What know thee now of Death, dear child?
For makes he, subjects, of us all;
Bloodthirst, a grin and scythe swung wild;
Low and mighty both, to him, fall.
But is that so? I tell thee not.
For how could eyes, seen all one's life;
All love, all pain, all fire and rot,
Bleed malice t'ward, wish spirit strife?
Life is but tales, Death the reader,
Heart thine with 'ways, wine, ale, tear, bloods;
Joy, grief, love, pain, led or leader;
Soars when you soar, weeps when come floods.
Why end he, then, these stories bright?
Why strike he, then, with icy touch?
'Tis but to lessen others' plight;
He keeps more two for one end such.
There is balance, unseen by all,
Known sole' to Death and his to keep.
For one to rise, one must too fall,
And so some too must come to sleep.
He meets his loves for first time such,
But not with ice, ungloved, to fell.
With frozen lips, a gentle touch;
A greeting and final farewell.
- Gool Goldenheart
Nice poem !
Thankyou very much! :)
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STOPDammit, every time I try to let my voting power go up to 100, just before it makes it, someone just has to post something cool and interesting. Coming from a sometimes-poet, your poem was really good, the imagery and pace it set, with its methodical, steady beat was very good.
I'm a sucker for poems that paint a picture and tell a story, and an even bigger sucker for poems that feature extremely dark themes.
Thanks for sharing, you gained a follower :)
Thankyou thankyou! This means a lot to me. Given the positive reaction to this poem, perhaps Gool Goldenheart needs to post some more works. :)
Powerful and so elegantly worded. Thank you.
No, thankyou! I appreciate the support. :)
I'm trying to power up but I just had to upvote this poem. You did a great job on this (I doubt you need me to tell you that.) I love all the internal rhyme, the imagery, the concepts and the rhythm. Thanks for sharing.
Thankyou very much!
It's something I kinda ghostwrote for a character within the fantasy novel I'm writing (Which I'm also posting chapter by chapter). :)
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