|
 Menu
|
|
|
|
|
Social
|
|
|
|
|
The Fairy Thief ( part . ll )
Contributed by
doug
on
Saturday, 2nd December 2006 @ 03:59:11 PM in AEST
Topic:
mystical
|
Part ll
****
silent for the hours layed
the little souls , a hundred count and
such the rarity are they
that all their race was strewn about
the mages raised their little staffs
and tried to call the fairy god though
growing sick , they soon collapsed
'neath the clouds as thunder roared
and 'pon the edge of final sleep
they saw the king of horrid truth
from hell of endless fathom deep
the mythic terror walked the earth
the master of the fog , no doubt
face a wasp of silent stare
taller than a thousand count
of any fairy lying there
and in its fist it held the sun and
shone it down to gauge the land
the little folks were lying stunned
and sick with mist it damned them in
the beast of hell , the god of death
it reached for them with massive hand
and they with fragile , baited breath
waited for the bitter end
it scooped them upwards , every one
and from their fear a fainted sleep
with restless dream of hells to come
hells eternal fathoms deep
but lo' they woke to sun of dawn
and sweetened breath of healthy air
swirling from their savoir's yawn -
a maskless child sleeping there
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The poem has a symbolic meaning as well -
The fairies represent us humans.
The green fog represents sickness and old age.
The beast of hell represents death.
Yet in the end death turns out to be nothing
more than a harmless child ( her mask represents
our fear of the unknown ) who is unmasked to
reveal a helpful force which saves us from the
pain of sickness and old age and gives us a new
life and a fresh healthy body.
In the poem the green fog is actually pesticide blown
off course from a crop dusting plane and the little
girl is the daughter of the farmer who had stolen her
fathers gas mask and went to play in the woods as her
dad worked.
hope you enjoyed
Truly , Doug
Copyright ©
doug
... [
2006-12-02 15:59:11]
(Date/Time posted on
site)
Advertisments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sorry, comments are no longer allowed for anonymous, please register for a free membership to access this feature and more
|
|
All comments are owned by the poster. Your Poetry
Dot Com is not responsible for the content of any
comment.
That said, if you find an offensive comment, please
contact via the FeedBack Form with details, including poem title
etc.
|
|
|
Re: The Fairy Thief ( part . ll )
(User Rating: 1 )
by shelby on
Saturday, 2nd December 2006 @ 11:17:03 PM AEST
(User
Info | Send
a Message)
|
YOu did a wonderful job with this. Made me sad when they fell down though:( it is very full if life fitting styles and magical in the same sense.Loved it I did I did.
~Michelle~ |
|
|
Re: The Fairy Thief ( part . ll )
(User Rating: 1 )
by silver_crested_shadow on
Sunday, 3rd December 2006 @ 12:29:31 AM AEST
(User
Info | Send
a Message)
|
| id had hoped that this other part was just as good as the first part if not better, and i was not dissapointed, you really layed your words out perfectly. well done |
|
|
Re: The Fairy Thief ( part . ll )
(User Rating: 1 )
by True on
Monday, 4th December 2006 @ 12:02:26 AM AEST
(User
Info | Send
a Message)
|
| excellent poem, I like the layered meanings, it added depth to the poem. |
|
|
Re: The Fairy Thief ( part . ll )
(User Rating: 1 )
by needledancing on
Monday, 9th April 2007 @ 02:22:27 PM AEST
(User
Info | Send
a Message)
|
| This is absolutely brilliant. Your explanation was like knowing a child who had read it and then in their wisdom of adulthood saw the meaning. Wonderful piece to pass on to the schools for literary studies. It would be one enjoyed by so many.A scholars piece for sure. |
|
|
|
· 
Poetry
Community
Members
Areas
Reference
Search
Top
Others
