Absinthe Fairy

Inspired by the picture, which is copyrighted to Vincent Cantillon Art.

A lofty crown

Of blue and green

Balances

'Twixt her horns,

Sporadic plumage

Shows its sheen,

A halo

For whom it adorns.

But this is no angel that I see,

Nor saintly sinner smiling.

This is a goddess, demanding praise,

Manifest poison to which I am slave!

Her silken hair tumbles in a stark cascade,

The ebony and blood from which her soul is made.

I hear her chant

Behind her mask,

A curse to

Cause my suff'ring.

She gives to me

A murky flask,

My darkest dreams

All held within.

Her one command to me is to drink,

Though I gaze upon her living ink.

The monsters that coil around her arm

Whisper the promise of beautiful harm.

They call to my demons, wanting to play,

I'll obey and forsake the warm light of day.

A sugar cube

Disintigrates

Just like my soul

As I start to fade.

Down my throat goes her sweet liquor,

And I shall be sane nevermore.

Reviews

[Chaselyn]

I like how this glorifies and squarely confronts human's masochistic tendencies and strange inability to resist a tragic entrancement that is love. The second stanza seems vital to me because it makes it clear that what becomes evil about the way this woman affects you is not her good or evil nature, but the power over you which she holds... and is fully aware of that fact. Nice blatant tie in to the picture with the monsters around her arm:)

[John Stussy]

You've nailed the meaning of this piece right on the head. :) I'm glad that you enjoyed my poem.

[Frieda P]

Speechless, and that never happens! Just splendid in it's delivery, I'm awe struck.

[John Stussy]

I'm rather proud of this one, think it's one of my best. It's a shame that the pic won't load for it. The whole reason that this poem turned out so well was the piece of art that inspired it.

[Frieda P]

Try converting it to an avatar, maybe that'll work. It's definitely a 'best'.

[Starfruitanimal]

beautifully written, flows very nicely. by the way i checked out Skeleten Krew, i dig the sound !

[John Stussy]

Thank you, I'm glad you liked this one. Funny you bring up the band too actually, once we've got our recording equipment fixed we'll be laying this one down and posting it too.

[Starfruitanimal]

Awesome. I'll look forward to that!

[Kaylor Mason]

I've heard rumors about absinthe. What is it? Toxic, or something?

[John Stussy]

Absinthe is a highly potent (90-148 proof) alcohol distilled from a variety of herbs, including wormwood, fennel and green anise. It was popular during the Victorian era, and is often mis-labeled a hallucinogenic. Mostly it's just a very strong spirit.

[KAOlmsted]

I read this last week and I remember thinking: What can I possibly say to articulate how much I love this amazing piece of work...? So...I merely read and said...nothing. But now that you tell me you and *sigh* Bjorn ;-) are putting it to music...I came again and...I hope you accept my earlier silence as reverence, friend, because that is what it was. Not many do it like you do it, and there are a lot of us who...appreciate your gift. Thank you for sharing it with us.

-kimmer

[John Stussy]

Thank you very much for the review Kimmer. I'm glad you found this piece so enjoyable, it's becoming a favorite of mine as well. Again, thank you very much!

[Ghost of Jupiter]

amazing... i love the imagery and the color coordination. I am going to have to keep my eye on your work...you are quite talented. :)

[Harley Ann]

DUUUDDEE THIS IS AWESOOOMMMEEE
yes, THAT good :3
A million out of a hundred. And I know, I could have just told you that over the phone here, but this is more permanent! tehehe

[John Stussy]

Still, thank you for the review! You're awesome!

[Laura Sparkle]

Excellent poem, pet. :) Your words are always exquisite and I'm getting used to you setting the excellence bar higher and higher!

[John Stussy]

Yes'm, that's me, poet extraordinaire.

[Laura Sparkle]

And not just poet.

[John Stussy]

Oh yeah, I'm good at everything aren't I? :P

[Laura Sparkle]

;) hehe

[Ees]

Very cool poem and an interesting way of doing it! I love it. There is one little ity bity part that fell flat as I was reading this aloud. It could be that it would have worked great, if the rest of the poem wasn't so wonderful, but I think because all of the other parts were so strong and vivid:
"A darkened flask,
My nightmares
All held within."- sounded slightly off to me. Of course it could just be me that thinks so. I just like to share the tiniest things that I notice in case it helps the writer accomplish the most of what they set out to do.

Love, love, love these two lines:
" The monsters that coil around her arm
Whisper the promise of beautiful harm."

and the last stanza is out of control. Meaning that it is mesmerizing and awesome! I LOVE the line with the single word: "disintegrates".

Wonderful work! I enjoyed this immensely!

[John Stussy]

Thank you for the in-depth review, I'm glad you enjoyed this poem. I have to agree, those few lines would be the weak point. I'll probably be editing them if I can find something a bit more fitting. Thanks again!

[Ees]

Sounds good.
No prob. I really loved reading this one!

[John Stussy]

Thanks again! Anything of yours you'd like me to read?

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

That was wickedly intense... some women can certainly suck the soul right out of you. Nice job.

[John Stussy]

Thanks for the review man, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[Laura Sparkle]

Hey hey hey... you know you like the soul sucking.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

You got me Laura, yes I do ;)

[Laura Sparkle]

:D