Submissions by silver_orchid
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
just bleeding my ink-drops of aethereal chaos.
SELF POEM
Published
27th Aug 2022 11:38am
27th Aug 2022 11:38am
solivagant ~
ever…solivagant…
i dwell in the depths of my dream realm.
perhaps, in my past paths, too many were
given a key —
to unlock secrets of my heart, mind, my soul.
slowly, my steps are longer…
faster than before…
above is below,
below is above.
away,
away.
can you hear the echoes of my footprints --
imprinted upon the decaying lavender-moss;
getting louder?
can you feel my ravaged heart-beat,
becoming stronger?
the ruby-blood rushing through my pale, ...
i dwell in the depths of my dream realm.
perhaps, in my past paths, too many were
given a key —
to unlock secrets of my heart, mind, my soul.
slowly, my steps are longer…
faster than before…
above is below,
below is above.
away,
away.
can you hear the echoes of my footprints --
imprinted upon the decaying lavender-moss;
getting louder?
can you feel my ravaged heart-beat,
becoming stronger?
the ruby-blood rushing through my pale, ...
#dreams
#FreeVerse
#LifeAsAWriter #MovingOn
#LifeAsAWriter #MovingOn
204 reads
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
26th Aug 2022 10:01pm
26th Aug 2022 10:01pm
the revenant ~
I cannot resist, repeatedly falling into darkness...
for its resonance, is mesmerizing...
keeps call...calling...
I'm sorry, my lovely ones, I must leave,
must leave.
my heart, despite all, still bleeds its love's wishes...
{constant, delusional cacophony.}
my mind again, tries not to listen.
too late...
it's too late for me...
for this transition has already begun...
(believe me, it's not like I ever have any choice.)
screaming muses, now left behind —
their voices now so faintly...
for its resonance, is mesmerizing...
keeps call...calling...
I'm sorry, my lovely ones, I must leave,
must leave.
my heart, despite all, still bleeds its love's wishes...
{constant, delusional cacophony.}
my mind again, tries not to listen.
too late...
it's too late for me...
for this transition has already begun...
(believe me, it's not like I ever have any choice.)
screaming muses, now left behind —
their voices now so faintly...
#hope
#FreeVerse
#gratitude #dark
#gratitude #dark
241 reads
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
26th Aug 2022 6:44pm
26th Aug 2022 6:44pm
angelic ~
⍣
~ i ~
[and] frail is the angel, for she's now distorted
whispers of malicious malignancy sighs heavily upon her
'o, how she's desperate to inhale life's serene breath
to…
exhale love,
sage's hymns of wisdom…
her heart's beauty.
~ ii ~
she lies upon moonlit mist's bed
neither here nor there, we know naught...
how long, we hold hands with fate
locked inside this desolate room whence...
i struggle to open this door for her, 'tis not to be; ...
~ i ~
[and] frail is the angel, for she's now distorted
whispers of malicious malignancy sighs heavily upon her
'o, how she's desperate to inhale life's serene breath
to…
exhale love,
sage's hymns of wisdom…
her heart's beauty.
~ ii ~
she lies upon moonlit mist's bed
neither here nor there, we know naught...
how long, we hold hands with fate
locked inside this desolate room whence...
i struggle to open this door for her, 'tis not to be; ...
#grief
#dark
#death #angels
#death #angels
202 reads
SELF POEM
Published
26th Aug 2022 10:46am
26th Aug 2022 10:46am
old no. vii
.
…uninvited, he arrived, last night,
an old, "friend" --
he reminded me
that his name was jack…
that’s daniels, jack daniels —
(never shaken, never stirred, by the way.)
...couldn't help myself from smirking...
(for he knew i'd never be able to forget...
his name, or that fact.)
[his] amber-d flame liquidity,
seemed to insidiously wink at me;
the forked-snaked tongue, flickering in, out,
taunting…me.
reminisced, that we sure did, for quite a while --
the same old back, forth
heartache -...
…uninvited, he arrived, last night,
an old, "friend" --
he reminded me
that his name was jack…
that’s daniels, jack daniels —
(never shaken, never stirred, by the way.)
...couldn't help myself from smirking...
(for he knew i'd never be able to forget...
his name, or that fact.)
[his] amber-d flame liquidity,
seemed to insidiously wink at me;
the forked-snaked tongue, flickering in, out,
taunting…me.
reminisced, that we sure did, for quite a while --
the same old back, forth
heartache -...
#dark
#confessional
#despair
242 reads
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
25th Aug 2022 4:58am
25th Aug 2022 4:58am
~ masquerade ~
ᚔ☙ᚔ
.i.
[and] it seemed as tho’ i was momentarily
suspended by silvery spiderwebs;
among what appeared to be a baroque parade ov the eleganté,
{the pretty, pretty ones.}
their frail glittery veils, cast some sort ov glamorous-magick…
the eloquence, chipped with off-key blather.
pretty, pretty princesses dressed in ruffled baby-blue ball gowns,
desperate steps staggered, as their plastered slippers ov pewter,
pinched gnarled feet.
[and] the roses... ...
.i.
[and] it seemed as tho’ i was momentarily
suspended by silvery spiderwebs;
among what appeared to be a baroque parade ov the eleganté,
{the pretty, pretty ones.}
their frail glittery veils, cast some sort ov glamorous-magick…
the eloquence, chipped with off-key blather.
pretty, pretty princesses dressed in ruffled baby-blue ball gowns,
desperate steps staggered, as their plastered slippers ov pewter,
pinched gnarled feet.
[and] the roses... ...
#dark
#narrative
#deception
#karma
#gothic
339 reads
SONG LYRICS
Published
1st Feb 2022 9:18am
1st Feb 2022 9:18am
longing ~
chorus *
I'm longing...
This longing...Secretly...
Silently...
Scratches at my heart
I'm longing...
This longing...
Secretly...
Silently...
Scratches at my heart
drown me in the river
Lethe.
I’ll let you go,
let you go, let you go
as i vanish into foggy mists
we both know you
wouldn't be filled with
any regrets, no sadness
a calligraphy of tears
written on my face
oh how you enjoyed
their taste, alone I'm
filled with disgrace
after all these years, ...
I'm longing...
This longing...Secretly...
Silently...
Scratches at my heart
I'm longing...
This longing...
Secretly...
Silently...
Scratches at my heart
drown me in the river
Lethe.
I’ll let you go,
let you go, let you go
as i vanish into foggy mists
we both know you
wouldn't be filled with
any regrets, no sadness
a calligraphy of tears
written on my face
oh how you enjoyed
their taste, alone I'm
filled with disgrace
after all these years, ...
#breakup
#lyrics
#MovingOn
461 reads
DARK POEM
Published
31st Jan 2022 8:48pm
31st Jan 2022 8:48pm
the witches’ tree ~
Shadowy shapes shifting, silhouettes of Midnight Witches
dance with flickering flames, embraced by smoky ashes
they're hard to reveal, for they lie in wait.
Patience: To them time doesn't exist
Patient: Midnight Witches confident, shadows conceal.
Don't dare to stare, too hard through the willow's wisps.
Eyes cannot deny illusions of what you really see...
(It'll be too late.)
Midnight Witches living in this blackened tree;
desiring your soul, wanting to leave fiery white marks;
upon beating hearts: STOP! ...
dance with flickering flames, embraced by smoky ashes
they're hard to reveal, for they lie in wait.
Patience: To them time doesn't exist
Patient: Midnight Witches confident, shadows conceal.
Don't dare to stare, too hard through the willow's wisps.
Eyes cannot deny illusions of what you really see...
(It'll be too late.)
Midnight Witches living in this blackened tree;
desiring your soul, wanting to leave fiery white marks;
upon beating hearts: STOP! ...
#narrative
#horror
365 reads
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
31st Jan 2022 5:29pm
31st Jan 2022 5:29pm
ephemeral ~
serpentine streams, her icy arms grip heavy hearts…
rhythmic beats, now so few in between;
increased pauses …
lapse into her vast universe of numbing calmness;
stuck in frozen smile.
fall now darling, for you’re flying;
as you start…to spin, spinning…
amongst weeping stars;
(soothing salve for scarred psyches.)
webs of lacy constellations hold you so dear,
nothing to fear, nothing to fear…
come…
come rest your head.
listen to her melodious lullaby, as you slip, slipping ...
rhythmic beats, now so few in between;
increased pauses …
lapse into her vast universe of numbing calmness;
stuck in frozen smile.
fall now darling, for you’re flying;
as you start…to spin, spinning…
amongst weeping stars;
(soothing salve for scarred psyches.)
webs of lacy constellations hold you so dear,
nothing to fear, nothing to fear…
come…
come rest your head.
listen to her melodious lullaby, as you slip, slipping ...
