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A Knocking Upon My Window
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A Knocking Upon My Window |
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PoeticKnight Senior Member
since 2000-01-20
Posts 1144New Orleans, LA |
I sit and reminisce Over things I miss While wintry snow falls Outside these familiar walls The fire casts its comfortable light Providing sanctuary from the night With loneliness my old friend Haunting me here again In deepest thought Rapture in which I’m caught I hear an ethereal sound From my thoughts I turn around Pausing to listen intently so There’s silence, and only falling snow As soft as it came, it has gone Back to brood, continuing on Outside, coldness still descends As in me, never ends Darkness seems only to magnify These memories that never lie Again, that quiet rap A knocking, a delicate tap My curtain un-drawn Facing the icy lawn Steady, slowly I walk To myself nervously I talk Hand rests uneasy on the drape From this horror, to escape I feel age in my limbs My consciousness also dims Pausing, maybe it has gone Silence goes on too long Suddenly the knock comes again I tear down the curtain; To behold A sight, an eerie sight It is me as a child I could have smiled, But the happy countenance leaves Leaving for me to perceive Myself As I am now Wondering how This pitiful, broken shell Looking as if cast from hell Could possibly be… Me |
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danni Senior Member
since 1999-11-20
Posts 688wisconsin |
isn't it something how much things change? it always seems to happen without you even knowing. a wonderful piece of self reflection. |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
With loneliness my old friend Haunting me here again In deepest thought Rapture in which I’m caught I hear an ethereal sound From my thoughts I turn around Pausing to listen intently so There’s silence, and only falling snow As soft as it came, it has gone Back to brood, continuing on Outside, coldness still descends As in me, never ends" man...this one is amazing...had to read it 3 times...so excellently written both emotionally and imagery wise. very deep my friend and very good. next........ You're going to hear my voice in the morning calling your name And know my love and my desperation were one and the same... Baby it's alright... Take this pain and all this sadness It's alright Take this rain You're going to be free... Jackson Browne *I love you baby* |
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PoeticKnight Senior Member
since 2000-01-20
Posts 1144New Orleans, LA |
Thanks my JM...this as you can tell was at the height of my POE inspiration...not that it ever has left. I just hope it doesn't look too much like his work. I definitely added my twisted mentality to it. |
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devinmaria Member
since 2000-02-14
Posts 130Middletown, Ohio |
Poe is a wonderful inspiration to have. this was great, i enjopyed it like i enjoy Poe. well done. aimee Trust I seek and I find in you. Everyday for us something new. Open mind for a different view, and nothing else matters. --Metallica |
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PoeticKnight Senior Member
since 2000-01-20
Posts 1144New Orleans, LA |
Thanks aimee. I hope it has a lot more of me in it than Poe. Underneath it all We feel so small The Heavens fall But still we crawl -NIN |
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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
JML~ it felt Poe-ish, but I definatley saw it came from you. This was erie self reflection. Great job.  -SEA |
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Isis Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-06
Posts 6296Sunny Queensland |
Great self realisation and discoveries well done May the world hug you today, With it's warmth and love. I pray it whispers a joyful tune in your heart, That tell you there is a friend sitting in another corner of the world, Wishing you well and wishing you love...... ~Isis~ (Goddess - Sovereign of the Spirit) |
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