Get Your Premium Membership

....The Scroll....

Turning the parchments pages Of this tearstained scroll Bombast tales, never, have I ever spoke The writings of palladians life, unfolds Beyond the reasons and beyond the rhymes And beyond this once somnolent night In front of the crowds, I have stood Bowing toward these everbearing eversions These sombered encores, for the disemboweled Deafened ears and emptied eyes The hues, of crimsons splashings Gasping for breath, these souls of the plight Blinding foreclosures, of what might have been Sprinkled and shattered, shards of images Dreams, that once were, now, splattered in red Palladians parchment, of a ghost with no home "Forever lost"....this light, this plight, this night The night, of the living dead! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ......The Scroll.......

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008




Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 10/17/2008 2:25:00 PM
A very poignant and cutting piece. Well, it seems, you have deleted all your comments to me again, although I do not know why or what I could have done for you to do that, it's okay, but I sincerely hope I haven't offended you in any way? I am really just a sometimes uncertain, but very sensitive spirit, trying to love through her words, and to reach. Anyway, whatever your motives, negative or not, I am not truly offended and wish you the best.....Sara
Login to Reply
Date: 10/15/2008 12:53:00 PM
anyway, strange right, i just wanted to share that with you. ok wow im blowing up your comment spaces! i love u john, i hope to hear from u soon, take care, and god bless, love always your sister in christ, cortney
Login to Reply
Date: 10/15/2008 12:49:00 PM
and all the people were like ghosts, and there was a graveyard and they all got sucked back into their graves, and then i woke up, and it was like 2:00 am. i sat up a bit and went back to sleep the dream didn't scare me, but just had me perplexed, certain things you said in your poem took me back to the dream, and i didn't remember it all day up until now
Login to Reply
Date: 10/15/2008 12:44:00 PM
and kept trying to get me to try the mask on. i didn't trust the man at all, and i remember feeling that, and then all of a sudden i saw a bunch of people i didn't know at all, and someone put their hand on me(i can't remember if they touched my arm or my back) but when they did they prayed over me cont....
Login to Reply
Date: 10/15/2008 12:39:00 PM
here it is...there was a man on a motorcycle, and he kept on trying to get me to ride on it with him, he had some type of facial mask and told me i had to wear it when we rode the bike, and he let me try it on and the minute i put the mask on it suffocated me so i quickly took it off, and told him no im not riding on the bike with u, he kept trying to reassure me it would be ok
Login to Reply
Date: 10/15/2008 12:34:00 PM
i can't recall all of it, just bits and pieces, but for some reason when i read this poem it took me back to my dream, maybe coincidental who knows, but it weirded me out a bit, anyway i want to share what i do remember about it with you, and forgive me if it sounds strange, but u know some dreams are a little odd. cont...
Login to Reply
Date: 10/15/2008 12:28:00 PM
john, wow this is odd, i had a dream last night, well im not sure if u would call it a dream or a nightmare, it was just kind of odd, it bothered me a little, but then it didn't. i'm not sure how to take it, because not all dreams come from the lord, u know, sometimes its just parts of recollections of the days prior too, or maybe something that was on your mind. cont....
Login to Reply
Date: 10/15/2008 9:20:00 AM
John this is a genuine piece. Forever lost what a tragedy. Excellent write my brother, had to get my dictionary ou for some of these literary words that only a distinguish poet of your stature can write. Bleesings to you and all that you love Michael
Login to Reply

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry