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[aid] => Mick
[title] => Lady of Death
[time] => 2003-01-27 12:20:00
[hometext] => rode an emotional rollercoaster this past wknd..that fact, and a story told me by my gran years past, had me wondering if indeed I had seen my fetch in my dreams Saturday night...
[bodytext] => I tremble
somewhere between wake and sleep and
far within the twilight world
comes a coldness, a stillness, a blackness...
death circles.....
I hear the distant ancient gaelic urgings
ghosts of others that have gone on before me
fearing now they will swoop down into my panicked dreamsleep state
lift me away
carry me off into the omniscient light to
the darkened corridor that awaits...
Dullahan, the headless horseman
rides frantically
searching...... searching
deep into the night
the silver grey long-haired gossomer gowned
Lady of Death beside him
her high pitched exquisitely sweet wails
piercing the nights' silence
setting the dogs a howling
and the other night creatures hiding in their holes.
She, the ban shee, stops and points
"This way"
(where Dullahan stops a mortal dies)
with my gold ankn held out for him to see
I murmur, then I call out
"Please do not take me now,
I am not ready to go"
"Ride on, Ride on," I plead.
my lover beside me answers
Husha now
you're shivering, come closer
tis nothing but a bad dream you're having
Husha now,
you're safe,
now go back to sleep
[comments] => 13
[counter] => 353
[topic] => 49
[informant] => roisin
[notes] =>
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[alanguage] => english
[acomm] => 0
[haspoll] => 0
[pollID] => 0
[score] => 47
[ratings] => 11
[editpoem] => 1
[associated] =>
[topicname] => mystical
)
Lady of Death
Contributed by
roisin
on
Monday, 27th January 2003 @ 12:20:00 PM in AEST
Topic:
mystical
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I tremble
somewhere between wake and sleep and
far within the twilight world
comes a coldness, a stillness, a blackness...
death circles.....
I hear the distant ancient gaelic urgings
ghosts of others that have gone on before me
fearing now they will swoop down into my panicked dreamsleep state
lift me away
carry me off into the omniscient light to
the darkened corridor that awaits...
Dullahan, the headless horseman
rides frantically
searching...... searching
deep into the night
the silver grey long-haired gossomer gowned
Lady of Death beside him
her high pitched exquisitely sweet wails
piercing the nights' silence
setting the dogs a howling
and the other night creatures hiding in their holes.
She, the ban shee, stops and points
"This way"
(where Dullahan stops a mortal dies)
with my gold ankn held out for him to see
I murmur, then I call out
"Please do not take me now,
I am not ready to go"
"Ride on, Ride on," I plead.
my lover beside me answers
Husha now
you're shivering, come closer
tis nothing but a bad dream you're having
Husha now,
you're safe,
now go back to sleep
Copyright ©
roisin
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2003-01-27 12:20:00]
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Re: Lady of Death
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by Dani on
Monday, 27th January 2003 @ 10:16:31 PM AEST
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Rosie,
This is sad... but so beautiful...
I love all the work I've read by you so far
Keep writing!! :) |
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Re: Lady of Death
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by wordsy on
Monday, 27th January 2003 @ 10:29:30 PM AEST
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A well worded weaving. Do I detect a hint of celtic lore?
wordsy. |
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Re: Lady of Death
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by Fenianheart on
Tuesday, 28th January 2003 @ 11:18:10 PM AEST
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| great poem, i love the irish folklore interwoven to what you are feeling ..its nice to see some people interested in us auld irish...fenianheart, slan agus bennacht |
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Re: Lady of Death
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by Rakerman1999 on
Wednesday, 29th January 2003 @ 12:55:30 PM AEST
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| Wow Rosie....wow....Such a vivid work of art. I am very VERY impressed!. I could feel the fear deep within. Great write!! Larry |
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Re: Lady of Death
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by Jenni_Kalicharan on
Wednesday, 29th January 2003 @ 06:56:51 PM AEST
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Awww, Roisin.. this is so sad..but so beautifully written... Great imagery!!!!
Jenni |
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Re: Lady of Death
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by Necronomy on
Sunday, 2nd February 2003 @ 07:17:45 PM AEST
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| nice, very nice. i love the way you put that together. |
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Re: Lady of Death
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by Wrybod on
Monday, 3rd February 2003 @ 01:02:47 PM AEST
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Roisin, now I know you. The Clan to which I belong origionated in Ireland and reading the history you come across The Banshee and the others. I have had many happy holidays there and enjoy the people the music and the humour.
You write well and varied I Really enjoy.it.
I've done one about the Banshee if I can find it? |
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Re: Lady of Death
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by karoody on
Tuesday, 11th February 2003 @ 02:03:37 AM AEST
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| wow, you put so much thought into your work, i'm impressed and inspired, thank you! |
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Re: Lady of Death
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by Former_Member on
Wednesday, 12th February 2003 @ 11:38:09 AM AEST
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| AWESOME!!!!!! |
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Re: Lady of Death
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by LadyDama on
Wednesday, 19th March 2003 @ 12:59:04 PM AEST
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| this poem is excellent... i love the way it tells a story and the decriptive way you have done it... i really like this poem... blessings... |
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Re: Lady of Death
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by Merry on
Monday, 15th September 2003 @ 08:16:07 PM AEST
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terrifying and wonderful write
merry |
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Re: Lady of Death
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by Sylvias on
Wednesday, 26th May 2004 @ 10:36:49 PM AEST
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| very creative. |
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Re: Lady of Death
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by FleurdeSang on
Monday, 20th September 2004 @ 10:18:28 AM AEST
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A disturbingly beautiful dream, yet it strikes fear into the reader, suspense in the mind, and adrenaline in the dry veins... A gorgeous, creative write, Roisin... I am inspired, and utterly enchanted by your words! Such luminous expressions you create! I've had many dreams like this, and you have described them with such grace and.... utter perfection. I sighed at the end of this masterpiece, for an end to a write such as this, is an end to all things... Thank you so much for sharing this with us, and letting us get a glimpse of your soul... A dark, and trepid ride, Death at your heels, you're on your last breath, pleading helplessly, "Be gone! Be gone, horrid Death!" Alas, it was only a dream, but a dream that shall be remembered for all eternity. Pen on, dear poet... All my love.
FleurdeSang* |
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