'Opheliac~

'Opheliac~

A Poem by Frieda P

My eternal spring of Ophelia ~
   madness bedecked of wildflowers 
 vacant within virginal white tears
       sunk to the depths of despair
ocean's vast siren call
    consuming beyond reality
barefoot'd romanticizing 
   melancholy waves of emotions
sank in a lover's betrayal
   stately and classical dignity
 feigned delusions of confusion
delirium of mania's absurdity
      secretly married ruse of insanity
 doused in bewildered over flow                                     
      preserving a life within entity~
   Fleurs éternelles de la France

© 2014 Frieda P


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Frieda P

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Lorsque vous parlez français, il donne tout le poème je ne sais quois! Hamlet went mad with his love for her. Quite the Valentine's Day thought, n'est pas? In your eternal Spring, will you go to a nunnery as Ophelia was instructed to do? No way! You will sing your songs (write your poems) handing us the flowers they create in our minds. I so enjoyed the fact you used a Shakespearean character as the inspiration here. Wonderfully unique....and so YOU! Lydi**

Posted 10 Years Ago


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Frieda P

10 Years Ago

Ha, you're such a sweetheart, I still think that was a nice way of saying off yer rocker! hahaha
Lydia Shutter

10 Years Ago

If it is, I recognize it simply because I am off mine! LOL
Frieda P

10 Years Ago

HA, I'm in excellent company then! ;-)



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Ah the bard was a king and a pauper in all of us, great read.

Posted 10 Years Ago


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Frieda P

10 Years Ago

Indeed, thanks so much Thomas.
Love the way how your poem flows together so beautifully Frieda!

Kaze~ :-)

Posted 10 Years Ago


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Frieda P

10 Years Ago

Thanks muchly Kazie :-)
♔ CrownedDevil ☾

10 Years Ago

All good Frieda! :-D
Your chosen diction seems to suggest that this is a misery never felt before, and the depth in which pain can resonate is almost so tremendously absurd that you wouldn't believe it, had you not been feeling it yourself. The aftermath leads you to frame the memory in a place of your mind, forever able to revisit, and thus the misery. Well done.

Posted 10 Years Ago


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Frieda P

10 Years Ago

I feel all my poetry whether it's my story or not, thanks Tai....muchly appreciate your thoughts.
Ophelia of the virginal and vacant white, such a tragic story of betrayal and madness. You capture the vortex of her disengagement from the world beautifully within the tornado of your words.

Posted 10 Years Ago


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Frieda P

10 Years Ago

Woo tornadoes, grazie mille Anne!
I love the opening line, that's fantastic in itself. Reading this has made me realise (again) just how integral Shakespeare is to our language and how it has moulded it. Begad's we are riddled with the stuff. You have made a great tribute to Ophelia with this luxury edition of poetry and it cuts right in to that world back then.

Forbidden love is a time bomb waiting to go off and what man could resist a Pre-Raphaelite woman bedecked?

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Frieda P

10 Years Ago

Funny, I"m not a big Shakespeare fan, I had to have a good friend of mine who adores his stuff to ch.. read more
I like the music and the artwork. The description create good vision and my favorite topic is myth and story. I wanted to read more. Ophelia is one of my favorite characters.
"barefoot'd romanticizing
melancholy waves of emotions
sank in a lover's betrayal"
The above lines were my favorite. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

Posted 10 Years Ago


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Frieda P

10 Years Ago

Thanks Coyote, barefoot'd romanticizing was my favorite too.
// vacant within virginal white tears
sunk to the depths of despair
ocean's vast siren call //

This is another pen that no-one but you could write so beautifully and with so much meaning. The imagery and wording adds so much and it makes it so much more powerful.

Loved it.

Posted 10 Years Ago


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Frieda P

10 Years Ago

Awh you're too good to me peanut, muchly appreciate your sweet review, thanks noodlebumble. x
A very special creation, Frieda, brimming with beauty and romance...I can smell the wild flowers...Thanks a lot for sharing!

Posted 10 Years Ago


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Frieda P

10 Years Ago

Thanks so much Divya, so glad you could my friend!
the eternal spring of Ophelia runs pretty deep Frieda, are you sure you want to drink of Shakespeare's waters??? I understand she drove him somewhat crazy... er.. or perhaps you are trying to tell us you were a redhead in a previous life??? so Frieda, are you trying to drive us crazy with your wonderful poetry.. yes, I think you are... oh my, I am batshyte loonytoons... ;o) red(goingoffthedeepend)zone

ps.. ok Ms Frieda, aka Ms Opheliac the sky is blue, the words are purple and I loved your poem. by the way, loonytoons is a pretty neat place...

Posted 10 Years Ago


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redzone

10 Years Ago

I should have been clearer... have you ever see wid red roses?? no, not the man made, designer roses.. read more
Frieda P

10 Years Ago

Ha well butterflies always know best of course, you made them so enticing, how could a lady refuse ;.. read more
redzone

10 Years Ago

m'lady, I would be honored...
A compelling write Frieda!

Posted 10 Years Ago


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Frieda P

10 Years Ago

Grazie mille stargazer!

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