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Published: 2011-12-18 14:56:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 2104; Favourites: 100; Downloads: 8
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Description Leave me then to dream in wormwood -
those malignant little demons
spilled in the mind-drift of my nights -
and steal me from my fitful rest.

Those malignant little demons
slip nightshade through the windowsills
and steal me from my fitful rest -
the cruelest jest, a poet's fears.

Slip nightshade through the windowsills
and leave the emerald juice to rest.
The cruelest jest a poet fears
is madness come home to roost.

Leave the emerald juice to rest.
Spilled in the mind-drift of my nights
is madness come home to roost.
Leave me then to dream in wormwood.
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Comments: 73

Poetrymann In reply to ??? [2012-03-02 00:45:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much. I appreciate it!

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SamGuentherArt [2012-02-24 15:33:05 +0000 UTC]

This is very beautiful and moving. Well done and well written

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Poetrymann In reply to SamGuentherArt [2012-03-02 00:45:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much. I appreciate it!

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SamGuentherArt In reply to Poetrymann [2012-03-02 00:59:02 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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CJWilde [2012-02-24 11:51:38 +0000 UTC]

What a beautiful piece. I am looking to critique literature, but there is nothing to say here. This is perfect.

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Poetrymann In reply to CJWilde [2012-03-02 00:44:56 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much. I appreciate it!

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Caelicorn [2012-02-03 20:14:36 +0000 UTC]

I love this..Youre like a modern William Blake

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Poetrymann In reply to Caelicorn [2012-02-09 02:54:24 +0000 UTC]

You are far too kind! I am honored by that!

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effortlessness [2012-01-26 09:00:52 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing, love the structure and your way with words. Well done. x

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Poetrymann In reply to effortlessness [2012-01-27 00:23:52 +0000 UTC]

That is very nice of you - many thanks

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avfc4me [2012-01-14 06:30:14 +0000 UTC]

This reminds me of Blok. Feels like Blok. No, feels like how one feels when one reads Blok. Yes, that's it. It's yummy, kiddo.

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Poetrymann In reply to avfc4me [2012-01-18 22:29:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. My little ode to the green demon...

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vikingjon [2012-01-13 06:40:23 +0000 UTC]

A wonderful weaving.

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Poetrymann In reply to vikingjon [2012-01-18 20:58:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much.

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Zyrrhus [2011-12-30 23:33:12 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful poem...

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Poetrymann In reply to Zyrrhus [2011-12-31 15:59:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much and Happy New Year!

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Zyrrhus In reply to Poetrymann [2011-12-31 16:27:35 +0000 UTC]

you too,you're welcome !

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Tivarah [2011-12-28 12:25:11 +0000 UTC]

oh very clever - almost like a reader's version of a bad dream

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Poetrymann In reply to Tivarah [2011-12-30 21:44:34 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks! That is very appreciated!

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RainyhawaiiV2 [2011-12-28 09:09:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the wonderful poem. It has inspired me to write my own pantoum.

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Poetrymann In reply to RainyhawaiiV2 [2011-12-30 21:44:28 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks! That is very appreciated!

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adelechapline [2011-12-27 18:48:15 +0000 UTC]

I'd never seen this form before. I like it a lot. Lovely, dark...and making me miss absinthe.

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Poetrymann In reply to adelechapline [2011-12-30 21:44:22 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks! That is very appreciated!

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finishyourtea [2011-12-26 06:26:12 +0000 UTC]

You're quite the genius. Lovely job!

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Poetrymann In reply to finishyourtea [2011-12-31 15:59:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much and Happy New Year!

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SilverWynd [2011-12-25 05:31:27 +0000 UTC]

This is very enchanting. This is the 2nd time I have read this one, and I saw it in a completely different way than the first time I read it.

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Poetrymann In reply to SilverWynd [2011-12-31 15:59:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much and Happy New Year!

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moon-sorceress [2011-12-23 01:02:01 +0000 UTC]

Oh the pleasures of Absinthe, do I have stories!!!

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Poetrymann In reply to moon-sorceress [2012-01-02 16:52:15 +0000 UTC]

*Laughs* So do I!

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Villenueve [2011-12-20 12:57:03 +0000 UTC]

Superb!

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Poetrymann In reply to Villenueve [2011-12-20 14:29:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I am very glad you like it.

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Villenueve In reply to Poetrymann [2012-03-10 02:13:23 +0000 UTC]

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InTheStarryNightSky [2011-12-20 05:06:11 +0000 UTC]

A very interesting piece. Wonderful imagery and a great flow. Marvelous job.

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Poetrymann In reply to InTheStarryNightSky [2011-12-20 14:29:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I am very glad you like it.

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InTheStarryNightSky In reply to Poetrymann [2011-12-20 20:34:18 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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Ferelwing [2011-12-19 20:42:44 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!~

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Poetrymann In reply to Ferelwing [2011-12-20 14:29:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I am very glad you like it.

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Ferelwing In reply to Poetrymann [2011-12-21 01:53:34 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome sweetheart! I really did!

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forlorn-eldritch [2011-12-19 20:20:00 +0000 UTC]

Nicely done, Brendan. La FÊe Verte and I are both old friends and gentle enemies.

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Poetrymann In reply to forlorn-eldritch [2011-12-20 14:29:26 +0000 UTC]

nks. yeah...I have had a few battles with it as well.

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jadesfires [2011-12-19 16:15:33 +0000 UTC]

This was both enjoyable and educational for me! I didn't know what the pantoum form of poetry was so I had to look it up, and I love this form. I will have to try it for myself one day. And this poem is amazing. You have quite a way with words that I admire. Beautiful imagery. Great piece.

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Poetrymann In reply to jadesfires [2011-12-20 14:29:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I am very glad you like it. This form is supposed to rhyme, but mine does not.

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jadesfires In reply to Poetrymann [2011-12-21 05:21:29 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. And, hey, you can't have everything, lol. I would think that the form itself would be challenge enough without the extra pressure of making it rhyme as well. I like it the way it is.

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brunette-from-oz [2011-12-19 09:57:30 +0000 UTC]

I never heard of a pantoum but really enjoyed the woven and repetitive imagery!

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Poetrymann In reply to brunette-from-oz [2011-12-20 14:28:30 +0000 UTC]

Repetitive imagery is big in fixed form. In some ways, it makes things easier, but in others...not so much.

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j0rosa [2011-12-19 08:51:31 +0000 UTC]

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Poetrymann In reply to j0rosa [2011-12-20 14:27:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I am very glad you like it.

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DecemberForge [2011-12-19 07:01:53 +0000 UTC]

Ah, that word. Really, brain loops are a fearsome thing. Wormwood automatically and without hesitation has me reciting I Am Not One of Those Who Left the Land by Anna Akhmatova. It's awful and I always have to cut the thought short. But I digress. Altogether, very clever sir. I'm always surprised by how much I enjoy the way you make words lean on and weave into one another. Wormwood, artemisia absinthium, how very thin the line is between medicine and poison. Much appreciation.

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Poetrymann In reply to DecemberForge [2011-12-20 14:27:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much! The line between the two is thin indeed!

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bewilderedconfused [2011-12-19 06:15:35 +0000 UTC]

What a treat to read!!!

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