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Torrent

December 4, 2013
By Kestrel135 PLATINUM, Waterford, Connecticut
Kestrel135 PLATINUM, Waterford, Connecticut
43 articles 0 photos 256 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Respect existence or expect resistance"


The words that I have stolen,
From the rains of which I’m woven,
Do not mingle within the truth;
rather, lies - tell tales of youth,
Of foolish plots and lazy curves
Forged hazards to that they serve;
For I am not their master and their master is not I.

The worlds I have mingled
From the mind of mine so single,
Twist within themselves, do bend;
Yet not a drop serves to mend,
To heal wounds left lone to dust
Left in shadow only to rust;
For infection spreads as silence and as silence spreads infection.

The wonders I have guarded
From the world that they have parted,
Blend hazed blurs over time,
Now mold to whimsy mime;
Flimsy boundaries bend, so close to bent;
Whimsy walls cave in - their lives gone spent;
For time is not endurance and endurance is not time.

The waters I have stolen, pilfer--
From rainfalls of liquid silver,
Pool together into stories,
Rich in wonder, forge new glories;
Forge new words and worlds and wonders;
Into waters - and so the plunders,
For they follow only the one;
Torrent.


The author's comments:
What inspires me to write, what I write, why I write, how I write. Words, Worlds, Wonders and a streaming, flowing river arcing into infinity, with twists and turns and plots and schemes. Please enjoy.

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on Jun. 11 2014 at 5:44 pm
Kestrel135 PLATINUM, Waterford, Connecticut
43 articles 0 photos 256 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Respect existence or expect resistance"

Thank you so much! 

on Jun. 10 2014 at 6:26 pm
Z.V.Oksana PLATINUM, Harrison, Arkansas
22 articles 1 photo 60 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Maybe you can afford to wait. Maybe for you there's a tomorrow. Maybe for you there's one thousand tomorrows, or three thousand, or ten, so much time you can bathe in it, roll around it, let it slide like coins through you fingers. So much time you can waste it.
But for some of us there's only today. And the truth is, you never really know.”
― Lauren Oliver, Before I Fall

I've read a few of your articles, and I've concluded that your type of writing is such a rarity. You have your own personal, descriptive rhythm to most of the stories and poetry you write, and it's absolutely gorgeous.  I really loved the rhythm and time of this poem. It's nice to read something and have it flow perfectly in your head. Keep using that beautiful vocabulary of yours!

on Apr. 1 2014 at 5:24 pm
Kestrel135 PLATINUM, Waterford, Connecticut
43 articles 0 photos 256 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Respect existence or expect resistance"

Thank you! 

Finch.B BRONZE said...
on Mar. 31 2014 at 12:39 pm
Finch.B BRONZE, White Bear Township, Minnesota
4 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
“To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you." -C.S. Lewis

"After all this time?"
"Always," said Snape.” -J.K. Rowling

This is beautiful.

on Feb. 19 2014 at 5:35 pm
Kestrel135 PLATINUM, Waterford, Connecticut
43 articles 0 photos 256 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Respect existence or expect resistance"

Thanks! I guess some good can come out of doing a biography of Edgar Allan Poe, and his works... 

on Jan. 31 2014 at 5:06 pm
RoyalCorona SILVER, Grand Rapids, Michigan
7 articles 0 photos 290 comments

Favorite Quote:
All of us fave failed to match our dream of perfection. I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible. -William Faulkner

I really liked this! Great job!

on Dec. 11 2013 at 5:24 pm
Kestrel135 PLATINUM, Waterford, Connecticut
43 articles 0 photos 256 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Respect existence or expect resistance"

Aw, thanks. I'm glad you like it. I had to print out an Edgar Allan Poe poem online then started thinking up these cool verses and found some rhymes (thank god for google) that actually worked pretty well. Thank you!

LOL_347 BRONZE said...
on Dec. 10 2013 at 10:18 am
LOL_347 BRONZE, London, Other
1 article 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
this secret is so secret that the amount of secrecy out in to it cannot stress enough how secret the secret is.

the first verse got me hooked, honestly, i feel like there are holes in my body. cool poem bro

on Dec. 10 2013 at 10:03 am
Kestrel135 PLATINUM, Waterford, Connecticut
43 articles 0 photos 256 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Respect existence or expect resistance"

I followed Edgar Allan Poe's general style for this, with the rhythm and rhyming sequencing. I'm more of a novelist rather than a poet, but I try. Please tell me what you think. :)