City of Secrets
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Madonna des Kanonikus Georg van der Paele, Detail: Bibel und Brille des Kanonikus
Jan van Eyck
I
sit in the city of secrets
Chasing
midnight dreams,
The sacrilege
of smiles,
As lost
as scars held tightly
On the
shadow’s river.
The ghosts of spirits dance next to me,
Their
first dance
Calibrated
to end at black desire.
The
devil dons her diadem
Seeking
the restoration of urban fantasies
Milking
a bit of death along the way
Out in
the unincorporated zone
On a
cold fired road.
copyright/all rights reserved Audrey Howitt 2013
I was waiting for jury duty in the county library--and made this up from book titles I saw on display in front of me.
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How cool is that? And a fabulous way to pass the time. I love the diversity scattered throughout...you wove the titles beautifully.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kim!! It was fun and the wait was boring!
Deleteha. cool. next time i do it i need to head to the library and give it a shot...you wove these together well to tell a story....
ReplyDeleteThanks Brian--it was fun!
DeleteI agree: really cool. What a poetic eye/spirit you have to have thought of that. Enjoyed!
ReplyDeleteThank you Janet!
DeleteThis is very clever, Audrey. I'm impressed by what you did with miscellaneous titles. Just a bit eerie, in keeping with the season. Smiles.
ReplyDeleteHi Mary! Hope all is well in your world--thanks!!
DeleteA great combination of titles. I like the supernatural tone.
ReplyDeleteThank you Gabriella!
Delete"Chasing midnight dreams" - love this line.... it seems to me midnight dreams are different than those in the morning. much more hopeful and daring.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting titles ~ Creative weaving, enjoyed this Audrey ~
ReplyDeleteThis was fun Grace--thank you!
DeleteVERY COOL, and nowhere better than a library to find great titles!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sherry!!
DeleteLove the way you have woven titles into this extraordinary poem, especially "chasing midnight dreams", wow!
ReplyDeleteHi Lisa! Thank you!
DeleteIt was fun!! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteSo creative. I created and did crossword puzzles while watching the minutes creep.
ReplyDeleteClever writing. Aren't we all chasing dreams!? Well-written.
ReplyDelete-HA
Beautifully concocted
ReplyDeleteThought provoking.
ReplyDeleteA most creative and fantastic journey. Enjoyed.
ReplyDeleteI love your word combos here - this is full, rich writing.
ReplyDeleteVery creative and great use of words!
ReplyDeleteI sit in the city of secrets.....you had me fascinated from the very first line and bravo for understanding the importance of a hook in literature. Well done, Audrey!
ReplyDeletewhat a rich way to pass the time.
ReplyDeletevery creative and cool.
actually, i see a theme in those words : the dangers of the city at night. (that's me and my imagination) :)
so creative Audrey... I love this one "As lost as scars held tightly"
ReplyDeleteAudrey,
ReplyDeleteI like the originality of your notion and the interesting result!!!
Eileen:)
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ReplyDeleteA great surreal poem for October! May I share this on my blog?
ReplyDeleteAnn Marcaida