Elysian Fields

Elysian Fields

09/05/2018


Shadowy images, ethereal vestiges, glimpses of souls.

Ghostly pretences, undermine my defences,

Static, stranded, silently awake, wonder alone

Soft light of candle moves carelessly in my eye,

Manifesting deleterious demons in my mind.

Am I here, corporeal, visceral, essentially whole,

Fracturing my intellect, splintering my soul,

Spectre, shadow, soulless something invades below.

Stupid, stupid me !! Why read Edgar Allan Poe.

Imagination, minds machinations, undo my sanity.

The essence of soft shadows is innocence personified,

Fantastic phantoms ferret at the edge of my sagacity,

Real or imagined the consequences are capital.

My astral entity is imperilled,

Soft shadows lay thrilled,

Stalking, waiting, blood spilled,

Return from Elysian Fields.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Canerdy Avatar
May 12, 2018 at 9:09 PM
Poe-like darkness, you have indeed achieved in this WINNING poem, Jeff! Janice
Kantor Avatar
May 19, 2018 at 5:43 AM
Thank you so much
Gauthier Avatar
May 11, 2018 at 10:54 PM
Congrats on your fine win, Jeff. Well done.
Kantor Avatar
May 12, 2018 at 4:27 AM
Tx mate
La France Avatar
May 9, 2018 at 8:55 AM
Jeff, wonderfully penned and rhymed, well done . . .
Kantor Avatar
May 9, 2018 at 9:06 PM
Thank you, I very much enjoyed writing it
Capitano Avatar
May 9, 2018 at 4:21 AM
Very cool Jeff, intense. Love the line "essence of soft shadows is innocence personified" ~ awesome! Keep up the good work.
Kantor Avatar
May 9, 2018 at 9:07 PM
Cheers mate, appreciate it
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