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Friday Fantasy ~ Dominant Power – #poetry – #NaPoWriMo

12 Friday Apr 2019

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There is something about her, a blazing fire in her eyes

O’er the distant mountains, her wicked sparks do fly

Standing atop the castle, sweet Raven on her arm

She glances back to find a man, she’s alluring with her charm

Coaxing him ever closer, she patiently waits to see

If, indeed, he is the one, she hopes he will be

The skies are burning brighter, her body stokes the flame

A vixen, flaxen hair of gold, is calling out his name

He dare not try to turn around, she has him in her hold

Nearing the edge, in the end, her flame returns to cold

Though fire burns and Raven caws, she feels no contrition

For they who have met their untimely death…

The Dominant, has conquered her submission

 

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A Fiery Beast – #poetry – #JanuaryWriting

20 Sunday Jan 2019

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A braver attempt had never before been seen

There was a fire in the sky, hungry and mean

He stood high, on the ridge, watching below

Awaiting the hour, in which he knew, he must go

To the aid of the villagers, there would be no dispute

For this fiery menace, would soon know him, a brute

He was suited for battle, against a foe he knew not

With only a shield and spear, this Spartan, fraught

Did gather himself, and set off, across the land

With the power of the gods, at his command

He fought through the day, and just before night

He returned to the villagers, a welcomed sight

Once again, on the mountain top, he guards his keep

While the beast in the sky, is at last, fast asleep

 

January Writing Prompt – A braver attempt had never before been seen – Day 20/31

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Frozen in Time ~ #Haibun/Haiku #poetry

05 Saturday Jan 2019

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Diana, of Myths of the Mirror has a new feature on her blog called, “New Year, New Feature: a Speculative Fiction Writing Prompt.”  Please visit the link to find out more about the challenge, then get to it!


I have set myself down on my mountain to bask in the cold, pure white snow. The full moon is my companion, and I glisten in its light. The daytime sun has been harsh, and I am battered by its heat, thankful for the winter air, to regenerate my soul.  Still, I remain, a part of this vastness, alone, that is, until this particular day. I don’t often get visitors, but today is an exception. A trail of fine men have come to scale my sides and perhaps, even a bit of spelunking. I suppose I could show them I am here, but that would serve no purpose. Instead, I will wait until the moment is right.

 

Frozen in time, I
Sit upon the mountain top
Patiently waiting

Naïve men journey
Unaware of the danger
Oblivious eyes

As night grows colder
My cave offers them shelter
But not a way out

 

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Friday Fantasy ~ Unite – #poetry

29 Friday Dec 2017

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A child of the moon, his calling

Teddy bear, close at hand

Makes his way up the mountain, crawling

This night, so carefully planned

Not by he, too little to comprehend

But by the light in the sky above

That slowly guides him, to ascend

To be closer, to the one he loves

Every night, it’s the same, this story

How the child and the moon unite

Both bask in their triumph, their glory

Fascinated by each, with delight

 

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The Mountain Cries ~ #NaPoWriMo #poetry

23 Sunday Apr 2017

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the mountain cries,

tears of tomorrow

filling the emptiness

with briny waters

sating a thirsty Earth

where man dare only look

upon her sacred ground

unwelcome in her paradise

 

 

 

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