[s e r e n i t y]

Time for a new thread, this is where posters come to showcase their awesome poetry talents

I bring to you this poem of Larrys from last thread:

Empty Land Look and tell me what you see A billion undulating orbs perhaps Or confused, abused enraptured ghosts Crying to be free. You know just what I'm looking for A gentle mist upon the wind To say to us what we must do A saving prayer upon the shore A welcome rap upon the door. I'll keep precious the place I stand And hope that all will do the same With hope and liberty, joining hands In faith that what we do is right With charity, our hearts to beat as one Clarity will out, to see our faults And answer well the clarion call To fill, again, this empty land.

Carry on

[StartSomething]

Thanks Sheida!

Well, this thread basically belongs to Larry so he should decide the title I think!

[AncientGoth]

Night is all that breaks
The open precipice to take me
Through halls of dark, forbidding lore
Where consequence and horror swell
Into the black abyss I fall
Willingly, my body twists
No pain - through stoney walls
I tumble down
Spiralling from light to pitch
My soul, no deity to claim
No god to please, I always knew
Alone our destiny to dwell
In emptiness
No light to cast a tale to tell
I slip past caverns of sorrow
'Til tomorrow and...
Tomorrow disintegrates
In angry tears
Time - no more to contemplate
In deeds well done and evil spurned
Hidden boils and festering burns
No gates to cross
Nor golden clouds
Break my silent descent
No...
End.

[lost lullaby]

I'm not much of a writer, but I want to bump/revive some threads here, so I'm putting myself out there This is a poem I wrote 3 years ago about a friend.


A friend’s lament

Don’t misunderstand
All I ever wanted
Was for someone to say, “It’s okay, I love you.”
In a time that I only saw darkness
You found me,
and gave me the will to believe

her eyes shone with tears

When you hurt,
my heart aches for you
When you smile,
my heart swells with pride
When you love,
my heart secretly weeps

she smiled

Don’t misunderstand
You, who pulled me from the wreckage
You, who gave me kindness when I needed it most
You, who gave me a reason to smile
You were my solace
And you are going to leave me.

something wasn’t right

Please don’t leave me
You told me we’d never part
And though you’re still here
Your absence weighs heavily on my heart

that’s right…

Don’t misunderstand
If only I could repay your kindness
By wishing for your own happiness
By letting you bask in a love of another
All I have is my selfish plea
And my shameful realization

a lonely smile indeed.

I’m sorry.

[AncientGoth]

Well, Nellie, for "not-much-of-a-writer" U R some writer! Lovely sentiment there:


No Regrets

For those who grieve
The misspent time of youth
Put aside your sorrow
For you are still young.

And while you leave
Your child of inner truth
To shadows of tomorrow
Your songs remain unsung.

Allay your sad reprieve
Cast away the bitter fruit
Your time is never borrowed
Your life, is yet, undone.

The candle burns
Until the wick and wax have ceased
Don't put spit fingers to the flame
Let soul and sinew claim
The space that they have leased.

[lost lullaby]

Thanks Larry! It's an old one. I don't know how I churned out anything resembling poetry, but there we go

And I like that last one!! Gives me hope!

[AncientGoth]

Poetry is what happens on paper when you let your mind wander into worlds of the past, present sorrows and good times and fantasy, try again sometime , I think you would be good at it! Sometimes I read something I wrote a few days later and say..."Damn, did I write THAT?!" Seems like some other worldly creature has taken over me at the time I wrote it...been doing it for awhile, I find it fun!

[s e r e n i t y]

wow you guys, I love all three of the poems posted here, they all leave me with a nice feeling

[AncientGoth]

I am reposting this poem in honor of the new CD approaching but never asked the question...can you find every reference to Ev's - song and album titles? Find and highlight! Just do one at a time so we can get some board fodder for our time!I'll do the first!



