Effigy of Regret

Broken millionths,
this brilliance;
reflect a fate in destiny
a mirrored effigy of mist

Beckoning in tendrils
caressed with ether,
carried into the mystical
drifting to your name

Floated thoughts carry a scent,
shadowed regret darkened
and eased into mind,
bringing its own tragic smell
A started bond,
touted was this mating,
fruitless in foresight
thoughtless to fright,
entering your circle
hells own playground

Oh it smelt good !
but underneath,
the rot set to bleeding
an identity,
mine

As if dripping water
to torture,
barbs of love
darted into psyche,
haunting my effigy of mist
is regret,
that wont forget,
evermore

— Seren, Aug 13, 2009

About This Poem

About the Author

Region, Country: Beyond the Black Stump..Australia, AUS

Favorite Poets: Pablo Neruda, P.K.Page, W.H.Auden, to many and various to include them all ...

Critiques

2 Quills

16 years 10 months ago

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Wounds will heal but scars remain, as it were? This was really quite good (in my opinion). I felt that the first stanza gave it a great kick start for the rest of the piece. My eyes never strayed away from it, at that point on…I was captured by it! Bravo, Seren! Corey

Seren

16 years 10 months ago

Dear Corey

I wasn't sure of this one, and couldnt think of a title lol ... so submit I did ...and your right scars remain .. Love Jayne x x "We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves. Lynn Hall" ...

sweetspirit

16 years 10 months ago

Entrancing

I agree with my hunny..the first stanza is brilliant..the rest just followed suit..floating thoughts carry a scent..I like that line alot.. Wonderful! Jen

Seren

16 years 10 months ago

~Sweet~

I am so stoked that you both liked this one for ages it was a start of broken millionths into brilliance, and them slowly the rest followed sometimes they flow sometimes they just, come in bits and pieces .. Love & hugz Jayne x x "We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves. Lynn Hall" ...

raskin

16 years 9 months ago

OK, I'm a fan

Extremely good, well thought out. Loved the wording. So many good lines. raskin

Seren

16 years 9 months ago

Dear Raskin

I am honoured you think that my poetry is good , I have been working on a few different poems and this is one of them , still learning and still humbled by people liking them , thank you for your kind comment its very much appreciated love and hugz Jayne x "We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves. Lynn Hall" ...

Candlewitch

16 years 9 months ago

Dearest Jayne

I shivered as I read this, it is scary in its own right. I find regret to be such a worthless emotion and a waste of time... to bad I can't help but still indulge. Regrets are little deaths. A brilliant write. Love, Cat

Seren

16 years 9 months ago

Dearest Cat ,

This ones about my marriage, and regret is a worthless emotion but its a shame the human heart cant let them go , I know some of them i cant ... Much love and hugz Jayne x x x and thank you as always for the read and comment, (hug) off to bed lol love youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu :) "We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves. Lynn Hall" ...