The Witch’s Eyes
Many decades of year
passed by as if
a minute gone by
and I yet to open my eyes
to see this sinful world
I used to see
the nights of beautiful moon
the seasons of the world
and that may be the only
wonderful thing
I had ever seen
I used to
tease the people around me
travel around with my Baba
create spells which delights people
having so much fun
And now
I have longer forgotten
how and why
I cursed upon myself this darkness
The only thing I remember
The only way to conquer
jealousy and thirst of power
and escape towards
freedom
This is an entry to Poets United Prompt #10 – The Eyes and to Undead Poets Society.
This is shared right over at Jingle Poetry, Monday Poetry Potluck Week #11 – Magic & Miracles, Wonder & Wizardry. Come join in the fun into the world of magic and miracles~right at Jingle Poetry~!
hmm quite dark… structurally sound… good job
Lovely and interesting… I could follow you in your thoughts.. though left out in the end… what is the way to conquer .. jealousy and thirst for power…did you imply ‘love’….
thanks
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
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forgetting the origins but continuing the actions… a nice metaphor for us all to consider.
This reminds me of something the old women use to talk about at the rites of passage ceremony. Very interesting read.
this is really besutiful
A magical poem. How often do witches curse themselves? Beautifully written. Happy Potluck.
http://wordsworthmillions.wordpress.com/2010/11/22/mila-thopaga-became-milarepa/
http://wordsworthmillions.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/happy-heavens/
great poem, thanks for sharing
Another nicely done… and to live in darkness yet freedom comes.
The only thing I remember
The only way to conquer
jealousy and thirst of power
and escape towards
freedom…
fabulous transformation…
Hmm, some thought provoking stuff if you ask me. What one must sacrifice… Thank you for sharing!
A rather wiley poem, Riika. She’s trapped in her own escape venture. Lovely spin … Very nice. Thank you!
Nicely done – thank you for sharing
Fascinating!
Mine are here. http://razzamadazzle.wordpress.com/2010/11/20/apprentice/ and http://razzamadazzle.wordpress.com/2010/11/21/poetry-potluck/
An excting insight to another world………
Enjoyed the experience!
Best wishes,
Eileen
Glad you enjoy it:D It is time to break away from reality if you come here^^~
This poem is beautiful and captivating…i love how it is unique and has a view all it’s own…your writing has a spell all it’s own. Look forward to more.
Thank for visiting
and hope that you had enjoy your stay here=3
‘I used to see
the nights of beautiful moon
the seasons of the world’
Lovely lines. I enjoyed reading this.
Glad you enjoy it and thank for visiting =D
I should have said I loved the photo of the witch’s eye… beautiful and goes so well with your website… as all pix do. I also enjoyed your memories from the past, even though you cursed yourself with darkness, lol.
XD, most people tend to run away from reality when it is bound to be painful for them, and the only way to truly see the light is through time and patience. =D And glad you enjoy your site stay here^^~
I often think we do curse darkness upon ourselves, and lose the ability to see clearly….well put, and brilliant photo to illustrate your piece.
And sometimes this is the only way to escape or run away from reality=D
The piece talks of escape, but it feels like she almost creates her own trap. Does that make sense? Beautiful images.
~Brenda
To escape you sometimes have to make your own trap to buy you some time
Your poem is really haunting! So well done.
Thank you Diane, it been great having you here, have a fun weekend!=D
A very imaginative poem, but I am not really sure that I understand it..
Oh it is actually a witch who cast herself a curse that make her lose the vision, this is the only way that she don’t have to see this sinful world as well as the things that is happening around her, like the other witches that were jealous of her power and did something bad to her, she want to live freely and enjoy life as an individual within all this going on, that’s why she cursed upon herself in order to forget everything being a witch and move towards freedom
Now, why didn’t I think of that?
Vey nicely done.
I enjoyed this visit have great weekend.
Thank you, you too=D Have fun^^~