Congratulations Dark Muse !
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
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Congratulations Dark Muse !
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
Thank you! I will have a new quote shortly
This is an old favorite of mine that I think is fitting for Halloween
She walks in Beauty, like the night
As many of you probably already know it is from She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron
Deadline: Oct. 25
Saturn shines. The western sky
Has lost the sun. It went below.
A cloudless chill is blowing by.
The hypnotizing motions, slow,
Of stars that round Polaris fly,
Of stars that we don’t care to know.
The leaves may turn. The grays come in.
Winter’s death’s a dream away.
Let midnight’s oddities begin
While we’re asleep and wait for day.
They need no audience to win.
There’s nothing that they have to say.
Venus in the east will rise
Reminding us of brighter light.
We wake. She stares into our eyes.
She walks in beauty like the night.
The sun erupting later tries
To soften nightmares, calm the fright.
Mother of the Night
It is in the darkness before the dawn
She walks in Beauty, like the night
A face no artist has ever drawn
Among the silence, footfalls light
Majestic beauty, crowned by stars
She walks in Beauty, like the night
The Music of the Spheres softly blares
The footsteps tinkle, dancing bright
She has the look of old; she has the look of new
She walks in Beauty, like the night
Hair fades into darkness and the stars shine through
Half concealed, half disclosed, always bright
Comfort she brings after tormented days
She walks in Beauty, like the night
I fall into her loving, cold embrace
She truly loves me, mother of the night!
Pendragon
10/17/2015
Uncles and Constellations
Byron once claimed "She walks in Beauty, like the night".
Ever since I met her, she’s had a bit of a limp,
like a flattened “w” or “m”, depending on seasonal sight.
My uncle says it was Draco that gave her that gimp.
The dragon stomped by like a Taurus in a china closet,
stepping on her foot, dipping past a big bear.
Now back to that beauty queen, looking like Fawcett
You fellas know the poster I’m talking about here.
Uncle told me that queen had a beautiful daughter,
claiming she was prettier than Poseidon’s nymphs.
Poseidon didn’t cotton to her boastful chatter,
and had the princess chained to Aethiopian cliffs.
Perseus happened along and rescued the princess.
Cassiopeia is forever bound to her royal seat.
Her beauty remains eternal as she limps around Polaris,
chastising Draco for stepping on her feet.
Cat of Black
She stalks her quarry: this huntress who
walks upon padded feet; calculates
in perfect control, 'cept whisker's twitch
Beauty, lithe; nearby a ravaged clew
like death's chosen cat's paw - understates
the familiar: a flash of tail which
night brings her prey to mortal peril
10/19/2015
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
The one.
Her hair, once velvet starred with shine
And heady with the scent of Jasmine,
Is silvered now through and through,
As if once more glimmered with moonlight.
And still to me, she walks in beauty,
Like the night when first I felt her draw.
The moon and tide we were that night,
A planet's pull between us,
Our orbits shifting in the night
To paths written down when time was young.
And though the words we spoke I now forget,
I remember still and always will,
The Celestial Music playing,
And the harmonies we sang that night.
Great poems all, though it is a bit belated, they were a Halloween treat to read but very hard to choose a winner.
YesNo: I really liked your use of rhyme, I thought it worked wonderfully well in the poem. There was some lovely imagery here, and I felt the quoted line fit into the poem seamlessly.
Pendragon: Quite a haunting poem, I loved the mystery of it and it reminded me of a story I recently read for Halloween, "The Ebony Frame" I enjoyed your repetition of the quoted line.
Gilliatt Gurgle: I enjoyed your comical, and quite unique take upon the line. I loved all the mythological references, and thought it was a cleverly written poem.
tailor STATELY: I have to admit it took me a second reading to find the quoted line in this poem, but when I saw it I thought it was a very clever use of the line. Though the line is not directly used within the poem reading it I could still feel the inspiration of it in your every word, and I very much enjoyed the feline take. It is quite fitting.
prendrelemick: I like the way this poem invokes the senses. It paints a vivid scene, and there is some beautiful imagery expressed.
And the winner is:
Pendragon
Congratulations pen, A very worthy winner, I almost didn't bother entering when I read it.
Thank you, Dark Muse. The new line is the last one from a famous poem by Dorothy Parker:
"You might as well live."
Two weeks from today, which is Election Tuesday here in my area. Need to get dressed and hit the polls! Good luck.
PS Prendrelmick never be afraid of entering a contest. You have as much chance of a winner as any of us. Glad you enjoyed the poem.
God Bless
Pen
While you’re here what seems strange and unkind
May change shape. Who knows what you might find?
So, you might as well live
And let live, let life give
You a chance to enjoy what’s maligned.
:hurray:
Whiskey and dancing is what I like the mostest,
I'm no longer young, but pretend I haven't noticed,
The debt to my body grows greater and greater,
And the price to be paid I'm going to pay later,
But you might as well live like the life of old Riley,
With a hey and a LOL and a big yellow smiley.
Still time for more poets!
Dying is ugly and painful,
And it lasts a lifetime. Still,
Death comes to all in the end.
Meanwhile, you might as well
live - pretend that something
matters - and it does, in the end.