Remember Me
In Shades Of Gray
And when you think of me
Be kind
Courage found me in shades of gray
Dangling promise of rewind
Effortlessly pulled me from the fray
Forging new paths, I've never seen
Gave way to the dawning of the day
Held me to choices in-between
In methods only time conveys
Justifying things to come
Kept me holding to the past
Lingering beats of my own drum
Memories that could never last
Notwithstanding circumstance
Opinions clouded what was seen
Proof abandoned happenstance
Quietly the powers that be
Returned the verdict of my fate
Salvation for the choices made
Time twists and turns every mistake
Under the veil of debts repaid
Valiant the efforts of the spell
What depths the mind will hold onto
Xylomancy, omens do tell
Youth trades for lofty revenue
Zealots content with the thrill of mastering life's carousel.
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Xylomancy was an "often overlooked" type of Divination that relied upon twigs. According to Sybill Trelawney, it was an ancient method, and in order to be able to read the omens, one had to account for several aspects, such as the size, shape, and colour of the twigs.
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Comments (6)
Such a lingering sadness in this, beautifully worded :) And bonus points for the author's note...Professor Trelawney!!
Beautifully haunting!
Beautifully written. Well done.
My jaw dropped because I'm a hugeeeee Potterhead but I've not heard of Xylomancy! Any idea in which book Trelawney mentioned that? Loved your poem!
Great work Kelli. I love the rhyme scheme!!!
A whole lot to unpack here, & after over 90 minutes of working with my credit card company to fix a problem, having been assured that it was, it's still not, my head's not up to it. I'll have to come back to this later. But anything that references Sybil & xylomancy has got to be good.