Open Poetry #34 |
A Slaves Desires |
RedStoneEB Senior Member
since 2003-06-08
Posts 772uk |
O art thou far or near? Listen in thy mind! That hymn i sing in mornings rise, And Noon, Till evening chores, Voice trailing on a common wind- O art thou far or near? Thy beauty is none of mine, An garden of delicate tendered- Wild Flowers, Blushed with touch I wonder lost overwelmed, Weary of the lovers curse- Like the waterfalls be Beautiful! Danger nears the edge. O slave like i, What are thine duties? I've seen thee in Forbidden Courts, Picking plucking Flowers, Whispering low- My eyes should not be upon women Within my hand i hold my life Or the falling of my head; Both seemingly meaningless- Without thee in my thoughts First-love hath poisoned my sense! Veil'd part of thee hides thy features, Eyes locked on mine she knows i'm here! But doth not rise alarm yet nears- How statue-like you seem to stand Thy wonderous gaze upon a man, Native to thine eye must seem- a thought that stays in mind pestering like a child to be noticed, Till the bells take thee away- Freedom broken by the chimes i'll wait for love to dwell another day. O! News travel's fast upon sore tongues, I hear thou art parting sold away, Tears do not come! Yet i weep- Delayed is the heartbeat Giving moments to recollect my thoughts; Thou art leaving only in form, A slave in love! what dreams of thy- Await my open eye'd thoughts A man out of love always goes to war. I watch thee leave out of forced punishment, Stood on the wall no wider than one foot, O stay if only thou could i long to marry thee- If only a slave could take an hand in marriage But taken away i wave the breaking of my heart, Out to sea thou art my message in a bottle- Sailing not towards but away from my reach 'tis not hereafter my thoughts return to none. The sounded alarm i longed to hear before, Bushes against my sight as the ship sinks, Damn! My own destorying what i come to love- Thou art dead! In form but not in heart As i wipe a real tear i swear revenge for thee, My own shall die as thou hath died- Below the waves vast and wide As i whisper O art thou far or near? |
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the_loner_23 Member Ascendant
since 2002-06-08
Posts 5479Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
Awesome write Cold hands means a warm heart |
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Greeneyes
since 2000-09-09
Posts 9903In Your Poetic Mind |
this is awesome.....WOW oh WOW! ~~*~~ |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Hauntingly beautiful and deeply touching. |
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