Echoes

Art by James Christopher Hill entitled "River Moon"

 

 

Echoes

 

The owl's echoes guide me

To the midnight river's edge

Where the mysteries of reason

Swirl with the water's current

 

I fall to my knees to drink

Of life's unending, sour poison

Tasting the absurdity of man

And all their faulty ventures

 

When a cardinal caste in silver

Alights upon a stone thrust

From the river's shore into the

Trickle of waters changing

 

My sip from nature's chalice

Has caused my mind to twist

Visions shift the Cardinal from

Red to withered bones

 

The brittle skeleton crumbles

Swept away in the tide of Death

And I see two eyes peering

Through wooded grove beyond

 

Wisdom's intentions are revealed

When a snarling Beast leaps forth

Clawing the sand near Fate's swell

As the misting air grows chill

 

His breath lingers in the space between

Like a final kiss of morning dew

Daring challenge a creature of destruction

Whose exhaled breaths are black as soot

 

Behind me coos the owl's trumpet and

My soul cracks with a cry to battle

Forcing Destiny to step aside as

Man - standing tall upon weak feet -

 

With no weapons of substantial nature

Than the will to defeat Evil's glare

Is First to brave the silent currents

Of the frigid river Life

 

 

 

 

 

©2014 Rachel Karp

 

 

Reviews

[Tai Ryens]

Truly a cryptic piece detailing the tale of a person following the temptations of the owl hooting and indulging in the vices of the human spirit and seeing the face of true terror as adversity reveals itself to the speaker, seeking to destroy. Even more frightening is the fact that the speaker is not equipped to handle that kind of adversity, and is only armed with sheer will and passion.
Will that be enough? Who knows. Well done.

[Frieda P]

Mysteries of reason & absurdities oh my...perfect! Exceptional read!

[R. L. Hill]

Thank you!

[Pryde Foltz]

With no weapons of substantial nature
Than the will to defeat Evil's glare
Is First to brave the silent currents
Of the frigid river Life

Really Masterful write, Quirklet:)

[R. L. Hill]

Thank you, doll. I appreciate that ^_^

[Scott Metro]

Very colorful and descriptive..!!
A pleasure to read..

Scott

[R. L. Hill]

Thank you! :D

[Scott Metro]

:)
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