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Christmas Wedding
There was a lord of kings.
His voice married many and separated few.
His verse kept the men infused with
thoughts of love;
illusions of desire gripped his kingdom -
back when superstition was waning
and the few left behind
burned for their craft.
Long since I saw the seven magpies;
that secret never passed my lips.
Drums of my forefathers
filter through my kindred,
rhythms of my ancestors
pulse through my veins.
I'll tell tales of the sailors,
drowning for their gold;
mistresses stranded on the sinful shore,
fishing nets left to catch their dreams.
They wait for a Whitsun wedding
while my love is lost at sea,
his boat went down with
the monster of what they know is God.
But for me I'll not comprehend his mastery
all I'll want is a St Stephens wedding,
snow and sparkle,
lights of Christmas falling after my train.
My herald waits for me,
his ship and mighty white sails
come into shore this day soon,
trumpets ready for his homecoming.
My day, the next Chirstmas day but one
is mine,
to wed the day after the Son came here,
will be all that I deserve.
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Comment by: Khema - 2006-05-08 06:28
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amazing! this poem is cinematic poetry! it has so much rich imagery. esp. like:
"I'll tell tales of the sailors,
drowning for their gold;
mistresses stranded on the sinful shore,
fishing nets left to catch their dreams" - beautiful.
K~ |
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| The final lines of the first verse refer to witchcraft, 17th century england and superstitions (magpies). There are women on the sea shore waiting in vain for their drowned husbands to come home. The narrator is thinking of her wedding that she'll never have, dreams lost but still hopeful. I think I actually mean to write 'king of lords' in the first line, alluding to late feudalism, oops!! |
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...This poem has haunted me more and more after every read, yet I'm at a bit of a loss to it's actual meaning. It has an almost 'classical' style about it, which I can see in the almost pre-Christian and Christian imagery you use.
Very enigmatic and interpretive, I enjoyed reading it very much!
"There was a lord of kings.
His voice married many and separated few.
His verse kept the men infused with
thoughts of love..."
Lovely. |
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| images are great, real historical feeling - roach on!! |
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Comment by: mickeyp - 2006-05-01 06:40
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masterful mixture of the overlying historical process with the underlying religious notions of such history. I have to agree with colin on the misunderstanding of several allusions, but this is not at all a bad thing.
"Long time since have I seen the seven magpies..." doesn't do justice to the eloquence that infuses every line. I believe it's the "Long time" part.
The poem is a mental feast of images that are refusing to leave my head. Really sumptuous work. |
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