Persuader and Stormy (inspired by Odd Thomas)

By Magdalena



fading smiles on snow clad skin 
he left her tied in strings of pain 
beneath the shame of weeping sin 

and shadows haunting with Violin 
her days of him are out of reach 
fading smiles on snow clad skin 

and face of secrets stretched out thin 
his name is boneless on her lips 
beneath the shame of weeping sin 

the breath of lasts in eyes that sting 
a final kiss that died from space 
fading smiles on snow clad skin 

her glass is filled with pearls of gin 
she swallows the poison of his parting 
beneath the shame of weeping sin 

where winter falls deep and grim 
laying heavy on her slowing heart 
fading smiles on snow clad skin 
beneath the shame of weeping sin 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Stormy

your reality dismantled itself 
via the perforations in your chest 
your light faltered with a static noise 
and you smiled at him 
trying not to fade out   
  
  
butterflies   
are made of you 
they broke apart 
in the soft wind 
when your place   
shifted beyond the sands 
and you became poetry 
without ever hearing   
those spoken words 
  
a lighthouse   
was named after you 
but it can never   
recuse you from the fog 
when you sleep   
on the surface of the ocean 
while the tides hold 
you in eternal dreams 
  
  
you are photos and left behind letters 
dipped in the fragrance of his familiar eyes 
in time and space his hands tremble 
you were the glitter in his cosmos 
until the butterflies took you 
  

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Copyright 2016 Magdalena
Published on Sunday, November 27, 2016.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • soul_versing On Friday, April 29, 2016, soul_versing (882)By person wrote:

    Reading this alongside the silken tone of your voice was absolutely gratifying. You've left me with goosebumps, and an overwhelming sensation deep in my chest. Brava! .Curtseys. Scholar

  • dwells On Thursday, April 28, 2016, dwells (4288)By person wrote:

    Got an almost villanelle feel here Mags with those repeating lines and stanza / line counts. Probably some variant I'm not familiar with (like so many other forms really). An unforgettable romp in the whiteness of winter and lost innocence. Boneless names are a bummer - cheers! - Dan

  • Magdalena On Thursday, April 28, 2016, Magdalena (616)By person wrote:

    Dan, it is a Villanelle. Exactly the same format as "Do Not Go Gentle into that Goodnight" by Dylan Thomas. .. Thank you :)


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