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theLadypoet
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0 posted 2001-07-07 07:46 PM





Begin the dying here,
in this absolute absence
of any joyous thought.
Bring to the altar
the chalice, bitter tho it be.
We will celebrate
its libations as we pray
to die cleanly and away
from this fractious earth.
We are boiled in
the cannibal’s black pot.
We are fraught with dreams
that remain unborn,
with the tantalizing oudor of
wicked life.
No maidens in this valley
sing of spring.
Hope is a murdering
marauder whose name
we cannot call.
Bitter gaul shall fill
our cups and touch our lips
in a kiss that sucks the soul
dry to its arid core.
O, Charon sup at our table,
please.
Sleep on the pristine
coolness of our linen.
O, boatman, come,
for you know the way
to the sweetness of
oblivion.

"A woman is like a tea bag, you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water..." Eleanor Roosevelt

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Sunshine
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1 posted 2001-07-07 08:51 PM


Someone needs Morpheus to visit....sounds like it's been a long, long day...and an good read....
VAS
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2 posted 2001-07-08 02:21 AM


very powerfully said, I hope if you're feeling this way, it doesn't last very long and doesn't come around too terribly often

may hope be rekindled soon and frequently

brian madden
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3 posted 2001-07-08 07:08 AM


theLadypoet, I don't know whether you will take this as a compliment or not, but the whole poem reminds me of Nick Cave's songs.
It has that stark imagery, beautiful and haunting undertones and takes the reader on a journey through the undergrowth to see both the light and the dark.
Loved this poem.

"Like Sand underneath the snow, I make you mine." Kristin Hersh

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