As I Flew On Waxen Wings

Sudden was the descent of poetry on me I tottered under its weight My body heated up like the sun A frying egg yolk on the pan My blood started burning…. burning A strange madness crept across my senses Intoxicated as by an excess dose of ale Or drunk with the vintage wine Or by some mystical disengagement I started levitating Wings sprouted up suddenly on my sides Scenes flash past before my mind’s eye! I reeled round and round Flew up and up Meteors flashed past Stars blinked Large celestial bodies stood still Strange sounds fleeted past my ears My heart palpitated, Like the rumblings of thunder My eyes glowed like fire balls A shout I heard afar Over the heavens’ mysterious rim Muffled though, I could decipher it; “Welcome to the clan of blessed bards”! Around me, I saw multitudes of poets Young and old, their faces blazing Like a thousand lanterns lit In that blinding brilliance My filmy wings burnt outright! Like Icarus, from the heights I flopped down to the chasm below In the scattered heap of flesh and bones A faint stir ….. The feeble flutter of a poetic heart Before it was finally stilled, I woke up from the drowsiness of a dream! Poetry Contest 'Your Life Flashes Before Your Eyes' Sponsor- Matt Caliri