Daughter of Icarus

Daughter of Icarus

A Poem by Kathryn Smith


She burns and drinks it in


She soaks up the sun with her skin


It kisses her hair


Changes her colors


Keeps her warm



Engulfed in a blanket of comfort


She closes her eyes


She is a goddess


Misunderstood


Soft Spoken


A wild girl on the run


She flees through the forest


With the heart of a lioness


She has a temptation for danger


An ache to fly away


Taste for a poisonous thrill  




The speed quickens everyday


Soon she'll lift up to the sky 


She'll soar high with eager hungry eyes


Her heartbeat canters



She's certain of what she wants


But she must put on armor


A goddess must always guard her heart


Her heart is what carries her soul


And her soul carries his wings


She is the daughter of Icarus


Lover of Apollo


She'll take flight to the sun




When the cold comes she'll die


What is done must be done




No one dares to watch her fly



For she might find Elysium


 

Yet a goddess knows her place in the sky



She'll never be a victim of her father's lie.  










 

© 2015 Kathryn Smith


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This write is so wonderful....

Posted 3 Years Ago


Great take on the Greek godess. Loved this piece.

Posted 4 Years Ago


Very good job bringing this goddess to life awesome expression of detail down to the yellow wording loved many phrases her heartbeat canters caught my eye unusual phrasing and fits the story as do all the lines really well done

Posted 4 Years Ago


a wise woman. good of her to know better than to tempt fate and fly too close to the sun which was her father's demise. we must ever be careful pushing the limit. i really enjoyed this ... :)

Posted 5 Years Ago


Perhaps she may be found in that place at the ends of the earth to which certain favoured heroes/heroines were conveyed by the gods after death. Glad to read, through your poetic interpretation, she did not reach there on the same path as her father! Interesting and creative write - well done … :-)

Posted 5 Years Ago


Loved this take on an age old Greek story.... You really bring out her character to life. The story of Icarus always saddened me but you put a nice, hopeful twist to it. An amazing read!

Posted 5 Years Ago


This is brilliant, you make the warmth of her legacy come to life, comforting like a fireplace, raging like a huntress and graceful like a goddess. Divine write. I'm glad I read it, it inspired in many ways. Your piece can be perceived in so many ways too, it's very motivating.

Posted 5 Years Ago


Kathryn Smith

5 Years Ago

Wow! You are too kind. Thank you very much!!! :D
The title of the poem really caught my eye. I was curious to see what you would write that would fall under the title. And it came out great. The poem had a great flow, smooth rhyming, and was a pleasant read. You really portrayed the core of the myth of Icarus, and put a great twist to it. The theme is still there also, the need to have the freedom that we deserve.
I found my favorite line to be "She'll never be a victim of her father's lie". Beautifully written.
I highly recommend listening to Icarus by Two Steps From Hell,as that was going through my mind as I was reading the poem.


Posted 8 Years Ago


Very nice. Leaves me guessing what the father's lie is. When the cold comes she dies, so I hope it is warm for her year round. Nice poem. Thank you for sharing.

Posted 8 Years Ago


I love the story of Icarus and your poetry...well-done, Kathryn

Posted 8 Years Ago



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