#prose
#insomnia
293 reads
SONG LYRICS
Published
31st Jan 2022 1:56am
31st Jan 2022 1:56am
love is a lie ~
I don't remember how it came to be…
i know, you were an unexpected breeze.
your voice was seductively soft ~
your promises seemed to slowly become poetry.
honeyed sugar assaulting my ears.
The moments swiftly grew into hours.
My heart, for years, resisted
being imprisoned in a frozen cage.
I wanted to believe,
That someone would love me.
with words, you cleverly weaved a web
you were the flame.
I…
lonely wanted to
only seek your warmth.
without any warning,
you transformed into
an...
i know, you were an unexpected breeze.
your voice was seductively soft ~
your promises seemed to slowly become poetry.
honeyed sugar assaulting my ears.
The moments swiftly grew into hours.
My heart, for years, resisted
being imprisoned in a frozen cage.
I wanted to believe,
That someone would love me.
with words, you cleverly weaved a web
you were the flame.
I…
lonely wanted to
only seek your warmth.
without any warning,
you transformed into
an...
#dark
#lyrics
472 reads
STORY POEM
Published
30th Jan 2022 10:07pm
30th Jan 2022 10:07pm
the moon flower & the sun ~
..danced, a symphony of nature’s waltz
embraced, their hearts touched,
if only for a second
silencing her world of midnight’s cacophony
she longs for the sun’s warmth’s
to last…
to last.
that moment, passed,
all too soon, for the moon flower
the moon flower, imprisoned
in darkening storms,
just a cold, lonely flower
she waits…for the sun’s love, fleeting,
yet let's her heart dance, under his
shiny radiance.
slipping off her sorrowful mantle
till then not even the pixie's twinkling...
embraced, their hearts touched,
if only for a second
silencing her world of midnight’s cacophony
she longs for the sun’s warmth’s
to last…
to last.
that moment, passed,
all too soon, for the moon flower
the moon flower, imprisoned
in darkening storms,
just a cold, lonely flower
she waits…for the sun’s love, fleeting,
yet let's her heart dance, under his
shiny radiance.
slipping off her sorrowful mantle
till then not even the pixie's twinkling...
#dreams
#narrative
#UnrequitedLove
380 reads
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SELF POEM
Published
30th Jan 2022 5:24pm
30th Jan 2022 5:24pm
VII of cups ~
yes, dear, i feel... no, rather sense your blazing energy,
stirring,
calling.
yes, i’m always here listening…
i await your midnight visits;
when my anguished heart, tears can
finally become still (i’m ever so patient);
i suppose none have a choice now.
and, i keep trying to decipher your mysterious riddles ~
the same ones you relentlessly haunted my dreams with,
whispering…weeks before:
the golden mirror fell from the wall,
and the owl sang, outside my
window in the cold, starless...
stirring,
calling.
yes, i’m always here listening…
i await your midnight visits;
when my anguished heart, tears can
finally become still (i’m ever so patient);
i suppose none have a choice now.
and, i keep trying to decipher your mysterious riddles ~
the same ones you relentlessly haunted my dreams with,
whispering…weeks before:
the golden mirror fell from the wall,
and the owl sang, outside my
window in the cold, starless...
#confessional
#memorial
#grief
326 reads
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
30th Jan 2022 8:44am
30th Jan 2022 8:44am
curtain calls
and so] enters:
the transition of seasons:
a season of the facade,
season for the queen of diamonds, all of her suites,
her escort, always the jester.
loud, transparent laughter, spills from her
hard diamond-shaped lips…
(their absurd narcissism spoils my twilight musings.)
decrepit clock, the dissonance of its “tick-tock,
tick-tock” — the rusty hand strikes its mark
: heavy, velvet ruby curtains falls down :
(apathetic ovation, the throw of glittery thorns.)
reluctant, the garish...
the transition of seasons:
a season of the facade,
season for the queen of diamonds, all of her suites,
her escort, always the jester.
loud, transparent laughter, spills from her
hard diamond-shaped lips…
(their absurd narcissism spoils my twilight musings.)
decrepit clock, the dissonance of its “tick-tock,
tick-tock” — the rusty hand strikes its mark
: heavy, velvet ruby curtains falls down :
(apathetic ovation, the throw of glittery thorns.)
reluctant, the garish...
#spiritual
#gratitude
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