Vio Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 English literature classes persuaded me to write a poem. The title has no relation to the clan. Solace At the end of my garden where the grass grows untamedThere is a little picket fenceMoss-covered wood, tormented by years of rain and snowThe vines curl upon the fading white paintAnd a little swinging gateWho lets no one but me pass into the shadows And if you walk long enough, you’ll find the gladeWhere towering willow trees stand strong and silentTheir tendrils drape undisturbed In the early autumn afternoon, with no wind nor rainThe cyan of the glade calls to meI rest my head upon the bark of a willow treeAnd listen intently as silence speaks its wisdom A mushroom sits alone near my handSomewhere beneath, in the depths and darkness of the earthLie the decayed bones of someone I never knewWho was called to the glade just as IMaybe an aeon ago I wonder if the trees spoke to her tooIf they told her to find the streamAnd into it pour her golden nectarTo watch it glisten in the light as it runs over the rocksIlluminating her face as she smiles Then the years went byAnd what was once her magnificence now rests in silence and deathShe was a ghost, a memory that I never knewThere are millions of mushrooms in the gladeFar too many for me to count You still ask me why I spend my time with the owlsWhy I choose to stare deep into the eyes of the BeastIn fascinationWhy I do not barter the devouring of my flesh for a brief moment of ecstasyBetter to let Her feast on the dogsAnd ignore me as I pass on by, Her appetite is satisfied The rats are content with their sewersThey never speak of better lifeNever try and fight for the surfaceNever flee from their darkness and damp I watch the young lads in their overallsAs they scurry about the harbourTending to the ship that takes our brothers overseasTo suffer pain and death for some greater goodThey paint the union jack upon the bowGlorification of this grand coffin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nien Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 That is amazing.Like, so good. I don't know poetry analysis much, so not really caring about meter, etc. I sometimes like to write stuff | Music I enjoy greatly | The Library*The Official First Harpy* | My Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsubasa-dono Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Very simple, but sincere and structured to hit a chord or two Really like it :) --raising some hell-- -血の翼021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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