Tale of The White Witch…

[Father]

Tale of The White Witch…

Neath the wicked kiss of moonlight
In the Kingdom of Nevermore
The White Witch is waiting
For her lover by the shore

One eye forever
To gaze toward the sea
One eye forever
Blind to what may be

Yet she stays for the hope
Of the cruel heartaches end
And she prays that the Sea
To her power would bend

But the Sea is a Mistress
Whose depths are blackened pitch
Ever holding her dead
Against magic of The Witch

So she cries in silence
And the tears ever flow
They fall to the Earth
Seeding flowers that grow

The petals are black
And the dew bittersweet
And their vines grow thick
And coil at her feet

So if on the shore
One day you should find
Black Flowers embittered
Amid tangled black vines

Be ever aware of the
White Witch who waits
For any that tarry
Will share in her fate

And though Eons have past
Since she came to the shore
For her it’s but a moment
In the Kingdom of Nevermore

[Buh4Bee]

This reminds me of another poem written about a naughty fairy that leads a inexperienced knight to his death. Poetic fantasy is one of my favorite genres. I also enjoy epic poetry. I'm not very good at critiquing the technical side of poetry, but I enjoyed the story.

I was slightly confused by this one stanza:

But the Sea is a Mistress
Whose depths are blackened pitch
Ever holding her dead
Against magic of The Witch

Who are you talking about, the mistress or the witch?

Anyway, fun poem.

[ampoule]

I love the sea and the things it evokes in people. Enjoyed this very much.

[nightshifft]

enjoyed this very much reminds me of some friends of mine that are pagan

dark

[Dark Muse]

What a lovely tale of fantasy, parts of it remind me of Poe and parts of it remind me of Tennyson's Marianna. Some lovely imagery.

[Alexander III]

I truley enjoyed this poem, however I have a question did her lover abandon the white witch by choice or was he taken from her by the sea ?

[Father]

@ jersea - Thank you jersea, glad you enjoyed it. I also love the epic classic poems in literature. They contain so many wonderful words that have been lost due to being underused in favor of shorter words.
Now to answer your question;
"Who are you talking about, the mistress or the witch?"

"But the Sea is a Mistress
Whose depths are blackened pitch
Ever holding her dead
Against magic of The Witch"

The Mistress in this case is the Sea (think Poseidon but female in this case)
(as an entity... a bit of anthropomorphizing there)
Having to do with the old adage of "the sea never gives up her dead for she is as a jealous lover" etc.
The Witch longs for her lover (he was lost at sea when she was mortal) and became a witch so that she could gain the power to get him back from the Sea.
Hope that helps!

@ ampoule - Thank you amp, then we share a love of the Sea.

@ nightshifft - Thank you Night, glad you enjoyed it. I wonder if your friends would as well! Feel free to share with anyone you wish.

@ Dark Muse - Thank you Dark. Poe is a favorite of mine as well as Aesop. It is the creative imagery of wording and the feelings that they invoke that I try to capture the most.

@ Alexander III - Thank you for the post and to answer your question; The witch was once mortal and in love with a sailor who was lost at sea, her love so great and her heart so broken that she became a witch to battle the Sea for her lovers soul. But you know what they say... The Sea never gives up her dead.