The title is a pradox of sorts.


Amaranthine

Velvet and somnolent,
I collide--
a sea of stars at my feet.

Intricacies,
letters,
prayers
fallen on deaf ears,
scatter at the bottom
of a blue pool.

In vain
the hours have woven
a life into being.
Delicate threads
begin to unravel;
there is no one here
to take them up.

...........

I once decided
on a second-hand, black and white
striped silhouette
hanging behind streaked windows--

sullied, misused life.

I have grown accustomed
to this torrid flame
ready to burn and fade,
turning to smoke and ash.

When I breathe,
notions of reality
settle, then disintegrate readily.

Silence is not the absence
of a word, of sound--
it is the absence of life,
a cessation of elements
with which to exist.

I am consumed
by moments, words,
by an enduring, soul-shattering
solemnity
I have yet to explain.

O mouth,
oval
and poor--
you cannot know
though you can speak of
what this means.

And these eyes
see nothing but a reflection
of life
in all of its circuitry.






Poetry by intothehaze
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Written on 2005-08-05 at 17:16

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Commentally Ill
yes, the circuitry, could i have an electrician please? or one of the old-fashioned models that are harder to use but easier to understand?
2005-08-07


F.i.in.e Moods The PoetBay support member heart!
ok... this happens once in a while when im just feeling like a total dumbass because i have no words to offer to match my impression for something i read on this site... and this poem is one like that for me at the moment... you blow my mind seriously... how deep, it comes from your core i know... i feel it so strongly, you know... your talent with the words leave me absolutely awestruck... the pictures and the feelings you convey couldnt be any clearer than this... sincerely outstanding...

later...xx
2005-08-06


Claire
Amaranthine - eternally beautiful? ever lasting I think? hmmmm. not sure if that's right. seems like a very purple word though. I love what I've read of your poetry anyway, you manage to describe some very depressing and awful feelings in such a pretty, gem-like way.
2005-08-05


chasingtheday The PoetBay support member heart!
made me think of just laying down on the grass at night and watching the clouds and the stars - reciting your words for the universe to collect.
2005-08-05