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peter's legacy by *multicolourpirate:iconmulticolourpirate:

Categories Literature > Poetry > General Poetry > Open


I want to feel the centuries groan beneath my palms
as I place them upon these bricks, I want to walk with the little ghosts
that murmur in the mortar, hear how they shaped these walls before cementing them.
I want to find worlds in wardrobes and keys to elsewhere, and still get back
in time for tea and lemon drizzle cake,
I want to see a place beyond the looking-glass
instead of old and dulled eyes so lost in today.


It’s been too long since I last dreamed of dandelion clocks parachuting across continents,
too long since I entertained what would happen if
the sky disintegrated to pave a way to skies locked inside pages and television sets
or if I woke one night to hear a boy whisper “forget them all.”
I want to grab the cusp of yesterday and bottle its heart
so I can look at it and remember, yes, I once believed in
dragons that lay beyond the horizon, in a place where the sky and ocean touched,
and it’s still easy to get there once you remember how.

©2009 *multicolourpirate
:iconmulticolourpirate:

Author's Comments

Still not quite there yet.

Lately I've been finding it harder to get to the realm in my mind where I can block out reality and dream up pretty words.

I realise the theme is a little similar to sempiternal, and I should probably let Shakespeare deal with finding-ways-to-defy-time-through-words side of things instead, but today was the first day I've felt up to the task of writing in such a long time. Such feelings are better vented upon pages.

As ever I am inspired by this little lady's use of words: [link]

<3

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*Teefie Jun 1, 2009, 2:01:31 PM
I love this <3

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||+i want to be the one to walk in the sun+||

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~poshlost Jun 1, 2009, 2:04:51 PM
Oh my god yes. Nice allusions, by the way. I don't approve of "pages and television sets" because television sets are to be frowned upon in comparison to books, for instance, but. Junior year of high school I did an independent study of English class where I charted the progress of the fantasy genre. I think you hit upon much of what people think/wonder/postulate about fantasy.

I also don't approve of stylized titles, but that's your discretion.

Thanks for writing,
J.

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"Odi et amo. Quare id faciam, fortasse requiris.
Nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior."
- Catullus
:iconmulticolourpirate:
*multicolourpirate Jun 1, 2009, 2:08:26 PM
thankyou :) :heart:

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NYARK...NYARK...
:iconteefie:
*Teefie Jun 1, 2009, 2:08:53 PM
:D you're welcome!

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||+i want to be the one to walk in the sun+||

:heart:
:iconmulticolourpirate:
*multicolourpirate Jun 1, 2009, 2:10:55 PM
television sets are definitely frowned upon in comparison to books, you're so right, but some of the worlds TVs create aren't based upon books, and I kind of wanted to include them all.

and I'm going to take away the stylised title because it looks silly on the preview. You're once again right!

And thankYOU for commenting! :D

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NYARK...NYARK...
:iconllywenlla:
~Llywenlla Jun 1, 2009, 2:17:13 PM
Gorgeous. Tea and Lemon drizzle cake? I should jolly well think so!

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There are a million in the Church tonight.
:iconmulticolourpirate:
*multicolourpirate Jun 1, 2009, 2:26:52 PM
with you? I should hope so :)

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NYARK...NYARK...
:iconlizzysunshine77:
~lizzysunshine77 Jun 1, 2009, 5:36:43 PM
YES!
I was hooked by the first line.
Brilliant, babe<3

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I'm a pretty impossible lady to be with.
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~Elphaba-Kim-Cullen Jun 1, 2009, 9:14:34 PM
That's cute...except cute is not exactly the right word...but I like it! =D
Great job! :dance:
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~decembersecret Jun 1, 2009, 10:48:30 PM
You word the sentiment much better than I ever could.
I love it, if I'm not insanely jealous of it :P

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my war paint is sharpie ink
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