It Calls for You
A Villanelle Poem
Bleed into that arduous, beckoning dark,
And keep close your chosen faith.
Sailing without sails on your barque.
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Hoping to find your ark
That may as well be looking through the ocean for a wraith.
Bleed into that arduous, beckoning dark.
*
And hear that hellish bark.
To you, yourself you must swathe.
Sailing without sails on your barque.
*
To seize and capture your mark
In the unknown you must bathe.
Bleed into that arduous, beckoning dark.
*
You must be stark
Against the skaith.
Sailing without sails on your barque.
*
Go. Embark.
Destiny's wheel spins on the lathe.
Bleed into that arduous, beckoning dark.
Sailing without sails on your barque.
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K. Kocheryan
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I missed this when it was posted and thought I was subscribed to you, fixed that. This is beautiful and paints the ocean, the sea in such an intriguing though still dangerous place, in my mind. Congrats on Top Story!
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Back to say congratulations on the top story! ❤
I love how the first line of each stanza reduces in length as the poem reads. The increasing simplicity of those lines invokes the speaker's gradual acceptance of the danger that comes with seeking destiny in uncharted waters.
Congratulations on your top story!
Congratulations on the top story!
Simply wonderful K! congratulations on TS - well deserved!
Really deeply gorgeous piece
Beautiful piece. Congrats on the TS.
So uplifting and Courageous! Well done!
Good poem!
great words and concept , very seaworthy
This makes the ocean feel inviting for some strange reason