Tempest

Tempest

A Poem by James Darrow

Caught in a tempest

Winds of fate whipping

I can only give my best

So long as I keep willing


~


I try to claw my way free

Demons clutch at my ankles

I long for fields so serene

As the past binds me in shackles


~


Embers and ashes in the air

Stone and rock as far as sight

Now is not the time for fair

For life, I must now fight


~


Monsters claw at my flesh

Carving at my bare soul

Real or not, I don't guess

As I fight on the coals


~


Light shines on me as I dance

To the song of woe and brood

Even as I hold my stance

I will see this night through


~


Caught in this tempest

Winds of fate and binds

I will give only my best

As I see you on the other side

© 2012 James Darrow


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Amazing job in this poem, I love the rhyme scheme and the fact that it can be read with an adventurous and startling tone. The simple descriptions you give in very few words erupt a lot of creativity that lays in my mind, I can picture the scene of the poem very nicely. Excellent job, Keep penning!

Posted 12 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.




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Very moving and well structured

Posted 12 Years Ago


A very enjoyable read. You've conjured up the darker side with great imagery, metaphors, and a flair for the macabre.

Posted 12 Years Ago


Good work tying figuative image of a gale to the literal trails of life.

Posted 12 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

nice lines:
Embers and ashes in the air

Stone and rock as far as sight

Now is not the time for fair

For life, I must now fight

Posted 12 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Wow, the words used in this poem made me think of a ship out at sea in the middle of the storm. It was so full of adventure and life and death, this was a very exciting poem, I throughly enjoyed every word!

Posted 12 Years Ago


Amazing job in this poem, I love the rhyme scheme and the fact that it can be read with an adventurous and startling tone. The simple descriptions you give in very few words erupt a lot of creativity that lays in my mind, I can picture the scene of the poem very nicely. Excellent job, Keep penning!

Posted 12 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Wow...nicely written. Even more angst than the other one but more directed, more focussed, more descriptive, more adventurous in its tone. Well done.

Posted 12 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.


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James Darrow
James Darrow

Federal Way, WA



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