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Rest, Beautiful Guardian

rest, black, velvet wings. . . your flight was long and turbulent your heart is raging in blue fires of hell quench your spirit, oh lost one and whiff the fragrance that I now offer broken heaviness threatens to tear you release it all and weep, sweet angel you have watched for oh so long, dear one it is time that you won the world itself rages war over another your cry is muffled in the sorrows and screams of other atrocities and sinful endeavors the pain screams to devour your purity your vigilance has become as a dry sponge absorbing all moist negativity all tears of forlorn gravity and angst don't fall fearing you lack humility you are the very strongest of all willing to face the trials they suffer rest along the begloomed clouds let your delicate chin sink into the cushions I will keep watch as you rest, beautiful guardian my eyes are blackened with the darkness of humanity but they know all is not lost we are among a dying earth an earth with so much potential still can be saved do not fear you will see the end before a beginning is established! do not fear darkness after the light! prevailing still is the desire to stay alive the power of will will be enough for sustainability the power of self-sacrifice and self-awareness will save the creation seek the future at hand, beautiful guardian rest in thought and body, knowing all will be okay everything will be okay and now, beautiful guardian, it is time to rest

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 4/29/2013 6:01:00 PM
Laura--this is beautiful. A lovely way to describe and offset what's bad with some hope and kindness. This is elegant.
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Date: 4/29/2013 12:03:00 PM
Entrancing and exalted poem! So well done! Nice to be back reading some of your tremendous works of art after my long hiatus! Anyway, I really enjoyed this piece, it was yo yo ma-velous! - Kyle
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Date: 4/29/2013 6:55:00 AM
I agree with, Anne...this sucked me right in!
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Date: 4/28/2013 2:41:00 PM
Very pretty poem. Love the imagery and intensity of this. So gripping and beautiful. Love it.
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Date: 4/27/2013 11:47:00 PM
What an elaborate piece Laura. I am spellbound by how you can so effortlessly entrance me into putting myself into these stories you create. "Do not fear you will see the end before a beginning is established" << this line felt perfect for an epic novel. There was such a powerful feeling in me to stay alive and keep fighting, when I reached towards the end of your poem. We are too fortunate to have life to spend our time wasting it...
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Date: 4/27/2013 8:50:00 PM
Laura....what a beautiful gift you have....the gift to express such profound thoughts in the beautiful medium of words. I loved this poem...It is going to my favs! Good for you! :)
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