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Count Bartholomew's Lament
Darkness now fills my veins,
No warmth in me remains...
Yet thoughts of her do haunt me still,
I long for her to want me;
My mind complete with her I fill.
Her eyes forever taunt me.
The thought of her; a devilish thrill,
Her hair ablaze like open flame.
To hear her voice, my heart be still,
Now I shall never be the same.
She binds my heart in heavy chains
Of passion’s fevered grasp,
Of myriad pleasures and of pains,
As breathlessly I rasp.
The world to her I'd gladly give,
If she'd but have my hand.
Each breath she takes is mine to live,
For only she could understand…
The power of her hold on me;
Her every wish is my command.
My breath she stops with every glance,
There's nowhere left to turn.
Is Leila but my final chance?
In Hell, will my soul burn?
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Superb!
Vesna :)
Very beautiful words for love.
Love Tinka
OLD vampires, vampire slayers, etc. These are people (or beings)
who were truly ensconced in the language as it was in the
"era of vampires". The anachronistic nature leads to credibility
and to a refreshingly pleasant flow. To me, in many cases, such
a presentation is a much more passionate rendering of the words;
especially in keeping with the particular genre at hand.
Hi Jeff!
This is a lovely poem, indeed.
My only concern is with your inversion of normal English word order, which CAN lead to anachronistic style in contemporary 21st. Century poetry.
For instance,
My mind complete with her I fill.
strikes me as oddly 17th. Century.
Perhaps it is just me.
Very compelling, neverthless.
Richard Vallance
wonderful rhyme,rhythm, and word choice!