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An endless parade of partners

Dancing circles in the mist

Boundless love surrounds them

Bonded forms writhe and twist

 

Celebration all around

Firelight catches dancing forms

Driving shadows to the outskirts

Hiding the one who looks on

 

An endless parade of partners

So that none dance alone

Except for the lonely shadow

Watching from his home

 

[New Line: Sunlight warms my blackened heart]

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Sunlight warms my blackened heart,

Memories of drifting tides depart,

The soft caress of sand between toes

That upon the sacred beach expose.

 

I walk the waters edge again,

Tide my steps wash clean of pain,

My longing soul twists away,

And walks onward into the day.

 

Night time vision, the same scene,

Beaches walked in lingering dream,

My heart filled once agian with bliss,

At the memory of our first true kiss.

 

:raven:

 

[Line:Bright upon my shadowed day]

 

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Bright upon my shadowed day

Caffeine courses through my veins

Adding colour to all I see

Like images in fractured lense

 

Bright upon the growing dark

Fighting off the pull of sleep

Struggling for reason in my words

Only confusing those I meet

 

Bright upon the dead of night

Double meanings entertain

My own thoughts make no sense to me

As I continue to consume my bane

 

 

New line: Complete and comprehensive range of thoughts

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Complete and comprehensive range of thoughts,

All my mind knows, drawn out upon the slate of your beauty.

I hold you in my arms as we kiss, and my heart floods

With the stillness of Complete Love.

Scorching caress of emotive flame, caressing my soul,

Placing in my mind the complete knowledge of you.

I see the threads of fabric that wrap your body,

Know each curve that shapes the figure beneath.

Drawn upon my being is the depth of your love,

Your eyes are the heavens I seek,

Your heart all I wish to find.

I Love you.

 

:raven:

 

[line: Kiss of the cool winter wind]

 

:raven:

  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

Kiss of the cool winter wind

Chilling heated blood

Silver glowing of the moon

Wiping memory's flood

 

All except my thoughts of You

Memories every present

Thoughts and visions never leaving

Whether moon be full or crescent

 

Kiss of the cool winter wind

Standing on the cliff

Looking to my place of dreams

Memories of your gift

 

[New line: Imaging and entertaining]

  • 3 months later...
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Kiss of the cool winter wind

brushing across my bare face,

freezes the tears in my eyes

to eliminate even a trace

of truth my heart guards in the depths,

that no one may see that within

the mirror i hold to the world

blow storms, like the cool winter wind.

 

 

 

New line: Siren's call of silver blades

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Siren's call of silver blades,

Echo through the walls of time.

For hidden in a distant cave,

Swords of Legend safely hide.

 

Who will hear the maidens’ song

To bring aggression to an end?

Who shall bear the journey’s trial

To hunt for precious relics revered?

 

His name is Banda, hero known

A man deemed worthy by his foes

He delves in undiscovered places,

Ready to reveal the past.

 

Siren’s call of silver blades,

Echo through the walls of time.

Discovered in a distant cave,

Swords of myth bring final peace.

 

Next line:

Figures dance within the shadows

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Figures dance within the shadows;

Peculiar fantasies within my brain.

 

Just stop walking-feel them growing;

Crazy figures, they're coming out of you.

Poems.

 

 

 

new line, born out of my original misreading:

Kiss of the writer wind

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Kiss of the writer wind,

Gentle drops dimple muddy waters;

Unseen lips kiss upturned faces

Bare to rain.

 

Touch of the writer wind,

Eldritch figures in the sand;

Serpentine scrawls ripple waters

Draws life from desert seas.

 

New line;

 

Fate of a burning moon

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Fate of a burning moon

'Tis the time of Reap, my dear

With the cry of Charyou amongst the crowds

The end is coming near.

 

Fate of a burning stake

Death for you, life for our crops

Left alone by the one who saved your heart

But even he is unable to stop.

 

Fate of a burning moon

Human body, amongst the dolls

Burning 'sins' away with hands painted red

Is this salvation for our Souls?

 

(Inspired by 'Wizard and Glass', book 4 of the Dark Tower series by Stephen King0

 

[New line: Confusion, it never stops]

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Confusion, it never stops

An endless winding staircase

Leading to the eternal abyss

 

Which route will you roam?

Toward the sun of enlightenment

Or away from the pain into the depths of fear

 

Confusion, it never stops

But in truth, can be contained

If you have faith in change

 

What will you prefer to do?

Confront the unknown

Or spiral down adrift in bewilderment

 

 

New line: Flickering flame ignites the wooden staff

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A flickering flame ignites the wooden staff

And the teachers went up in fire

I did this not on my behalf

But for the class entire

 

Never did they inspire

Or did they show some chaff

Ungraspable how they could hire

Those people that formed the wooden staff

 

 

I hope I didn't mess up the interpretation of words here.

 

new line: "She danced on silver wings"

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She danced on silver wings

But soon that flying one woke up

And said "now you get off my wings-that hurts!"

 

okay, that isn't even enough of a poem taht I can pretend it's a poem, so I'm not going to give a new first line, but nice poem sweetcherrie. I felt the need to respond in the same spirit.

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I didn't have a lot of time as I'm about to walk out the door, and poetry has never been my strong point, but I liked this particular line and decided to give it a try.

 

 

Constellations of citrus glitter upon the trees,

As if gems set within its emerald crown of leaves.

 

Golden strands of wheat gently stirring in the breeze

As if possessed with the graceful sway of the seas.

 

My sightless eyes remember-my soul to appease.

