incantation Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Winds paint themselves Into the eyes of the Mermaid's self portrait. The sea dances with Dreams to the sinuous Music of Blackness on Sea. Haunting essence Of the Lobster pot, mermaid Whispers its stories to The waters, its mystery Is caught in the disparate Places of a small town. Clouds are like Coins that never reach The wishing well, Boatmasters and mariners Kept stories they could Never tell. Sky is Like a Gypsy in reverie Who has been persuaded To stay. Push and pull Of the tide, inside lobster Pot landlord pulls pint, part Of an unofficial covenant, Customers are granted Sanctuary. Time between tides, opening hours, Empty glasses blurred Through time. Where Do ghosts reside?, land Or ocean. Spirits are Poured into heaven by The landlord Blackness On sea, they whisper their stories into a glass full of eternity. Water is Blackness On seas biographer in Sound, the stories Of the undrowned are Delivered. Images Not found on postcards, Eyes of the wind cannot Find their reflection. Noise from tides is Like the ticking of Pocket watch left on Hand mirror. Wind blows against windows As an ageing local Sees face in two different Pieces of glass. Before Beginning its journey A bottle offers an old Man his final reflection As the eyes of the Wind read the message inside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incantation Posted August 23, 2022 Author Share Posted August 23, 2022 i had to create new account.. Barry... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 9 hours ago, incantation said: i had to create new account.. Barry... Barry, you don't say why you had to create a new account. Was there a problem with the other one? If there's an issue I can help. So, let me know how you would like to go forward. Do you want me to merge this new "incantation" account with your "eclipse" account? If you want me to merge the two, let me know which one you would like continue using, "incantation" or "eclipse" ... Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W. Parsley Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 You had me going for a minute there, Barry. As I read through the piece, I kept thinking, "Okay, is this a disciple or Barry himself?? Perhaps he is founding a Neo-French-Symbolist School." The imprint was unmistakable. My only qualm is that the piece seems a bit too repetitive/cyclic. Loved the imagery: Coins that never reach / The wishing well Spirits are / Poured into heaven by / The landlord Blackness stories / Of the undrowned are / Delivered Enchanting Indeed! - Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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