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boudoir, candelabra, castle, confinement, ghost, gravity, isolation, light, love, the red room
In my self-imposed solitary confinement at the castle,
I roam the many halls and corridors
and stop by the Red Room
Do I dare enter her chambers for the first time
ever since she left?
Autumn has arrived though it doesn’t feel so,
the night is tender and tempting.
I unlock the door,
throw open the windows
and light the tapers on the candelabra
scattered around her boudoir.
Crimson velvet drapes sway in the fresh breeze,
the floral fragrance of her perfume still lingers in the air,
the candles flicker and cast their light
upon the guild-framed paintings on the red walls.
Portraits come to life,
their gazes follow me,
the lips curl into a smile, or a sneer,
they talk without speaking,
an organ plays in the background,
I pause by her picture, allured by her beauty,
She walks out of the frame and takes my hand,
Into the eternal night, she says,
her eyes are magnets that pull me in like gravity.
This is the love I have been yearning for,
I’m a moth around her glow
I know I will burn, yet I ache for her radiance.
She becomes the light,
I burn and feel no pain,
I rise and become a ghost, a ghost of myself.
We leave the Red Room and venture into the darkness,
An owl sings a song, night birds join the chorus,
they chant a tune in a strange language,
I do not know the melody, but I know the words,
Slave to the light, I drift in the air,
and follow her
Love and gravity are conflicting,
yet they are the same.
That was wonderful, Sebnem. I really liked the ‘Autumn has arrived though it doesn’t feel so, the night is tender and tempting’ line.
Thank you very much, Richard. 🙂
Welcome 🙂
They are the same like life and death, like spirits of our mortal bodies soaring in the sky
Thank you very much for reading, dear Valentine. Yes, I guess they are the same. 🙂
Lovely and ghostly, Sebnem. Ethereal imagery as I floated along. I love the closing lines 🙂 ❤
Thank you very much, Diana. Glad you liked it. 🙂
I lke the artwork and the poetry. Outstanding. I like the place you create.
Thank you very much, John. 🙂
You are welcome.
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Amazing poetry by a talented writer. Please read and enjoy.