Heaven Essence
________________________________________
I look to my origin
To find myself
Into the imaginary realm I lean
And whisper my benediction
To save my immortal soul
And ascend to a heavenly crest
And with the knowledge that
Even in death my spirit
Releases and soars
Anywhere it desires
And never lies in wait for others

But where will you go
Who espies the physical
As the last realm.
Where the fallen flock
To grab hold of illusion
To keep from going under
Into the haunted abyss
Where everybody's fools
Await their final judgement
Clinging to the tourniquet of past deeds.

I have no will to prevent
Divine ascendancy from
Taking over me
Nor desire to donate my last breath
To this world
Which did first bring me to life
And reared me, patiently
To utter my first hello and
Now...goodnight..
It is such sweet sacrifice.

So I beseech you
Not to carry the weight of the world
Alone.
I am here so call me,
When your sober mind
Commands your spirit
To lose control of this somatic being
And see that
All that I'm living for
In these final hours
Is, like you, a fleeting chance
To show I am good enough
To lift my soul and grasp cloud nine
And surrender!

No lithium for my sacred shadow
Is required but
To know that i am not
The only one to sing
The last song
I'm wasting on you no more chance.
And beg you now to grasp your star;
Leave your lachrymosa clamor behind;
Walk through this open door
Hand in hand
Tread this field of innocence
My angel in the snow
White queen of my existence
Die
With me

[s e r e n i t y]

One at a time eh? good idea and great poem

I look to my origin
To find myself
Into the imaginary realm I lean
And whisper my benediction
To save my immortal soul
And ascend to a heavenly crest
And with the knowledge that
Even in death my spirit
Releases and soars
Anywhere it desires
And never lies in wait for others

But where will you go
Who espies the physical
As the last realm.
Where the fallen flock
To grab hold of illusion
To keep from going under
Into the haunted abyss
Where everybody's fools
Await their final judgement
Clinging to the tourniquet of past deeds.

I have no will to prevent
Divine ascendancy from
Taking over me
Nor desire to donate my last breath
To this world
Which did first bring me to life
And reared me, patiently
To utter my first hello and
Now...goodnight..
It is such sweet sacrifice.

So I beseech you
Not to carry the weight of the world
Alone.
I am here so call me,
When your sober mind.
Commands your spirit
To lose control of this somatic being
And see that
All that I'm living for
In these final hours
Is, like you, a fleeting chance
To show I am good enough
To lift my soul and grasp cloud nine
And sail!

No lithium for my sacred shadow
Is required but
To know that i am not
The only one to sing
The last song
I'm wasting on you no more chance.
And beg you now to grasp your star;
Leave your lachrymose clamor behind;
Walk through this open door
Hand in hand
Tread this field of innocence
My angel in the snow;
White queen of my existence
Die
With me

[AncientGoth]

Thanks...now if only someone else would look at it???

[s e r e n i t y]

Im gonna have another look

I look to my origin
To find myself
Into the imaginary realm I lean
And whisper my benediction
To save my immortal soul
And ascend to a heavenly crest
And with the knowledge that
Even in death my spirit
Releases and soars
Anywhere it desires
And never lies in wait for others

But where will you go
Who espies the physical
As the last realm.
Where the fallen flock
To grab hold of illusion
To keep from going under
Into the haunted abyss
Where everybody's fools
Await their final judgement
Clinging to the tourniquet of past deeds.

I have no will to prevent
Divine ascendancy from
Taking over me
Nor desire to donate my last breath
To this world
Which did first bring me to life
And reared me, patiently
To utter my first hello and
Now...goodnight..
It is such sweet sacrifice.

So I beseech you
Not to carry the weight of the world
Alone.
I am here so call me,
When your sober mind.
Commands your spirit
To lose control of this somatic being
And see that
All that I'm living for
In these final hours
Is, like you, a fleeting chance
To show I am good enough
To lift my soul and grasp cloud nine
And sail!

No lithium for my sacred shadow
Is required but
To know that i am not
The only one to sing
The last song
I'm wasting on you no more chance.
And beg you now to grasp your star;
Leave your lachrymose clamor behind;
Walk through this open door
Hand in hand
Tread this field of innocence
My angel in the snow;
White queen of my existence
Die
With me

[AncientGoth]

i MIGHT AS WELL TOO!

