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Over The Threshold
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She lives! Her golden eyes once more
Slip-slide my way, the rose comes to
Her perfect cheek. Her fingers, pale,
Caress my collar gently – I
Am once again absorbed, and live
For her.
She lives, indeed, for me
The grave-dirt fresh, and clinging to
Her dress (trimmed midnight blue). Her wound
An inch above her perfect breast
Gives lie the heart that beats within
It beats! In spite, her blood runs cold
And yet she loves.
For love I stilled
Time’s wanton cycle, and her tongue,
Encased in crystal. I embrace
Her gently, and she smiles, holds forth
Her blue-white hand: I follow her
The threshold, shadowbound, awaits
Our ice-wrought honeymoon.
Slip-slide my way, the rose comes to
Her perfect cheek. Her fingers, pale,
Caress my collar gently – I
Am once again absorbed, and live
For her.
She lives, indeed, for me
The grave-dirt fresh, and clinging to
Her dress (trimmed midnight blue). Her wound
An inch above her perfect breast
Gives lie the heart that beats within
It beats! In spite, her blood runs cold
And yet she loves.
For love I stilled
Time’s wanton cycle, and her tongue,
Encased in crystal. I embrace
Her gently, and she smiles, holds forth
Her blue-white hand: I follow her
The threshold, shadowbound, awaits
Our ice-wrought honeymoon.
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Another creepy-ass love poem, I've no idea where these keep coming from.
Does anyone know if there's a name for this style of verse? I know Shakespeare used it but in his plays more than actual poems. Obviously not a sonnet. And, now I think about it, I don't think it's in Iambic Pentameter. Er, that is, I didn't *write* it in iambic pentameter...
Omfg, I just looked it up in wikipedia. I think I accidentally wrote a poem in Iambic Tetrameter! The hell!?
EDIT: Replaced "hath stilled" with something a little less jarring after getting the same comment from my 4U English teacher.
Does anyone know if there's a name for this style of verse? I know Shakespeare used it but in his plays more than actual poems. Obviously not a sonnet. And, now I think about it, I don't think it's in Iambic Pentameter. Er, that is, I didn't *write* it in iambic pentameter...
Omfg, I just looked it up in wikipedia. I think I accidentally wrote a poem in Iambic Tetrameter! The hell!?
EDIT: Replaced "hath stilled" with something a little less jarring after getting the same comment from my 4U English teacher.
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Iambic pentameter can just flow out naturally.. that's part of the reason why it's so cool!
You just gave me an idea. I might try to work on some songs using this meter. Essentially 6 beats per bar with syllables falling on the first five beats. Except I don't ever use lyrics.... hmm.
By the way, I liked your poem, even though I don't usually like works with the same sort of subject matter
. And the use of "hath" sorta.. stuck out like a sore thumb...
But your writing style is very cool! Me likey!
You just gave me an idea. I might try to work on some songs using this meter. Essentially 6 beats per bar with syllables falling on the first five beats. Except I don't ever use lyrics.... hmm.
By the way, I liked your poem, even though I don't usually like works with the same sort of subject matter
. And the use of "hath" sorta.. stuck out like a sore thumb...But your writing style is very cool! Me likey!