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Earth Angel, Fallen Angel

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Earth Angel, Fallen Angel Earth angel, fallen angel who will guard your heart now cast out of heaven to the cold and dark? Earth angel, fallen angel above you, angry skies foretell a cosmic shift as you lower demur eyes. Earth angel, fallen angel who led your path astray, charred your white wings raven made you dearly pay? Earth angel, fallen angel we see that you are fair. Could it be you wanted more but Father wouldn't share? Earth angel, fallen angel we fear your sullen pose. Your mask is an alluring guise, a woman and a rose. Earth angel, fallen angel something is not right. We see you bring a lightning, cruel as the night. Isaiah 14:12 Ezekiel 28:12-19 8/5/17

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Robert Lindley

Date: 9/25/2017 7:28:00 AM

Love the depth and flow of this jewel my friend. Closing verse is perfect, IMHO. "Earth angel, fallen angel we fear your sullen pose. Your mask is an alluring guise, a woman and a rose." The stanza above is pointing to a sad truth--beauty can be a luring disguise and cruel.

John Michaels

Date: 8/27/2017 6:25:00 AM

Nice imagery, with a lovely flow. Especially liked the "charred your white wings raven" line! Congrats on your First Place win! Regards, John.

Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 8/25/2017 3:10:00 PM

Wonderfully exquisite phrasing and such a great story, Janis - congrats on your win! :-)

Janis Thompson
Date: 8/26/2017 5:36:00 PM

Thanks, Greg.

Charlie Smith

Date: 8/25/2017 11:19:00 AM

Reads like a lyric, great work Janis, congratulations...

Janis Thompson
Date: 8/26/2017 5:36:00 PM

Thanks, Charlie.

Winged Warrior

Date: 8/25/2017 6:53:00 AM

Back to Congrats!!!...I was right...I did smell a 1'st place winner lol...yahooo!!!

Janis Thompson
Date: 8/26/2017 5:38:00 PM

Sniff around the place some more. Glad you have a good nose. Thanks.

Lu Loo

Date: 8/25/2017 6:35:00 AM

lovely Janice, I love the repeating lines so much. I brings character and a relaxing tone to the poem. thank you and congrats :)

Janis Thompson
Date: 8/26/2017 5:39:00 PM

The picture provoked a lot of thought. Thanks for the high placement. Great contest.

Debbie Duncan

Date: 8/14/2017 10:11:00 PM

Nicely written, my first poem was Called Fall From Grace :)

Janis Thompson
Date: 8/16/2017 8:10:00 PM

Good luck in the contest. Thanks Debbie.

Susan Ashley

Date: 8/13/2017 10:26:00 PM

Hi Janis, I agree with Heidi in liking the repetition of your first line for each stanza and I like the crisp tempo of your lines. Beautiful imagery tells a dramatic story. Good luck! :)

Janis Thompson
Date: 8/16/2017 8:11:00 PM

Thanks, Susan. Blessings, Janis.

Nette Onclaud

Date: 8/8/2017 11:47:00 AM

janis, astonishingly feisty yet written with subtle impressions... the biblical reference added more dimension to this piece...huggs

Janis Thompson
Date: 8/16/2017 8:12:00 PM

Good to hear from you nette. Your comments are always appreciated.

Darren White

Date: 8/8/2017 4:23:00 AM

Very beautiful Janis. That picture is perfect with your poem. Good luck in the contest.

Janis Thompson
Date: 8/8/2017 10:48:00 AM

Thanks, Darren.

Joanna Daniel

Date: 8/7/2017 9:17:00 AM

Wow! I like how you connected the Biblical fallen angel to this one:)

Janis Thompson
Date: 8/8/2017 10:51:00 AM

When you speak of a fallen angel there is nothing else that comes to mind but the devil. The idea, that it has fallen means imperfection, mistake, or some other violation of heaven, which in this picture is very angry.