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Artur Hawkwing Member
since 1999-06-30
Posts 444USA |
This poem is one that came from a painting of Galadriel, the elven queen from Tolkien's works. I made up the rest as I went along. ---------------------------------------------------- A darkest blue hue lying in the heavens As Galadriel looked forth with eyes closed And her long elven hair was streaming While the trees waved back and forth Against the swooping wind-- A fountain of purest light With a pale radiance coming out of it Now emerged next to her, It was of stone, white as the moon, And the leaves now climbed it, Green like fern in a majestic garden; You could see the brazen stars booming overhead They were small but intense shining dots And there was the Crossbow in the sky,... The animals in the wood stirred, Black squirrels were resting in their holes- You've never smelled such a fine forest before And the paths were almost perfect, And the trees were heard whispering nearby... Want to see the river? The river lies in the forest and it is deep within, Follow it north and you run into a waterfall... It is a beautiful waterfall so serene The frogs are hopping, and the water-lilies are dancing... There is a maiden who visits the river often Her voice is the waterfall of heaven It falls and the spell overcomes whoever listens, So they fall asleep and wake in the middle of the night When the forest is dark and quelled, The bats screech atop the trees, The woods look like they are poised to strike at you, Run to the field, if you can find the way, The path is perfect but very subtle It splits at several points... But it is very, very dark and the spiders live inside the trees, They weave long webs that catch everything, So carefully walking through the forest You see a light in front of you, It burns red and orange, and smoke rises to the sky, Bright blue stars shiver uncontrollably In the sky glittering above, So taking a step, you sudden halt and listen To some voice that rises sudden out of the air, "But twas mice and bats, What food resides in this forest? Look, the leaves rustle Black squirrels... taste like rotten chicken! What athletic feet you have, Bob I thought that bat'd get away, Animals don't like us that much." A chill takes me by the arm And I feel a little alert all of a sudden, To the further comment made, "First, Fel, we find something else Not the same yucky food We must munch upon every night! Look, there are little elves perchance Perhaps wandering lost In this haunted, cursed forest? I got only four fingers But I don't mind a fifth finger if it meant It was all I had for dinner? Especially from that elf I see now Peering right at us!" Fat Fel and thin, agile Bob jump after me And I run on speedy, light feet Through branches, around trees... The thumping of feet can still be heard I hear a cry in the dark behind As Bob goes crashing through branches And accidentally bumps into a tree... Running and sweating, I pant But finally outrun the nutcases... Then I am at the river again, The lights of the starry expanse above hits the water and it dashes like a path of silvery streams, So I keep listening to the forest And finally fall asleep. |
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Artur Hawkwing Member
since 1999-06-30
Posts 444USA |
Is anyone going to respond? |
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Isis Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-06
Posts 6296Sunny Queensland |
I will Artur. I liked this hon, the ending of falling asleep kind of left me hanging. I love the pictures you paint my friend  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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Artur Hawkwing Member
since 1999-06-30
Posts 444USA |
Hey Isis, thanks so much! I appreciate the time you took to reply : ) |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Artur! I found you here.....this is magnificently beautiful. You have so many good images here..such lovely phrases!  |
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Artur Hawkwing Member
since 1999-06-30
Posts 444USA |
Mrs. DeVine, for some reason I just am not compelled to post in the open forums so I chose an alternate home forum. Thank you for taking the time to acknowledge my poem and let me know that you enjoyed it! : ) |
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