A Song Of Eternal Night

A dark faery tale

 

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He wrote a song of eternal night,

In hopes that she would come back to him that night.

"I wish I may,"

He said.

"I wish I might,

Please let me see her tonight.

Bring her safely to my home,

Make sure she is alright."

And lo the Angel grew tired of his song of sorrow,

And promised he'd bring her back on the morrow.

But the Angel did not foresee,

That the man would be sent off to war the next day,

No longer at his piano,

No longer in play.

The woman saw that he was not there,

And so she made a deal with the Angel,

A deel most surely fair.

She would give her soul to the Angel if he,

Would protect the man she loved while Blair,

Played the song of sorrow,

On the piano over there.

So the Angel agreed to this deal,

Both true and fair,

While Blair started to play,

And all the while she was thinking of the man,

Imagining him on his way,

Into battle with sword in hand,

Many he did slay.

But in truth he was cut down,

And poor soulless Blair plays to this day.

Reviews

[Ciara]

This is such a tragic and beautiful story portrayed by this poem. It is so great. I love it.

[Bluefire]

Thank you!

[Angi]

This tale has me wanting to know more and that is a good thing. Always leave your reader wanting just a little more. The addition of music (I hear that piano) fits well, lending an eeriness to this piece. I want to know who Blair is! Angi~

[Bluefire]

Thank you so much for reading and reviewing! ^^ Actually, I can't tell you who Blair is, I made this up and wrote it s I went. Maybe she was a real someone who possessed me long enough to tell her story this way or she's just a figment of my imagination...

[one sky]

Sad. I have watched the last part of a play being simulated in a movie which I can't remember the title and it seems familiar with what you are presenting here.

Well-penned.

[Bluefire]

Thanks! I'm glad you think so. This is one of my personal favorites and I just wrote it on a whim, didn't know it would turn out the way it did. ^^
Rereading it, I do think it could have been penned better.