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though i am the
lonely sea –
a blithely dead
& quiet body,
my daughter
married that demon
apollo & carried
his bastard child
lonely sea –
a blithely dead
& quiet body,
my daughter
married that demon
apollo & carried
his bastard child
I like using Greek mythology in my themes. Expect more of these weird eight-liners.
More from the series:
mischief.though our eyes
see the light –
everyone seems to
strum & forget the music,
but my son
befriended eros
with a thoughtful ray
across his teeth
harvest.though my heart
pains for the earth –
our brown roots
& rotten brooks,
demeter knows
the looming cloud
of spring
& it passes her by
fire.though i love
my navy husband –
his broken iris
& child of injury;
he belonged
to sightless shadows &
the winged swine of
our beloved hades
slumber.though i am weary
with eyes of sand –
arms limply sway,
& are held at a cotton bay;
hypnos illustrates
the night so freely
& so the stars burn
in the collapse
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free verse is at it's best when it has just a gentle hint of structure. the semi-consistent line lengths suit the eight-liner very well, as do the subtle rhymes like married/carried, along with the enjambment which puts emphasis "demon" and "dead" to great effect. i'm honestly not that well-read in Greek mythology but perhaps you could tell me the story behind this, because i'd be interested to know?