Oil Lamp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Her hair had been uncared for

For decades and I've seen

Lights of gold 'round brims

Of young emerald green

And white cotton within hems

Of a gentle blue screen

 

Mildy blurred behind

Clean, sheer curves of glass

Hands over sleek cream

Look alive but alas

Only to you I shall confide

I could have had more brass

And now that the skin had died

Tick-tocks still seemed to pass

 

But one story lies defined

I needed no posies or grass

 

I frankly needed to listen

To stories that I've lied

Truly cherish faulty essence

Rather than plainly abide

 

I needed not change the world

One oil-lamp

Would have sufficed

When egotistical suns

Would not rise

In a wealthy man's

Pair of eyes.

 

 

Author's Note

*Image(1) Earth Laughs in Flowers
*By: darkdex52
*Link: http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&q=blurred+colors#/d26atly

Reviews

[YouoweYoupay]

Astonishing write.
I'm in awe of your talent ;)

E.L.

[YouoweYoupay]

Thank you, dear. This means alot to me.

[Corset]

How pretty, I love the pic, love the simplicity of daises and the poem is beautiful, well done!

[YouoweYoupay]

Thank you, honestly.

[Maya Storm]

I liked the flow, the imagery you painted was done well. Overall good job.

[Barbara Walker]

Great imagery in this piece and good flow and rhythm. The first line in the last stanza interrupts the flow...better to say...I need not have tried to change the world...but, saying something in a simple way, does not make the piece simple...I did not need to change the world:)

[lark]

not that great.

[?]

Beautiful...
The flow, the rhyming and the imagery....just awesome

[TL Boehm]

this is lovely.

[Lily Mae]

I have to agree.. I'm at a loss for words. This is a phenomenal write..xo

[Emunah June.]

Wow...blown away yet again...

I really wish I could write more, but I'm at a loss for words. You pen things so amazingly that it leaves me speechless.

[Wondering Mind]

I don't know what to say! The flow, the rhyme scheme, the imagery, the subject...Brilliant poetry!!