Poetry, Perceived

Give up the ghost, I say to myself
That holy spirit enthralling your fingers to put down onto paper
What no human concepts grasp
Give from yourself unto the masses what you can feel
Reveal the magic show.

I look to the skies, in askance
What gives my body its love and light?
The thing that makes me weak at the knees,
Sense power in my calves,
And finally...
Infinity at my feet.

I think about poetics I've yet to read
Neither have I said it
All the wonder I've felt flows through me
My head feels like the atmosphere below the stars
All air has swirled out of me

Performing it is worse
The words blur in front of my face and
I quickly become the Tower of Pisa

Still I come back to it
Even after the countless bends
I am more pliable than before
A glowstick in the dark

This is how I want to feel
When I'm not filled with passion
This is how I want to feel
In the purest kind of love
In this world I am a queen, divine, and absolute
A cloud crowns me where a head should be

What is this magic that hypnotizes me so?
Its trance cleanses my skin, purifies my soul,
Turns cataracts into blankets
Pulled away by the summer day

Enveloped in its romance, I am at peace
Serenity in silver lining
My tongue finds its bed and my lips close the curtains
On the finest play I've ever written.
In tomorrow's dawn that will change
The ever-whirling world spins past me again and
I have a second chance to create perfection once more.

Reviews

[Zubi]

That poem is beautiful. It has amazing description.

[Emily]

Thanks! :)

[Coyote Poetry]

A amazing poem.
"Enveloped in its romance, I am at peace
Serenity in silver lining
My tongue finds its bed and my lips close the curtains"
The strong description took me in and held me to the last words. The above lines were my favorite. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Emily]

Thank you, Coyote!

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome.

[Riss Ryker]

Just beautiful, Emily! Congratulations!

[Emily]

Thank you! :)

[Miss Sharon]

Very beautifully written and well deserving of the challenge win! Congratulations Emily. As you know, I am new here and want to know who I ask questions of about how things work at the site? Who votes for the winners in the challenges? It seems that no one ..or very few...read and make comments on a challenge poem. Can you let me know how things work here? Thanks! !~Sharon

[Emily]

Thank you so much! Well, with the last contest, I went to the group main page and there was a list of poems to choose from below our about. I read them and clicked the button next to the poem's title, and then voted. Most people probably just wanted to read all of them rather than take the time to review them.

[Miss Sharon]

Thanks Emily. I thought you were "in charge" here...the owner or moderator if you wi8ll. To whom do we go to ask questions about the site?

[m.s.early]

My eyes found themselves locked on the lines. I love the last verse. How romantic an approach to your muse.

[Emily]

Thank you so much! :)

[Confuser]

This is deep beautiful and I love it. I was captivated; sometimes when I begin to read, a tone, the feeling of ominous overcomes me and I know I must hurry to smallow up every word, like they are going to evaporate, but then slowly I read knowing the importance of discovering the meaning of the poem - to me. All the great metaphors and the honesty of writing of feeling of sensing pours out of this writing; very spiritual to me; it sounds like a lovely conversation of questions, your discovery of what makes me you feel, when where and why and you created, a beautiful poem, thinking of what it is you love! I loved it all the ending is a winner. Thank you. I re-reading the last stanza! Wow, Bravo.

[Emily]

Thank you so much! I entered this to get on a school bulletin, but unfortunately it didn't win. I still love this, though! :)

[Confuser]

I do too; found myself reading it again. Doesn't matter if you didn't win; people have different tastes; so many variables, but it is great!

[Confuser]

I'm so excited for you: First Place and I voted for You! When I clicked to see the winners; I wasn't sure about your title and I am led here! All excited and happy. Very well deserved! Congratulations!!! Dale

[Confuser]

I re-read and Emily I love it so, so much. Brilliant!!! Beautiful!!! Magic....