Liberating Alice~

Strapped to ashen clouds

Alice, was lifted from underland

 

cinched  tightly by  inflexible societal threads, austere and bland, her genetics rebelled

her bound wrists burst with scintillate seeds, became wormwood upon touching the atmosphere

 

tied up in samite,  lilac ribbons, her saffron ringlets

perfectly coiffed into a story book updo, uncurled, flared  with lutescent flames, her lambent soul competing with the sun

 

the orchid sash at her waist tightened with the compressed pressure of the cobalt sky

until her floating rib punctured the indentured corset, and curved moth wings from her sides

 

her slippers of pearl brocade collapsed with broken bones inside dainty ankles

raining down in ivory spheres and arrow heads to coat the surface of the world, to embed in the dreams of mankind

 

rich chocolate eyes bled cocoa, the atmosphere leaned in deep to taste the sweet imagination of a human child

and her wormwood arms punctuated the crescendo in ripples of whispering leaves, licorice smile a ruby eclipse in the sky, her emancipation a shooting star in reverse

 

Strapped to clouds that carried her to the moon

Alice was lifted into Wonderland

 

 

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Reviews

[SpokenWord]

From underland to wonderland this reminds me of being born from the earth, living life and then passing away into the heavens. What a way to go as Alice did a shooting star in reverse while raining down into mankind's dream. I think I love that part the best.

[Blossom]

I love the way you recreate what Alice means to all of us. with your vocabulary you make her seem like so many different people. You could do like a shrt collection of the different faces of Alice, is what I think.

[AlieahRose]

THIS IS A REALLY GOOD OUT LOOK...
I LIKE THE PERSPECTIVE...
YOU HAD FROM...
WHAT SEEMS LIKE THE BOOK...

[luciddreamer]

Enchanting write :)

Peace
Robin

[Frank F. Atanacio]

a fairy-tale with character, a very well written piece her-- Disney would have been proud

[Goodbye]

Yea, Alice is free! As always, what a ride, what a great re-crafting of the old tale.

I always find myself floating in the atmosphere with streams of color, reality, and fantasy when I read you.

[Truman S. Booth]

I am a Lewis Carroll fanatic. I've studied the man and his works obsessively for many years. I've read "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-glass and What Alice Found There" an upwards of twenty times. They are my all-time favorite books, and Carroll's masterful poetry (especially "The Hunting of the Snark") is at the top of my list.

I'm also a Tim Burton fanatic. His abstract films fill me with childish glee and wonder. "The Nightmare Before Christmas" has been my favorite movie since I was five, and Tim Burton's style has influenced much of my own works, both artistically, poetically, and in film.

I HATED TIM BURTON'S ALICE IN WONDERLAND.

(Sorry for all that, but I think a back story will make my review more meaningful.)

When I read the first stanza referencing "underland," I nearly stopped reading. But I'm glad I didn't. This poem was a wonderful ode to the original Alice, if only because you used her childlike, innocent imagination as a symbol. The build and imagery of the poem were perfect--I could see the child rising through the sky, burning through the atmosphere, sprinkling her characteristics over the earth. And the last stanza made my heart flutter, as it suggests that "underland" is not the same as "Wonderland." This is the first poem I thoroughly enjoyed which used a character from Carroll's masterpiece. Thank you for sharing your boundless talent.

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

The end of this poem was like the most UNWELCOME ringing
from an alarm clock. Your magical journey was my dream.
The imagery..I cant say enough. BRAVO!

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You take Alice on a journey..through Selene's eye...it would surely blow her mind..

[Michael of Gilead]

I often get lost in your stuff Selene, and it doesn't always come to me...but this

Bang, right between the eyes.

[FireWoman]

Emowerment oozes from your words. Within each one of us is the hero(ine), we can free oursleves like no other. Your portrayal of the unbreakable human spirit is astounding, I absolutely revel in your gray matter pop rocks!