Psalm of a Different Bible

There is always hope.

A hushed prayer escapes
into the surrounding dawn
reminiscent not of a whisper
but of the remains of silently mouthed
dreams

Fragile glittering fairy children
climb out of transparent
milky blue skin slathered in
expectations and pretention
leaving only the softly jangling
bones of a hummingbird

They cast their damaged hearts
into swirls of sea foam
breathing hymnals of infinite
love and fear

Author's Note

This may be the only thing of worth I've written in a while, so go crazy.

Reviews

[Talismanic]

Saving grace... kind of reminds me of oriental paintings of god-children in gardens and rivers of milk. The forerunners of Romanticism would be all over this! (and a certain Psalmist would be taking up his harp). Because of the imagery and structure (and title), I think it dispels religous divide. Life is a miracle, enduring through both the birth of creation and its decay. A work of art as always:))

[Neville]

Write some more Newspaper Skeleton because we're worth it.
A very enjoyable read, thanks. All Good Things, Neville

[Celestial Witch Child]

Haha- thank you very much! So I shall, just for you guys. (:

[The dark story]

such a great piece of writing......the use of great diction and imagery just cast a spell on the readers.....it has got the religious elements in it which makes it more lively...the theme is just so pure.great work!!!!!!!!!Hats off to you!!!!!!!!!

[Celestial Witch Child]

Thank you so much! c:

[Legolas]

I loved this. Oh what a sight to behold, the birth of new life. The description was amazing. Wonderful job!

[Celestial Witch Child]

Thank you very much. (:

[judith106]

You had my attention at the first line..I love the dark undertone I felt while reading. The last 4 lines are true perfection in my opinion..

[Corset]

Stanza two hits so close to home that I want to hurl myself on a psalm and pray for Vlad to impale me with the spiked bones of this hummingbird that I wear at my neck, reminding me of the heavy price to be paid for daring to give hope to dreams.

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this is beatiful :)

[Michael X]

wow, detail and depth, the wording is stellar and enlightens the reader
with a sense of the meaning, the title and what follows, stunning job.

[Kathryn]

Love it, its so dark and beautiful. Just a thought, when I write about faries I usally spell it "Faery or Faeries" because it seems older and more magical. Just a personal preference, not telling you that you should write it in anyway other than your own.

[Elaenor Aisling]

This creates a beautiful dreamlike image for the reader. Well written and well structured. I like it very much.