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There She Lay by bluespice(f): 12:56am On Sep 04, 2008 |
The Sun glinting at angles through the leaves, birds chirping ever so softly in the trees, the brook flowing gently and seemingly noiselessly over the stones worn smooth with age, the air thick and heady with the smell of flowers in full bloom in the distance, oblivious to the wonder and beauty around her, there she lay, on the forest floor soft and springy as a persian carpet with leaves long fallen golden sun kissed hair that lay sprawled about her head, eyes closed as though in sleep, and lips slightly parted as awaiting a lover's kiss, limbs at angles that that forboded her story, but for the dark patch on the ground by her neck, that told stories of the gentle seeping of life away from her into the carpet that was to become her funeral pyre, she could have been asleep. |
Re: There She Lay by Nobody: 4:11pm On Sep 05, 2008 |
Now this is what I like. So who took her life from her? I need to avenge!!! |
Re: There She Lay by bluespice(f): 7:49pm On Sep 05, 2008 |
feel free ma'am plot her death ill be most grateful to see how twised u can go note however no "secular" weapons she had just one point of exit of life, good luck |
Re: There She Lay by Nobody: 7:50pm On Sep 05, 2008 |
Poetry or prose? I like it sha. |
Re: There She Lay by bluespice(f): 9:01pm On Sep 05, 2008 |
i rarely have a specific word for my writings, thoughts however, seems to be the most adept description either way, thanks |
Re: There She Lay by nanaboi(m): 6:26pm On Sep 09, 2008 |
This inkling clicks. I halt. Like a catalyst, my 'mindful' of racing thoughts works my legs into a race 180 degrees from my halt. As I race, I try to figure out what I'm missing; I know where I'm going - I mean, I barely left there - but I can't say exactly what I'm going there to do. Through steep hills, trees and thickets I race back to the altar where a sacrifice was supposedly completed. I hope I get there before you do, you free citizens of the celestial. From a distance, I can see the serene "pyre" and a peaceful frame upon it, waiting to get inducted into the very roots of nature's open arms. Like an overdue ejaculation, it comes to me - what I ought to do to punctuate a perfect 'peace offering' - I ought to (and I start doing them right away): kneel feel lick ere the first bird of prey rips a piece off a peaceful heap of sleep. How in the world did I forget to get a taste? What was I thinking? The taste of her blood and the few, adventurous beads of sweat that made it into my gob made all the sense her life failed to make five years before she ceased to be my sister; five years before her nap - yes, nap for a few months she won't be asleep anymore; fast birds will have have fed fat. Still kneeling, I adore the magnanimity with which she said yes to a picnic and gave a gift as generous as herself to nature. |
Re: There She Lay by bluespice(f): 9:15am On Sep 10, 2008 |
stillwater: nanaboi:her brother did a welcome sigh of relief from stillwater am guessing |
Re: There She Lay by olu77(m): 10:34pm On Sep 16, 2008 |
I love it, you are a fine, talented poet |
Re: There She Lay by nanaboi(m): 10:58am On Sep 17, 2008 |
Sorry I didn't seek permission b4 rushing in. It's us that I felt your work like I feel my skin and, |
Re: There She Lay by oreshade(m): 12:54pm On Sep 17, 2008 |
The truth of life,yeah, nice smooth and on point. I just think you should work on your lengthy lines, a break into two rhyming lines per stanza will do |
Re: There She Lay by bluespice(f): 10:36pm On Sep 17, 2008 |
pls dont be nanaboi, i feel honored oreshade thanks for the compliments but the moment i start restricting myself to rhymes, illd stop writing the joy i derive from writing is because i am free to do as my pen wishes |
Re: There She Lay by nanaboi(m): 3:52pm On Sep 19, 2008 |
Thanx bluespice |
Re: There She Lay by Nobody: 4:29am On Sep 21, 2008 |
. . . not a "rhymer"/poet Angelic she, Devilish me, Who would have thought the same womb brought us forth. "We could have been good together, this incestous love binding us forever. But you left me no choice, my benevolent Joyce, than to leave of you a pallor of bluish hue." |
Re: There She Lay by bluespice(f): 8:42am On Oct 07, 2008 |
emm still water are u sad cos am not a "rhymer poet"? i just dont know how to its very stifling dont u think? |
Re: There She Lay by Nobody: 5:19pm On Oct 07, 2008 |
I'm sad because I'm not a rhymer/poet. It's difficult |
Re: There She Lay by rotimy(m): 12:13pm On Oct 10, 2008 |
bluespice:A very lovely creative poem. I am the Prince Charming she is waiting for! A kiss of life will wake her up and she will sleep and wait no more |
