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The Dead Hand
A hand delivered from a foreign shore
Severed, in an antique box
A pen crushed in its stone grey grip
A harbinger of loss
An endless wait to be inspired
The faculties cursed and atrophied
The spark blinking with new and telling lines
Fades to black, a starless night
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She lifts the relic, parts her lips
Kisses the grey fingertips
She says to write, he can't refuse
No cold hand for his sacred Muse.
Severed, in an antique box
A pen crushed in its stone grey grip
A harbinger of loss
An endless wait to be inspired
The faculties cursed and atrophied
The spark blinking with new and telling lines
Fades to black, a starless night
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
She lifts the relic, parts her lips
Kisses the grey fingertips
She says to write, he can't refuse
No cold hand for his sacred Muse.
Published 9th Nov 2017
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9th Nov 2017 7:53pm
Really enjoyed this and it comes at a good time for me, while I'm stuck in neutral.
Like the picture also, very appropriate to the poem.
Like the picture also, very appropriate to the poem.
11th Nov 2017 6:06pm
I've been getting stuck much too often. I guess we're both struggling through, though, Thank you Amorous_tryst!
9th Nov 2017 8:09pm
Love the imagery in this one ... oh the power of the muse ... nice write.
12th Nov 2017 9:50pm
11th Nov 2017 7:42am
12th Nov 2017 9:54pm
Your own powers of creation are far from lacking. And I wish I had your imagination! Thanks Grace...
Ummm....welll....where loss of inspiration has become a primary concern, a 'helping hand' is exactly what is required!
And as this situation seems to play out as one that has, for the poet, become a bit desperate--life/death, so to speak, for creativity's well-being--it is fortunate that this muse welcomes assistance in any form! (lol)
Crow, mo Chara....as always, the dark-side of your talented, creatively twisted imagination has produced yet another enjoyable tale of the macabre! ( for some reason....this made me think of "The Monkey's Paw"....like be careful what you wish for...regarding inspiration and all! Maybe it was the picture?? A perfect pairing, however!!)
And as this situation seems to play out as one that has, for the poet, become a bit desperate--life/death, so to speak, for creativity's well-being--it is fortunate that this muse welcomes assistance in any form! (lol)
Crow, mo Chara....as always, the dark-side of your talented, creatively twisted imagination has produced yet another enjoyable tale of the macabre! ( for some reason....this made me think of "The Monkey's Paw"....like be careful what you wish for...regarding inspiration and all! Maybe it was the picture?? A perfect pairing, however!!)
12th Nov 2017 9:49pm
Thank you Enchantress. I was trying to present the heartache of writer's block with some horror tale touches. I love "The Monkey's Paw"! That scared the hell out of me when I was a kid. The severed (human) hand here is a little more benign I wish you nothing but the best!
12th Nov 2017 10:08pm
13th Nov 2017 7:43am
dearest Sir Crow this gave a wry giggle
at the end on the darkened scribe
yes the Muse will not be refused
i'll hell will fall on the writer who refuses her..
wicked write..
love Crim
at the end on the darkened scribe
yes the Muse will not be refused
i'll hell will fall on the writer who refuses her..
wicked write..
love Crim