Im gonna have another look

I look to my originTo find myself
Into the imaginary realm I lean
And whisper my benediction
To save my immortal soul
And ascend to a heavenly crest
And with the knowledge that
Even in death my spirit
Releases and soars
Anywhere it desires
And never lies in wait for others

But where will you go
Who espies the physical
As the last realm.
Where the fallen flock
To grab hold of illusion
To keep from going under
Into the haunted abyss
Where everybody's fools
Await their final judgement
Clinging to the tourniquet of past deeds.

I have no will to prevent
Divine ascendancy from
Taking over me
Nor desire to donate my last breath
To this world
Which did first bring me to life
And reared me, patiently
To utter my first hello and
Now...goodnight..
It is such sweet sacrifice.

So I beseech you
Not to carry the weight of the world
Alone.
I am here so call me,
When your sober mind.
Commands your spirit
To lose control of this somatic being
And see that
All that I'm living for
In these final hours
Is, like you, a fleeting chance
To show I am good enough
To lift my soul and grasp cloud nine
And sail!

No lithium for my sacred shadow
Is required but
To know that i am not
The only one to sing
The last song
I'm wasting on you no more chance.
And beg you now to grasp your star;
Leave your lachrymose clamor behind;
Walk through this open door
Hand in hand
Tread this field of innocence
My angel in the snow;
White queen of my existence
Die
With me

[s e r e n i t y]

I look to my originTo find myself
Into the imaginary realm I lean
And whisper my benediction
To save my immortal soul
And ascend to a heavenly crest
And with the knowledge that
Even in death my spirit
Releases and soars
Anywhere it desires
And never lies in wait for others

But where will you go
Who espies the physical
As the last realm.
Where the fallen flock
To grab hold of illusion
To keep from going under
Into the haunted abyss
Where everybody's fools
Await their final judgement
Clinging to the tourniquet of past deeds.

I have no will to prevent
Divine ascendancy from
Taking over me
Nor desire to donate my last breath
To this world
Which did first bring me to life
And reared me, patiently
To utter my first hello and
Now...goodnight..
It is such sweet sacrifice.

So I beseech you
Not to carry the weight of the world
Alone.
I am here so call me,
When your sober mind.
Commands your spirit
To lose control of this somatic being
And see that
All that I'm living for
In these final hours
Is, like you, a fleeting chance
To show I am good enough
To lift my soul and grasp cloud nine
And sail!

No lithium for my sacred shadow
Is required but
To know that i am not
The only one to sing
The last song
I'm wasting on you no more chance.
And beg you now to grasp your star;
Leave your lachrymose clamor behind;
Walk through this open door
Hand in hand
Tread this field of innocence
My angel in the snow;
White queen of my existence
Die
With me

[AncientGoth]

I look to my originTo find myself
Into the imaginary realm I lean
And whisper my benediction
To save my immortal soul
And ascend to a heavenly crest
And with the knowledge that
Even in death my spirit
Releases and soars
Anywhere it desires
And never lies in wait for others

But where will you go
Who espies the physical
As the last realm.
Where the fallen flock
To grab hold of illusion
To keep from going under
Into the haunted abyss
Where everybody's fools
Await their final judgement
Clinging to the tourniquet of past deeds.

I have no will to prevent
Divine ascendancy from
Taking over me
Nor desire to donate my last breath
To this world
Which did first bring me to life
And reared me, patiently
To utter my first hello and
Now...goodnight..
It is such sweet sacrifice.

So I beseech you
Not to carry the weight of the world
Alone.
I am here so call me,
When your sober mind.
Commands your spirit
To lose control of this somatic being
And see that
All that I'm living for
In these final hours
Is, like you, a fleeting chance
To show I am good enough
To lift my soul and grasp cloud nine
And sail!

No lithium for my sacred shadow
Is required but
To know that i am not
The only one to sing
The last song
I'm wasting on you no more chance.
And beg you now to grasp your star;
Leave your lachrymose clamor behind;
Walk through this open door
Hand in hand
Tread this field of innocence
My angel in the snow;
White queen of my existence
Die