Saturday 31 October 2009

deathly adventure

it happened this way.
but you can hear Death's own gentle voice.
you do not turn to look at her.
I would not advise it.
if you do turn, she might smile at you.
her smile not a child's smile,
or a woman's smile.
she will tell your story,

"it happened this way-
I was on the road.
I could be anywhere.
does it matter which road?
it is small, cobbled and potholed;
it lead from one place to another
horses trot there,.
dogs mark their places;
so why not I?"

pausing, Death twirls her skirt.
sometimes she likes playing a mortal.
it amuses her.
you wait for her to continue
you barely ever notice the shift of time,
the clouds covering the Earth like canopy;
the sudden icy sting
on that bright sunny day

"It happens this way, always
I will blow over you,
watch the blood drip slowly
over your limbs
soaking your clothes
before I can no longer
watch your agony.
I will rip your heart
before I walk away with your soul."


32 comments:

  1. Another good "Halloween" post!

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  2. A kick-ass stately radiance, this. Death do have a lush voice, don't she? Loved the Sometimes she likes playing a mortal line.

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  3. happy Halloween:),...lovely post:)

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  4. A perfect piece for tonight! Loved it - but then I always enjoy your poems!

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  5. "Sudden icy sting...on that bright sunny day".....brilliant portrayal of the death that lurks around.Fine Poem.

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  6. Wow! This is really great - especially on this shivery Halloween.

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  7. "You barely ever notice the shift of time" yet she is surely waiting for us.

    Beautiful thought provoking piece.

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  8. i like this portrayal of death!
    eerie, yet that perfect piece! :)

    good one! belated happy halloween! :)

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  9. Ouch! This was a good scary post, and death as a woman, now that's truly scary.


    Join the fun at Acrostic Only!

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  10. eerie rendition of the prompt but it's timely as it is Halloween!

    sudden death is a real shift in time, from life to death it is!

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  11. Great post for Halloween. Vivid images too. We should not taunt the immortality of death. It comes when we least expect it.

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  12. As I read the conclusion, I thought such deaths are not always physical. This is tantalizing.

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  13. ooooooh, shiverd the woods I live in. Old Grizz crawled into his cave and will stay there all winter.

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  14. This gave me the chills... what great description throughout. So many good lines (I see some of my faves already mentioned!).

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  15. Wonderful! You made death so sinister and calculating...I loved this one.

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  16. From the cauldron to the fire - wonderful!

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  17. I was particularly drawn to the permanence of: It happens this way. Leaves no room for a question. Very penetrating!

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  18. I like how you portrayed the randomness of it - death dancing through the streets and pointing a finger. this one, that one. Very dark.

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  19. That last stanza jabbed me hard. Haunting writing.

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  20. Death as the feminine . . . simply delightful. My first time here, but I'll be back.

    Miss D

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  21. This certainly fits the Halloween time shift.

    Gave me bits of shivers reading it.

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  22. original way to say that....!!

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  23. BTW, I've been reading you regularly again and posting very often for poetry train and Sun. Scribblings. I miss your comments.

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  24. me thinks this is a bit intense,
    it twas the last line that made me feel so.Perfect for Halloween and shift of time....

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  25. Oh wow, this is intense.
    I hope finally for me it will be a gentle voice... ;)

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  26. Oh Tami, this is really very powerful. A wonderful take on the prompt.



    love,Melanie

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  27. lovely post!!

    i love all the halloween posts..

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  28. Tami, you have a thriller here! Reading it I didn't think of Halloween but surely it fits.

    I liked the last verse, throughout the others I was thinking your writer would escape death. Now after the dripping and soul escaping all that will be left on the road is a little white cross.

    Sorry I am so late in coming. I celebrated my Birthday four days this weekend and only posted. Now I have the Dickens to catch up. I may not. My birthday running away adventure is being posted on my other blog.
    ..

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  29. you barely notice the shift in time...

    I really enjoyed the portayal of Death as a woman, in her twirling skirts, beguiling, seductive, playful and very deadly.

    A great piece! Thank you

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  30. Love the perfect harmony with hallpween!

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