Transcendence

A tent of brightly coloured wool 
Along an effervescent pool
Filled with deliciously cool streams
This would last a week and I would surely weep
For in my sorrows, I made haste 

Beneath a bleak sky adorned with clouds of thought 
Menacing a downpour of grief
I left the bosom of my camp 
And could not recall my steps
The fierce winds of the desert deleted my trail
As the winds of time would delete my memory from all that ever beheld me

The clouds of thought once again embraced my mind and etched on the bleak skies a certain name
A name sweeter than sweetness itself
With a velvety texture surpassing that of silk
A name that transcended the barren plains dancing around on the tongues of angels
And stretched to the bitter and sweet seas

It is a name unlike which any man has ever beheld
For though many share it
None could wear it with her grace, borne of the musk of paradise itself 
A name that evokes images of beautiful pearls
One that sends shivers down my spine
When I envision her delicate visage
A name that spreads warmth from the core of my soul
Which slowly percolates through my being to the tip of my nose

This name can only be the perfectly sculpted form of -????? whose true beauty transcends that of meaningless words
A mellifluous name when uttered in any tone
It shimmers and shines and radiates brilliantly
Even upon the twisted tongue of the vilest crone

I remember the day when the winds of authority blew on our firm grasp 
And whisked her away on the cursed back of an evil black horse
And it is with this heaviness that I thus sink
Into a pitiless lake of anguish

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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Date: 11/4/2021 7:41:00 PM
Beautifully written, rich imagery! :)
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Date: 10/20/2017 6:31:00 PM
Jessica!! This is an incredible poem!! Thanks for sharing!!!!
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Date: 9/16/2017 5:18:00 AM
This is gorgeous. The title drew me in and each word provided incredibly rich imagery that is still with me now. You pen a range of emotions with flowing language that mesmerizes. A beautiful poem, a great pleasure to read. a fave.. welcome to the soup, I hope you have fun:) lynn
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Date: 10/1/2017 5:22:00 AM
Thank you, Lynn. I'm really enjoying myself on this site :)
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