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IMPETUS
It is when spirit has released its
circle into a sea of impetus.
The will of force to start and end
a journey past to begin again.
Traditional spells aside,
with much to abort and to abide,
to assuage widow moon's bridge keeper
with bribes of all that you promise her.
Lest you wade the murky depths in the
guise of albino salamander,
avoid consumption while traversing
the maze of surface fires
that block the way, and flotillas
of man-o-war jellyfish,
their tentacles rife with voltage
to your slithering canopy.
And from the mantle of your blindness,
you sense amid the current
a jagged danger on the far side
where brittle struts from bone of baleen
threaten to sabotage integrity
of your shape-shifting escape,
little-known the consequences.
No book of shadows to guide us,
nor the written divination of runes,
or reed scriptures from the afterworld.
The encryption simply reads that
there is nothing more once it is begun.
Entered in the DUP competition "Rapture".
Published 22nd Jan 2017
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22nd Jan 2017 1:58pm
loving this -
I am enamored of octopuses, squid, and sea stars... and their seems to be many images here that speak to those master escape artists...
and the use of a series of couplets makes for a great structure...
geoff
I am enamored of octopuses, squid, and sea stars... and their seems to be many images here that speak to those master escape artists...
and the use of a series of couplets makes for a great structure...
geoff
22nd Jan 2017 2:29pm
Thank you so much, dear tomcat, how grateful I am that my piece offers the chance to become enamored of some of the creatures that populate my work... and for the honor of being placed once more into your Reading List! btw, I love writing in couplets because of the intensity they create - ideal, I felt, for this particular write...
-Jadey (listening to the rhythm of tapping on the computer's keyboard as rain breathes, harsh yet inviting, upon the roof...)
-Jadey (listening to the rhythm of tapping on the computer's keyboard as rain breathes, harsh yet inviting, upon the roof...)
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- Edited 27th Dec 2019 12:45pm
22nd Jan 2017 2:05pm
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Oh Celestial sis, how glad I am to learn of your embrace of my ode - I am beyond joy - so perfectly is the reception you feel. To simply thank you seems too humble a way to express my gratitude.
23rd Jan 2017 9:42am
Really amazing work, Jade. I have to say that sometimes I'm at a loss for words after reading you, the 'wow' factor leaves me quite speachless...
23rd Jan 2017 5:03pm
Thank you, dear Kasai. I'm moved to speechlessness myself in the wake of such words from a poetess I very much respect.
