doorman

Sep 28, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

LaTour's lament

Sitting on a wooden chair, a tomb snubbed

only by the glass flame's rich host glow, white

cotton drape dropped from a shoulder half nude

where evening's combed hair rests muted and shy

Out of bed, sleepless to a certain plan

The skull on her lap, her right hand reclines

its' temple, the left holds mind's heavy sign,

regarding grave calm by the table side

A noose, cross, two testaments overused

The bubbling banter of a child to come

What world does it belong, where introduced

from your sound hearth, to its' predestined bone

In this room an emotion old as flame

bearing witness why we sing to our dead

— doorman, Sep 28, 2009

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Country/Region: NOR

Critiques

ziggy

16 years 8 months ago

latour`s lament

enda, patrick collins. hey there my good man great to see you back you paint a familar setting here good write my friend i love the line " in this room an emotion old as flame " that is so well said , chat soon ziggyyyyyyy

doorman

16 years 8 months ago

Thank you

Thanks, zig, it's good to be back. Glad you liked it. On 'painting a familiar setting',- you know the work it refers to? Monday quiz is up.. All the best, Espen.

lyz

16 years 8 months ago

Hello Stranger

I was reading and felt an eeriness. It made me feel and I really enjoyed this. very well written I must say. Glad to have u back. Love this poem and love to you from Lyz. XX

doorman

16 years 8 months ago

What a warm welcome,

What a warm welcome, Lyz. And thank you for complimenting the write. As long as it makes you feel, I'm happy. Good of you to drop by. Yours, Espen.

Seren

16 years 8 months ago

Dear Espen

What a wonderful feeling of trepidation that flows through this waiting for the next movement like a symphony ... bravo ... this is beautiful ... love and higgest bugs Jayne x x

doorman

16 years 8 months ago

Nice to see you again,

Nice to see you again, Jayne. You give me a lot of credit here. I'll take it and pass some of it over to Latour. Thank you. Yours, Espen.

Ravenshakti

16 years 8 months ago

Hello there Espen...

This is lovely... I enjoyed it very much. That's nothing new; I always enjoy your poetry. Gentle regards, Raven.

doorman

16 years 8 months ago

Dear Raven,I’m very

Dear Raven, I'm very pleased you enjoy my writes. Thanks for letting me know that. Yours, Espen

Cloudthings

16 years 8 months ago

More, more, more Norwegian alchemist

Ah yes, you are a pleasure writer Espen, you pluck the sensualities from the ether & fold them into the letters like a well crafted chocolate. I love this... I especially love the words you add about stealing these words from a painting, brilliant you are... I know that sense... when someting offers so much of itself that the words are there in your lap as response, or they come dancing from an image to the door of our iris, & sometimes they brutally pull from inside our chest against our will... More, more, more Norwegian alchemist, I have a taste for your delicacies now. Cheers Anni~ "When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace". H.H. the Dalai Lama

Cloudthings

16 years 8 months ago

OOoops forgot the

OOoops forgot the stars Cheers Anni~ "When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace". H.H. the Dalai Lama

doorman

16 years 8 months ago

Dear Anni

Don't worry about the stars, Anni. Your compliments alone knocked me clear off the chair. Got a dangerous hangover from hubris,- you know, the stuff old heroes burned in hell for.. Nonetheless, I'm very glad this one brought you something, as this is what we all try to do. Thank you. Yours, Espen. - a very true quote you have there.

Bonitaj

16 years 8 months ago

Espen!

Sorry I missed this one! well not quite! Nicely handled, suspenseful and 'bearing witness' to we the living! Good stuff! Boni

doorman

16 years 8 months ago

Dear Boni

Nothing to be sorry about, Bonita. Besides, you have some leverage over me when it comes to lateness, remember. Thanks for reading, Yours, Espen.