Red, glorious power, consumed them. As the sacred fire rose, the heat embracing woman, stone, and scented herb the heartfelt fire of life began its decadent spiral. No man can claim to know My will, She warned, and extinguished the fires-- and the hearts of the hateful. Remember was her last command before the Lioness departed and left the intertwined souls to come when the next Goddess bade them. end |
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lotharingia Senior Member
since 2000-06-04
Posts 897saarbruecken, Germany |
Wow. What a finale. I actually thought part two was the last part, so this came as a bit of a surprise. Lotharingia "For God's sake, he's a poet. Poets are meant to feel miserable. Otherwise, what the hell are they here for? What are they going to write about?" Tom Holland |
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demoninlove Member
since 2000-02-11
Posts 211Dehradun |
Portia - you are endowed indeed with the wisdom and the beauty of the written word that your illustrious predecessor must have possessed. (Searched for a hat - finds it - puts it on - doffs it to the Poetess with a deep bow!) Deepak |
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Wren Member
since 2000-07-05
Posts 312 |
I love your epic poems! They are so beautiful and timeless.....Please write more! |
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Portia Member
since 2000-05-18
Posts 157 |
Thank you all very much. I was inspired, I must say. gothicmoth recommended I go to the Field Museum when I went and visited relatives in Chicago, and I must say the Egyptian exhibit took my breath away. So there was *my* muse in action. |
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