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Geremia
Geremia
Mar 28, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

THE DEVIL AND I

  THE DEVIL AND I I had the strangest invitation To dance around the world To forsake all others And twirl in ecstasy To see my immortality And forgotten dreams To sleep in another’s arms again Pretend My breath had no end Suddenly A waltz began to play As I reached out to take  A hand But I have seen deceit before Eyes that smile with lies My soul is mine to hold I will be fooled  no more
 Kyrie eleison, Kriste eleison




[Ancient Greek. Part of the old Roman Catholic "mystical"  liturgy: Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy.
     
— Geremia, Mar 28, 2009

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Ink Dragon

17 years 2 months ago

Joe,

Finally, I get round to commenting on my friends´ latest posts. Funny, I posted a poem about the devil, too! I love yours, you´ve nailed that enticing whisper of promises the evil one can hiss into our ears. Yours, ~Nina
Geremia

Geremia

17 years 2 months ago

Thanks, Nina...

J.B. Longo-Geremia Yes, but I thinks ,at times, we're damned if we do and we're damned if we don't. :) joe
Rett

Rett

17 years 2 months ago

Mr Longo

As always you hit things right square on. The Devil and I have had our rounds. Some won by him, more by me. Fantastic write and a broadside shot! 5/5 Respectfully, Rett: "A Democracy can withstand anything but Democrats." Robert A. Heinlein For the sake of children, read this. http://www.neopoet.com/node/19905
Race_9togo

Race_9togo

17 years 2 months ago

Yeah Longo

That proffered hand is often a claw, isn't it. Satan and me go way back...he tries to trick me, I spit in his eye, he stamps a hoof on my chest, I laugh back. I still here and my soul is my own! LOL A great write Respectfully Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race
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loveyu74848

17 years 2 months ago

wonderful… i was drawn in

wonderful... i was drawn in by it all the flow and subject was fantastic
Geremia

Geremia

17 years 2 months ago

Thanks

J.B. Longo-Geremia This was inspired by an old southern Italian wive's tale that when we die the devil is given 3 days to claim our soul. So much for myths! :) Joe
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

17 years 2 months ago

Duality

The devil dances with us all at the same time as we think we are dancing with the angels, its just that we don't always know it. In the beautiful is the ugly, without the ugly how do we know the beautiful? Just my crazy thoughts. Annucia.