Re: There She Lay by bluespice(f): 11:26pm On Oct 13, 2008 |
ahhhh i understand u stillwater errr rotimy, she is dead |
Re: There She Lay by Cayon(f): 11:29pm On Oct 13, 2008 |
nice!! i like |
Re: There She Lay by bluespice(f): 11:38pm On Oct 13, 2008 |
thanks |
Re: There She Lay by nex(m): 7:48pm On Aug 15, 2009 |
William Shakespear ain't got a thing on this. I'm awed! |
Re: There She Lay by bluespice(f): 12:23am On Aug 18, 2009 |
lol comparing this with a shakespearean work is pushing the limit a whole lot but thanks all the same |
Re: There She Lay by hansibone(m): 5:04pm On Aug 18, 2009 |
@bluespice, Nice |
Re: There She Lay by emekagh(m): 8:16pm On Aug 18, 2009 |
I love this poem, bluespice. you are very good. and very imaginative. I wish I could plot her death like u challenged. hmmn, but u said 'No secular weapon' |
Re: There She Lay by emekagh(m): 10:42pm On Aug 18, 2009 |
I like this kind of challenges. How do u see this continuation @ bluespice? No 'secular weapon' you said The young freshly broken tree branch perhaps unable to Sustain her tender weight As she sat, Admiring nature, Waiting, longingly for him Beside the silent brooks Belies any hope of sleeping death Her head resting peacefully On smooth white washed stone, Dark rotting blood, trail a path Down her head, down the rock, To the patch Sounded louder than any thud Of her fatal fall! The knowing black ugly vultures circling high above the greenery With each cycle climbed lower and lower Closer, and closer, To a beautiful meal! She could have been asleep |
Re: There She Lay by bluespice(f): 10:52pm On Aug 18, 2009 |
good but she died by bleeding out of her neck. . . fall would shatter her skull hence leaving a gory sight not the perfect beauty in death we want. . . try again pls im loving ur thought flow |
Re: There She Lay by emekagh(m): 12:07am On Aug 19, 2009 |
lol. Gotcha! That will require a very little tweak. How about this FATAL FALL The freshly broken branch Of a young tree Perhaps unable to Sustain her tender weight As she sat, Admiring nature, Waiting, longingly for him Beside the silent beautiful brooks Belies any hope of sleeping death Her head rests peacefully On a young tender flower, Dark rotting blood, trailing a path Down her neck Where a spike, had ruptured An artery To the patch Sounded louder than any thud Of her graceful, short, Yet fatal fall! The knowing black ugly vultures cycle High above the lush greenery With each cycle climbed lower and lower Closer, and closer, To a beautiful meal! She could have been asleep |
Re: There She Lay by Atreus(f): 1:57pm On Sep 03, 2009 |
Err. . How's this? There he stood, Far,yet as near as he possibly could. He hid betwixt the vines and the trees, Her blood on his breeches. There she had betrayed him, There he had seen fit to deem, That she be punished, And he fate had furnished, A golden opportunity, To silence her for eternity. How his heart beat with anger, How her betrayal had cut him like a dagger, There she had kissed another's lips, There she had touched another's cheeks, Uttered words of love, Sullied herself with another's touch. He had protected her, And yet she'd whored for another, How he had loved her. So for the first time he'd shown himself. She looked at him in fear, But by then he was too far gone to care. She was beautiful . . . So beautiful. Her pale cherry lips parted slightly, She gasped softly. Straining against her bodice,her chest rose and fell. His heart swelled. So f |
Re: There She Lay by nex(m): 7:21pm On Sep 03, 2009 |
This' the most beautiful thing I've read in years. Leave shakespear , e no get level on this flow. |
Re: There She Lay by bluespice(f): 8:58pm On Sep 03, 2009 |
wowzah! now that i absolutely like |
Re: There She Lay by emekagh(m): 9:20pm On Sep 03, 2009 |
Nice piece, Atreus. But @Atreus, and bluespice, I see no murder 'weapon'. Secular or not? Whence from the blood? |
Re: There She Lay by Atreus(f): 10:25pm On Sep 03, 2009 |
I was working on it. Back to the poem 'He pulled her close, Let down her hair. It tumbled down swiftly, Cascading curls of auburn beauty. She was pure,clean, Or at least she used to be. She was his, He loved her,and yet he hated her still. She was tainted, Breathing in her essence,he hesitated. But not for long, And as fluidly as a song, He'd thrust the crude flint knife, And in that moment,he took her life. He lay her on his thighs, his ire satisfied, And lay her on a bed of flowers, And kissed her lips much like a lover. She he'd saved, And he left her on her leafy grave. He She was his. |
Re: There She Lay by Atreus(f): 10:28pm On Sep 03, 2009 |
Forget about the last two lines. I ended it at 'leafy grave'. |
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