The Disposition of a Crone

Elf Witch originally made for by Danny Hennesy ca 2006 for Danny Hennesy´s great fantasy game

I have a penchant for stately, graceful words,

for the artful turn of phrase,

and I love the sheer beauty of imagery well used.

A phrase can wash over me,

words can stick

and salve,

and when I am done

I can wrap myself

and cozy up against a stanza or two of beauty.

But there is another part

of my poetic brain,

largely untapped,

for it rarely sits still long enough

for me to access it. A more anxious,

more brittle part.

I want to unwrap it

before the wrapping wedges too tightly,

hear the crinkle of it as it is removed,

and breathe-----

and take off the clothes that bind me-----

and yell f**k to the wind-----

and howl at the moon----

for I am a crone

and sometimes,

crones just aren’t nice.

copyright/all rights reserved Audrey Howitt 2012

Reviews

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A lovely irrational and somewhat autobiographical piece? So why does being a North Americam woman over 40 make you not nice-pray tell?

[Audrey Howitt]

I think my answer to that is that I don't have to be nice anymore--little left to prove--so ii is a what you see is what you get kind of a deal--sometimes nice--sometimes no so much--thank you for the read John!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I wonder what it makes me then; an over 50s Scotsman!

[Audrey Howitt]

Now that would be a poem worth reading!

[Neville]

Yes, indeed Audrey you are a naughty poetess are'nt you. I realy enjoyed this work and want to thank you for sharing it. Expertly written in my opinion. AGT's N

[Audrey Howitt]

Thank you Neville!

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Audrey Audrey Audrey...you naughty little splendid poetess! Blessed be :)

[Audrey Howitt]

Aww thank you in this moment of levity!

[bob, small b. aka invs]

i really enjoyed this one. reminds me of ferris bueller saying "sometimes you just have to say f**k it." i like the change of tone from most of your poems. i like the crone.

[Audrey Howitt]

Another side of me--thank you so much--this was fun to write!

[Tina Kline]

A really amazing write, Unique and enjoyable!

[emmajoy]

My, dear friend, the weather, the moon, the sun .. something's got you going and it's wickedly wonderful! Your words are jumping all over the place, burn your bra, gird your loins, Audrey's leading the crone chorous and hillariously!

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Audrey...........I was not expecting this...I am laughing.......HARD

[Chris]

This was fun and sooooooo true. Well said!

[Ed Hart]

yet, it's a package deal

[FJ Davis]

If you lovely crones (unlovely, as well) wish to remove those binding clothes, "yell f**k to the wind"--"howl at the moon," I am one man who has no intention of attempting to stop you. Will, instead, be part of the cheering section.
I'm obviously hoping, Audrey, that your liberating intention is more than mere metaphor. Am truly weary of being "mataphored" out of a good time.
Intriguing piece!