As if in answer to my spirit’s unspoken words and pleas.

 

 

((New Line: "Laughter penetrates the silence"))

Posted (edited)

Can I pass up a line possed by Salinye?

 

Laughter penetrates the silence

That filled the space between us

How long has it been since we've laughed together?

How long since we've both let down our walls?

 

Too long.

 

The last traces of mirth seem to linger

As if to make up for lost time

And replacing the laughter is once again silence

Accompanied with two knowing smiles.

 

 

Obviously not.

 

 

And now if no one objects I would like to submit the following line.

 

"Words are not enough."

Edited by Mira
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Words are not enough...

...to mend the wounds of sorrow.

...to heal a broken heart.

...to wash away the memories.

 

A look is not enough...

...to cause my heart to soar.

...to turn my despair to hope.

...to make me long for your embrace.

 

A touch is not enough...

...to bring a hot flush into my face.

...to give my emotions reign over my mind.

...to make me lose myself in you.

 

Knowing this is not enough...

...to make it true.

Posted (edited)

If you're not suppose to respond to your own line I'm sorry, but she ^ forced me :P

 

"Words are not enough." said the mother

As she tucked the daughter into bed

"Not enough to let you know my love for you."

And she brushed back the hair on the daughter's head

 

"Words are not enough!" screamed the Girl.

"I hate you more then words can tell!"

And the Boy just stood and watched her go,

As his heart slipped slowly into Lovers-Hell

 

"Words are not enough." sobbed the Old Man,

Who knelt before the sacred stone,

"I never thought it would be like this;

That you'd leave me here alone."

 

"Words are never enough," I write.

"To convey the thoughts of my humble heart.

I'm forced to write my half-wrought poems

Or else be torn apart."

Edited by Mira
Posted

Lovely. Perfectly lovely, Mira.

 

The new line I'm working on is:

 

"Devotion drifting on a gentle breeze"

 

A bit abstract, I know. :0)

 

~Salinye :fairy:

  • 2 weeks later...
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She danced on silver wings,

a graceful figure slipping

through my dreams.

Her silver laughter danced

about my muddled thoughts

of what it means

when gentle folk entice

in dancing, laughing dreams

of what could be,

to prod the fearful on

beyond their safe confines

with "come and see."

 

 

new line:

Windswept hair and scarlet smile

Posted

Devotion drifting on a gentle breeze,

Whispered notes of meditative prose,

Words that sing deeply in the soul.

Voice of the spirit, whisper of wings,

Dance of the heart, beating again.

In the joy of love everlastingly given,

Rejoice, gift eternal from heaven.

 

:raven:

 

Windswept hair and scarlet smile,

That stepped the dance upon the night.

Footfalls of the enchantress,

Light upon the echoing floor.

Dance steps of love

Glow in the night

For longing again takes my hand

And in the dreamy drifting embrace

Of furtherest light and star

My heart beats.

Love tightly held,

Steps timed to my life.

 

:raven:

 

"Early dawn sings of light"

 

:raven:

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Early dawn sings of light

Early dusk of darkest night

A life of mortality, death and pain

Or one spent in an undying reign

Live in the light, and soon lose all

Or dwell in the night, to darkness' call

Survive in one, die in the other

Live forever, or lose your brother

Evil life, or sacred death

To which would you give your last breath?

 

New Line - Hordes of emotions attacking the soul

  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

Hmm..probably not exactly correct, and I also feel that it doesn't flow at certain points.

 

I changed one word in Mynx's line because that felt better.

 

Oh well, here we go:

 

Hordes of emotions attacked my soul

Made me follow them inside

Forcing me to look at my faults

Illuminating what I had meant to hide

 

Showing who I am behind the wall

But I shy away from that bright light

Retreat from knowing all from all

Hold up the mask designed by pride

 

A masquerade invoked to misguide

To mislead the demanding voice

Of a world that wants it downright

A world that asks me to make my choice

 

The choice to call defeat or fight

They are pulling at me to give it all

But I want to crawl away and hide

To become that little fly on the wall

 

new line:

It was written on the wall

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It was written on the wall

'Bill Evans, tonight at Village Vanguard'

A nice sunday afterall

Monday had to start

 

New day, new week

Meet the other guys

Play hide and seek

Life is paradise

 

:raven:

 

New line: 'Then the second one came in'

 

:raven:

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It was written on the wall

That he was here.

A solitary ode to

A modern artist.

Painted scrawls on

Walls of saints.

Tainted calls of

Former greats,

Stated for

The greater good;

Recognition. We all

Wish for our names

To be known.

I know he was here.

To me he is

Celebrity. Famous,

His name is a pillar

That holds up the

Rebellion.

More importantly,

I know he was here.

An influential writer,

One who captures

A single moment in

Few dripping words.

You will remember

That he was here.

I know he was here.

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Then the second one came in,

as silent and quiet as a wish can be;

it whispered in my ears a purpose and a quest

and asked my help in words and thoughts.

"The eldest, the first, is gone now

drifting in the breeze that sweeps and takes

free at last to go where it wants

harmless and fading from hearts and minds.

Now I come - listen to me and give me life."

 

So it was that the wishes were changed,

the first frayed and blown far away

by the love that dwells forever in my heart:

the wish for darkness fading away

taken by the breeze of laughter and life.

The second takes root and grows as strong:

the wish for happiness, for color and light,

the purpose achieved of making me smile

the quest proposed of burying all shadows.

 

 

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New line: When Time comes and touches your life


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