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The Merovingian Prince: Prologue

The little boy ran, his bare feet exhausted and torn by the surrounding thorns and fallen sticks. His breath came in sharp rasps, the blood spilling out of his arm mirroring the tears spilling out onto his cheeks. The sounds of heavier, faster footsteps gaining from behind forced his burning limbs forward. He looked back in fear, only to see the shadow of his tormentor quickly closing in on him. The little boy pushed his legs harder than he had ever pushed them before, but it was still not enough.

A sharp pain in his back threw him to the cold, hard ground. He could feel the warm rush of new blood spilling over his tattered shirt and t

Living in the MomentThe scene was perfect that autumn day
The trees their varying orange and gold
The water below reflecting the calm blue sky
The crisp chilled air filling our lungs
And your hand gently grasping mine

If I could live in just one moment
I would choose that day on the swing
Lying there on your shoulder as we talked
The breeze tossing our hair about
Forgetting all about our worries

If I could live in just one moment,
I would pick that moment with you.

*Skeleton Leaf*Skeletons in garden rubbish
Hard to believe they did flourish
Fallen leaves, surrounding trees
Gentle patterns blown in breeze.

Delicate vision of lacy leaf
Looked in amazment, disbelief
Beautiful, belonging to yesteryear
Nature at work, have no fear.

Time to lite, clear the ground
Smoke filled eyes as flames abound
Nature's magic has come full circle
'Till spring appears, thinking Myrtle.

2013 Delice1941
9th February2013

KawaYou told me water
Ran only in the summer
When wind currents stormed.

How can that be if
The earth always rotates and
The wind always blows.

*Fairytale*Took a magic carpet ride
Full of excitment we did glide
Over sea to far off land
Where wizard with wave of hand
Showed us worlds of fantasy
Adventure and of mystery.

Went sailing on 'Spanish Main'
Treasure chest so tightly chained
Jolly Roger hauled up high
Prow of ship with beak and eye
Captain with a wooden leg
Swigging brandy from a keg.

Sinbad the sailor next to meet
Very kindly he did greet
Glad to show us his domain
Here we go.... to sea again
Ocean heaving, lost sea legs
In borrowed clothes, sailor threads.

Flew eastward sadly Aladdin was out
Rubbed the lamp, with major doubt
Genie erupted with ferocious shout
Aladdin had serious ma

Watcher of the NightHe waits in the shadows
Watching and learning
Trying to resist
His unconquerable yearning

An actor of rare disguise
Covering half-truths with unfinished lies
His plans twist and turn
Taking years for fruition
After which he disappears
A forgotten apparition

While lesser men succumb
To the beckoning temptation
He stands regardless
Steadfast by his station

Vigil of the darkness
Watcher of the night
Countless men have tried
To evade his inhuman sight

He is the sum of his fears
For he chooses what he wants to be
He has uncertainties, he has doubts
But is afraid intentionally

He tends the shades of the mighty
And the shadows

Levender EyesI slink on the boat
To the river Styx,
Charon cackles, bobbing his head,
Coal waters pull us away.

“Short lived,” my guide rasps.
Yellow-Jackets buzz
Pincers implant themselves in my iris,
My eyes pop like turquoise cherries.

Eyeless ruts breathe out dust,
My lips part, I vomit moths.

Look lavender eyes.

My chest cracks open
Rickety doors on rusted hinges.

StoriesCurious by nature
I seek adventure
Even from my motionless dreams
I feel the thrill around me
As an artist and a creator
As a reader, a watcher, and a listener
I feel every piece come right through me
I feel every word try to tell me something
That they don't really mean
I feel hungover
Mainly by the mystery
I feel every tale
Every song
Every picture
And every other word in every story
I try to look closer
I try to grasp what's out of my reach
In the end
All I see are other people's stories
All I feel are other's emotions
By the time the rest of the audience has gotten over it
I sit here still feeling
I sit here wonderin

Changing LanesChanging Lanes.

Change is continuous.

Adjusting may be strenuous.

Some directions will be tenuous.

Not everyone can afford to be generous.

Life may have forced them to become selfish and venomous.

All we have are memories and pictures to remind of what once was.

They're there to remind us of all the phases, the pain and the love th

CeruleanEven the waves had been tamed,
and nature lost its classical romance,
when the waters asked permission
to darken and hold the sands.

Time Is The Cure

Time Is The Cure

Right hand of destruction
Left hand of creation

It's a never ending cycle
A fatal revival caught in a downward spiral

I tear down reality’s mask
As I build up a truth to give hope a chance

The veiled darkness decays
The guiding light fades

I let go of an old pain
As new tears wash it away
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The sun always rises
The moon always sets

The rain subsides
The storm is put to rest

Clouds confide / Memories detest
Skies collide / Cries confessed

Light shines / Dark regrets
Pain hides / Peace professed

A new day awaits
An old night forgotten

Tomorrow I shall awake
To cradle what remains unbroken
-
I can't erase my mista

What would you give?
   reign on earth
peace    what
see      would
to           you
give       give
you       to
would    bring
what pity

Unconscious Epiphany.Unconscious Epiphany.

I thrive and depend on your compliments

And it is only then as a direct consequence,

Am I truly able to write with confidence.

Even though your words are only temporary.

I deem your contribution as utterly necessary,

In order to refresh my wavering, selective memory.

My own validation depends on your approval.

Whether it is congratulatory or discouragingly brutal.

Your input is the one thing that is most crucial.

Can I call myself a writer if I don't believe in myself?

When I constantly seek approval from everyone else?

How can I then expect to make any sort of wealth?

Of a craft and skill I still think any

Pathway to HellFreshly torn skin,
Hangs from the limbs of
Bare trees.
Still dripping black blood
Of the innocent.

Billions of heads
Lined down my pathway.
I look to see if they are watching,
But in replace of the eyes
Are just empty sockets.

At the end of my path
Lies a throne
Made of countless human bones.
I sit and wait patiently,
In my royal chair.

The bones come alive,
As a set of hands
Rips open my chest,
And steals my heart.
It dissects me, just like the others.

This is it.
I’ve made it to hell.

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Haiku III

by ~tommyboywood, Mar 9, 2013, 10:30:35 AM
Literature / Poetry / General Poetry / Haiku & Eastern

the sad little girl

a real hope for her future

pray for the children

Haiku IIIby ~tommyboywood

Literature / Poetry / General Poetry / Haiku & Eastern

©2013 ~tommyboywood

hope shines

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*Delice1941 Mar 11, 2013

Found out just recently that there are distinctions to be made, in this type of writing. Haiku deals with nature Senryu deals with emotions both are written 5 7 5. Am just starting to classify mine, although I sometimes forget

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~tommyboywood Mar 11, 2013 Professional Writer

thanks also check out lebruyere page on more poetic structure stuff!

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*Delice1941 Mar 11, 2013

Will do

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*Everlasting90 Mar 9, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Sounds like Cinderella: young girl loses her loved ones but stays strong and finds love.

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Mood: Joy

~tommyboywood Mar 9, 2013 Professional Writer

or finds someone to love her

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*Everlasting90 Mar 9, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

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