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
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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
Comments on "Persuader and Stormy (inspired by Odd Thomas)"
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On Friday, April 29, 2016, soul_versing
(882) 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.
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On Thursday, April 28, 2016, dwells
(4288) 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
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On Thursday, April 28, 2016, Magdalena
(616) wrote:
Dan, it is a Villanelle. Exactly the same format as "Do Not Go Gentle into that Goodnight" by Dylan Thomas. .. Thank you :)