She glides on wings in the night

Our dreams are as real to us as life itself, but the sun can break apart the locks to our secret places…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She glides on wings in the night,

with deafened ears and blinded sight.

Pages turn and centuries pass;

moments cease in frozen glass.

 

She walks on wings in the night,

living fantasies of faithless might.

When the light of truth floods her eyes,

her fragile body faints and dies.    

     

The devastation of desire, 

and the desecration of creation,

brings the hoofbeats of the horsemen,

and a haunting revelation.

    

Hollow, hollow is my haven,

I horrid-hear the screeching of the raven.

And now in empty solace I resign;

a solitary path in life is mine...

 

Author's Note

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." ~ Albus Dumbledore

Reviews

[Sunni Davis]

There is such a beautiful sadness flowing through your words. The last stanza,especially, has such a lonesome tone. I'd like to write a longer review but I cant see through the tears in my eyes.

[Khaaki]

So beautiful... as always... Wonderfully done

[Larry Dyson]

or to be vampiri in a sunlit day...

[KAREN]

Beautiful! Love the rhyme in it, and the poem itself has so much meaning. everyone who reads should learn from this. Don't only dream, but live too! Solid write!!

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Breath taking! Your poem spoke so muth truth! What are dreams if you forget to live? And what's life without dreams! Entwine them together and be full and adventrous!!! Excellent read!

[emmajoy]

Oh my, such a dark, dark poem from you, so different from most of your writing/ There's a night black shadow cast across this, a sadness of woman somewhere out there and you grieving, lost without her. As always you find the perfect picture for your post = an altogether fine though tragic presentation.

[TamiViolet]

Oh, how true, dearest poet.... You are classic yet your story line is credible to present day.... dark, and lovely... Every stanza reaches out to the reader.... so exceptional!!!

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

She is not truly living. A sad truth for many people. Your note has a very wise quote.
Dreams are nice but living those dreams is so much nicer.
Your poetry is very classy and classic.
This one makes me very sad.. and it is beautifully written.

Chloe

[Arabdha]

your poems always have this old mythical harry potterish charm to them..and the quote from Dumbledore just strengthens that..my favorite part was-
"Pages turn and centuries pass;
moments cease in frozen glass"..excellent work!

[OT]

ah this has a very classic English feel to it - traditionally posed - and I can almost feel the beat haha - very strong and consistent - pulling along the tale nicely - the poe-esque raven references are well used and adds a touch of him to it (as does the rhyme) - a nice write!