Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Black Magic Cauldron


Black magic cauldron dry
Bubbled, black, bedazzled skies
Overhang the cluster beneath
Fragments steeped in ancient history

A waterfall of emeralds
Flows its course
Bandaging sockets wide and young
Consumed in lacquer
Basting in amethyst
Marinated by the promising

Empty potions
Blackened spells
Coerced the rivers
Until the mystery quells

3 ladies
Depart the land
Into caverns
With but one eye
Yet futures are known
Swimming in cauldrons
Once jet and onyx
With power so bold
Swirl did the visions
Pronounced by sharp waves

Oh how the magic fades
Oh how the crystal cracks
Oh how the bubbles subside

Been kind of absent from the sharing scene this week.  But thought I'd make a concerted effort today to get a piece into OLN over at D'verse, Still had the water thought going from the other day, so a piece of this poem is paying homage so to speak, for the prompt I missed the other day.  Cheers!

12 comments:

  1. nice...what are those 3 witches names...i remember them from tales, and from clash of the titans...some nice imagery...the emerald shower, the bandaged sockets...dont let the magic fade...smiles.

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  2. I felt like I was in that magic black cauldron.

    Like these lines - great images:
    "waterfall of emeralds

    Marinated by the promising
    Empty potions
    Blackened spells
    Coerced the rivers
    Until the mystery quells"

    Thanks for sharing it...

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  3. Nice fantasy element here along with the water, still in game of thrones mode are we?..haha Actually have heard of it, as it's a tv show now too..lol..never watched or read it though. Of course I have to give a nod to the use of the fates, love myths and stuff of the past.

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  4. thanks fred for the hint...sometimes i'm glad when i remember my own name...smiles

    a beautiful piece...you've woven quite some different threads together here and it takes some unexpected turns...nicely played...

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  5. You need a "loved it" reaction! This is fantastic, a myth in itself weaved through the fates. So enjoyed this...but I am partial to myth and magic! :)

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  6. Such a perspective! Crystal cracks, magic fades, yet bubbles subside... I enjoyed this. Wisdom revealed in a magical way, yet so real and so calming.

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  7. Glad you could make it. The Graeae are always a great topic--nice retelling the old tale with some new nuances.

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  8. Glad everyone enjoyed the piece. Really appreciate sharing the poem as well. Thanks for stopping by, your feedback is much appreciated

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  9. Great job buddy. Really enjoyed this. You have quite a range of talents among many subjects. Always a pleasure to read your writings.

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  10. Thanks Randy, glad you liked the piece, appreciate the kind words greatly

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  11. Such great imagery composed in this piece. Much enjoyed! ~ Rose

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  12. Thanks for the visit, really glad you enjoyed the piece Rose, and thanks for the feedback:)

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