Dance with Olivier

I want to dance off a cliff with Olivier

to feel a gossamer breeze through my locks

under a blue orb dabbling among bubble rocks

whirling silk floats around our steps on clouds

take me on an epic journey of old yesteryear

fate brought us together through the darkest lore

days of old when men were men and fate was fate

wrong was right and history longed for itself

the wuthering heights of passion in my dreams

no matter what I say or do this is me

ghosts of past haunt me to torn love mysteries

enraptured by an old fashioned love story

take me back to candlelight and lusty secrets

beckon to me from those old furled pages

misunderstood, tragedy of an old tale

I lost myself in your dusty depths of allure

dance me to the end of madness and time

'No matter what I ever do or say...this is me

now, standing on this hill with you. This is me, forever'

Author's Note

When I was a very young child, I used to read a lot to get lost inside myself, my favorite book was Wuthering Heights and I loved the character of Heathcliff. When I saw the film I fell in love with Laurence Olivier.

Reviews

[Patrick Henry]

It's a beautiful and emotive response she is feeling deep within, but also she has this almost selfish attraction to suicide at midnight, having legend be her guide to help her understand that these things she feels are legitimate and free!! At the end of the story I wrote "Lady Nicole", they jump from a cliff with that surrendering that is hinted at in this poem. It's timeless and it would also make for a great story if you were to build on the character and run with it. Great poem!! You wrote Muhammad and that got me nervous when you told me, but I was worried to end up on FOX News with a "strange" comment I might leave!! lol I like it. xoxo -Mark

[Frieda P]

I told you Mark, you gotta stop doing those psychedelics when you're writing critiques...thanks hon ;)

[Patrick Henry]

lol ....not funny. : ) This is my version of a ramble!! I write as I'm thinking. xoxo -Mark

[Frieda P]

'lol, not funny', is an oxymoron sweetie ;-)

[LA Lorena]

I loved Wuthering Heights too! We are SOOOO related! This was a dreamy, innocent look into escapism, that mechanism we so often employ to deflect the nightmares and brutalities of real life. I can relate to this fantasy all too well. A big thumbs up on this!

*on a critical note, the line " lost myself in your dusty depths of lure" you may consider changing it to allure, in keeping with the romantic theme. Or not. just a suggestion, so don't go all ninja on me and block my a*s now!

[Frieda P]

I can't believe you wrote 'ninja a*s' on my lovely fantasy!!...thanks for the suggestion, I actually do like that better. I knew we were related!

[khalid]

wow...wonderful view, nice feelings. great metaphor. beautiful rhyme. suitable words. sweet music..pretty image...in short, perfect work..

[Frieda P]

Thanks so much, this one is special to me, appreciate your kind words...'perfect' woooo ;)

[khalid]

really it is..

[ms. barrie]

this is full of romantic dreaminess mixed in with intensity. i agree: i felt like i was there, which i feel is what a poem (writing) is suppose to do. love the imagery you captured here with your words and the fluidity of this poem. another beauty, thanks for sharing. 100 to 100 :)

[Frieda P]

I like that 'romantic dreaminess', thanks for always giving me such outstanding reviews, coming from someone who's so talented, that means a lot :) xo

[ms. barrie]

wow, well you're quite welcome and thank you for that comment! and same here, as always :)

[Tree]

Romantic, with some power behind it. You can feel you mean every word... Now I want to see the movie (read the book along time ago). I've been watching a lot of old movies lately, movies my father probably saw... I'll put that on my list.

[Frieda P]

It's a dark, brooding love story, I was always attracted by it, while other girls were reading Pipi Longstockings, I had my head buried in Wuthering Heights, it was an escape. Thanks Diego, I love old movies, hope you enjoy it.