Sapphire Dolphins and Aubergine Skies (The Shore of Three Oceans)

Perhaps mythical creatures really do exist — only beyond our mortality, beyond our dreams. Maybe they exist as "souls" — and only when we become souls can we exist with them.

The sun was slowly drowning itself into the deep, leaving me in a soliloquy once again. The wind swept through my hair as I gazed at the purple waters calmly colliding with the shore of three oceans, where a timeless memory echoes quietly...

 

You pulled me by the hand and held my waist, your body inclined towards mine. In a breath of a moment, I was poisoned by your venomous kiss, leaving me frozen underneath the cloudburst that drove the sea mad - the water snaked through the sand in cadence with the song of the thunder.

 

I was shivering in your frosty presence, drenched in the cascades of the somber clouds. And you haunted me with what I came to realize as our last embrace.

 

Amid the ardor we felt, we were both desolate. And nature felt our misery as told by the outraging poetry of the sky and the sea.

 

Before long, the great yellow ball of fire arose from the horizon, illuminating the shore of three oceans with its ardent beams.

 

The sapphire dolphins danced under the vast waters and through the salty midair. They had come to bring you back home. You are a creature of the sea, and you can not ever belong with me, my love, my prince.

 

You left, but the touch of your hand lingered on in my skin. I watched you descend into the depths as cold crystals fell from my eyes, blurring my vision of that fateful parting.

 

And from then on, I had told myself that you shall forever be a distant dream that took flight with the creatures of the depths. I urged myself to believe that you had always been unreal, mythical prince of the oceans, only a silent reverie isolated from the reach of an entity of the earth.

 

...I watched the dolphins play in the aubergine skies distortedly reflected on the serenity of the waves, colliding with the shore of three oceans. Suddenly, I felt a familiar frosty presence. I closed my eyes as I was poisoned by a soul-freezing kiss... His Highness still haunted me with his embrace.

 

I opened my eyes. A hundred eons it has been since I became the remnant of the soul of an earthen maiden that lived far beyond the dream of a dream. Realizing what I have become, knowing it was impossible to die again, I walked into the waters, dived with the dolphins and creatures that belonged to the love of my lonesome heart. As I flew through the water, a transformation took place without my knowing it. I was only a soul as I embraced the sea. Yet now that I am within the three oceans, no longer on their shore, I became a creature again, this time, one that belonged to the sea.

 

I kept on swimming through a world no mortal had ever lived in, and I saw a tower of light where merpeople played.

 

In the distance, I saw the prince. A hundred eons he had waited for me.

 

 

Written July 25, 2007 @ 11:00 PM © Maxinne Marie

 

Author's Note

Written for a photo challenge, but I've been so inspired lately that I came up with such an imagination when I saw that picture.

Reviews

[Rc R. Vagilidad]

"Realizing what I have become, knowing it was impossible to die again. I walked into the waters and dived with the dolphins and creatures that belonged to the love of my lonesome heart." -- work on technical strata. the pausing ( by the use of comma..or change it into ; ) notice i change just a bit of it. never mind if im wrong. feel free to ignore btw. hehe


".....distortedly reflected on the serenity of the waves" - i like the ironical speech figures, i presume it is not accidental to visualize a waving scheme as peaceful... hehe.. but presuming it is very provocative measure to write with.


over-all.. an outstanding piece.. i see this piece as a very wide in range if you to think the picture alone was the basis for it. exceptional imagination should i say. great. i would rather say youre a 'prose' with the mind.

[Gandré]

It is wildly entertaining passionate splendidly written prosa poem. I like your abstractions. I prefer abstract poetry for it is giving me more. I very liked this dolphine part. Healing!

[Marie]

Nicely done.

[Dshaman14]

Awesome!! ^^
I remember Danilos... Hehehe... A place where our schoolmates gather especially for a christmas party... ^^
Where are you stealing those beautiful words? waaaah!!! NOsebleED...
Your skills in mixing words is what i admire most in your writings... i have read some of your works especially those in publish in Madyaas...

Keep writing^^

[Jofer Serapio]

Nice imagery. Well oriented thoughts. This gave me the impression of the vastness of the entire universe. Not to mention, this was an awe-inspiring work of art. ^^

[Goddess Sophia (filomen..]

BRILLIANT!!! powerful...soreal..i drifted upon the ocean and felt my spirit soar with delight...as
i embraced the words you painted...
i danced within this piece and cried for i related to it from a depth that words could not express.
BEAUTIFUL!!! BRAVO!!!

[Soleil Janoway]

this piece was just amazing! the overall imagery, the vividness of the dream, the word choice and arrangement were all perfect. I especially love the last line" In the distance, I saw the prince. A hundred eons he had waited for me. " it has the perfect meter to end the piece overall. fantastic job. i can't wait to read some of your other work.

[T. R. Writer]

Your "weird imagination" produces some marvelous imagery and beautifully flowing words.

[~ Tex]

Beautiful feeling and imagery. The feel of reality. The feel that fairytales do come true... perhaps with faith... perhaps with patience. A beautiful piece of peace... at least as I read it.

[Blue Bard]

This is a good write. It is technically spot on, with a wonderful flow of images. I applaud your good grammar. It's so hard to maintain in longer pieces. Believe me, I know that. You have created a wonderful interplay between life, death and imagination. There is a strong faith in life here. You should feel good about it.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Opening our eyes to infinate possibilities... wonderfully written...