The Princess of Light

Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light. Dylan Thomas

She draws sometimes as a master with colour,

paints with charisma or one time with pallor

even more beautiful than a field of obsidian,

errant and searching between byways and alleys

she sweeps it all in the fall of the evening away

under the monochrome blanket of a dark, dark grey

 

she can travel through space and is faster than the eye

so she flies over sea and rides through the sky,

effervescent and full of rain and bows in the waterfall

with the birds today and their enchanting call

in the morning she shines over their sounds in euphony

she’s the female conductor of this light symphony

 

on her midday throne sometimes she sits high,

egregious and foppish, but of an elegance kind,

just pretending, svelte as she feels on the noon

she strides as a princess over leas and lagoons

ever searching for her love, the prince of her dreams

the lord of the shadows, so near so near.

© Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

16/10/2014

Author's Note

Thank you for reading and commenting this poem of mine. Please let me know if I can return the favour.

Reviews

[sereenaoutloud]

the image you create with your beautiful words is pure perfection. The sun beating down so gloriously! You are always so amazing at painting the best pictures with your words and the reader feel like they are there part of the picture!! Lovely Rudi

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

That's nice to hear, Sereena, thank you so much. Glad you liked this too, have won a contest here on WC with it. :) Rudi

[sereenaoutloud]

You are always welcome ...wow that is awesome..congratulations my friend. A win well deserved this is a fantastic piece.

[Delmar Cooper]

Lovely, elegant and riddling. As to say “Reader, riddle me this.”

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, Delmar, glad you liked it. :) Rudi

[B]

I think this is enchanting in every way possible

What a beautiful ride ...... the words and imagery .....

I think i am in love

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you so much for your kind remarks, Nisreenaa. Glad you liked it. :) Rudi

[wordman]

she is an artist,a painter looking for her prince,she finds beauty everywhere she looks
and even in her floppy moods she is beautiful

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, Wordman, for your review. Have a good day. :) Rudi

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A tribute to Thomas as you take the light and breath life into its description in a bright and uplifting piece.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you so much for your nice comment. Glad you liked it. :) Rudi

[Michelle Coleman]

The way you portray the sky (this is how I interpret it, anyway😜) is just beautiful and light. My heart lifted reading your words. The lines here are great...

"She draws sometimes as a master with colour, paints with charisma or one time with pallor"

"Under the monochrome blanket of a dark, dark grey"

I could go on... 😊 very well done.

I didn't know there were contests held here. How fun. Congrats on the win.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you so much, for your kind words. Glad you liked it. Yes, there are contest. You can see it in the browser on the top. :) Rudi

[Michelle Coleman]

I guess I am still learning about the website. 😜

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

I understand, if you have a problem about finding something, don't hesitate to ask. :)

[Michelle Coleman]

Thank you so much! I will ask. 😊

[andrew mitchell]

Congratulations on winning the poetry contest with your excellent write. Maybe if I learn Belgium language I will be up there one day or down where I am lol !

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you so much, Andrew, it's really a great honour getting this award, it's also an award for my all the work that I've done and it really gives me a boost to write even more. Thanks again. :) Rudi

[andrew mitchell]

your welcome

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There is no need to accompany a work with pictures when the poet paints such beautiful images himself. I like the sun and often bathe in its warm touch but I can say with certainty that I could not pen such a poem as thee. I have read this twice and will read twice more so that I burn the image you have created into the mind and when I lie, in the lonesome darkness of night, I will pull it our and bathe in it. Beautiful... simply beautiful, Rudi!

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Wow, thank you, your comment is fantastic, glad you liked it so much. Have a fine day, FT. :) Rudi

[Coyote Poetry]

I loved the poem. I read a few times. You create places and visions with the good description. Photo and words, a pleasure place and journey. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, John, always glad with your kind words. Have a fine day. :) Rudi

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome.

[Aatharva Banaitkar]

silence is enough for this poem what more one can expect

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you for your kind words, I really appreciate it. :) Rudi