I like this thread very much! Nice body of work, Fiernocht.
Leaves fall;
Over-ripened youth
Humbled by greater winds.
Blowing
Moving
Flowing vibrant suns of flame:
Swans on wings outspread;
Patchwork striking red
As Love's sweet lips.
Faded shades of life
Now facing death
They whirl about
Clamoring -
Voiceless pleading voices
Receding
Leaving amorous fingers
Groping for fire
Grasping air alone
In flurrious hopes
To race from end
To start again.
how have i missed this thread for so long! these are beautiful spells :X
shadows... rainbows... *goes in* ... *clears fingers*
---,¤`--- you tried to rip my heart out, but, you failed-
you could not find what isn't hidden;
you could not rob what's freely given;
you could not cut what isn't tied;
you could not spill me, though you tried.
you tried to torch my body, but, you failed-
you could not hew what isn't solid;
you could not burn the ante torrid;
you could not deplete world supply;
you could not mill me, though you tried.
you tried to disrupt my mind, but, you failed.
you could not blacken the brighter side;
you could not compress the open wide;
you could not doubt the bona fide;
you could not will me, though you tried.
I tried to survive evil, and, prevailed.
my love burst sunlight at your darkness;
my courage rose above your argus;
my trust dissolved your cyanide;
you could not kill me, if you tried. (sol, 4/7/14)
A battle of a hundred rhymes without reason.
A soul that surely says death is in season.
Thunder of the marching of thousands of demons.
I in mask, solely pray to my ancestors for strength.
Defeat is something I do not fear.
a million souls I channel near.
the hearts of the ones I hold so dear.
are stronger than any enemy imagined or real.
This is for a sister of mine, she may not be blood but we will always be family.
“No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell.”
― C.G. Jung
Watching the news last night, I heard a great quote. Not poetry, but brilliant words all the same.
It was from Sir jack Brabham who had just died at the age of 88. He was three times world Formula 1 champion, and the only champion to have raced his own designed and manufactured car. He retired from racing in 1970.
As an old man, he was interviewed and said : "My next challenge is to die without leaving behind any enemies".
