~ inspired by the poetic imagination of Lewis Carroll ~
The aged aged man
follows the echos
of the three voices
a strange wild song
that leads him to
the four riddles
of darkness
suspended
in the blackness
above
the sea of dirge
in the deepening canyon
of solitude and secrets
he calls to you
to follow
to join him
in the silence
to listen
will you?
*
rob kistner © 2022
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Absolutely mysterious, beautiful, eerie, and haunting. Did I say mysterious? Because that ending really solidifies that feeling. Love it, and I love this especially:
“a strange wild song
that leads him to
the four riddles
of darkness…”
I see both a beautiful perspective in this and a nightmarish feeling that reminds me of sleep paralysis. I love how torn I feel in-between those two extremes, and I think the beauty in this poem is delineated in that conflict of what to feel by the end of the poem. 🙂 I choose to see this as more welcoming than sinister, almost as if being beckoned by wisdom that you once rejected, only now to follow it, through the voice, because you realized there’s something more there beyond the surface you want to explore.
Thank you so much Lucy! I love to write dark pieces. It is the Yin part of my person, and I find the experience very deeply beautiful — in the mystery of all that we do not know, nor understand.
Fantastic, Rob! Truly a mysterious write.
Thank you Punam, just a bit of fun in the dark… 🙂
Judging by how reckless I am 😀 I just might follow him! This is absolutely stellar writing, Rob. I love how effortlessly this poem flows. Thank you so much for writing to the prompt!
Me too! Always gets mem in fascinating places… 😉 thank you Sanaa, snd you ard welcome. Great prompt!!
This is what it feels like when you age… really think that you used the titles well
Thank you Bjorn. I did an overview of the titles and these began lining up for me. I liked the mysterious feeling it evoked… 🙂
Well…I might not follow, but this seems like the beginning of a classic, epic tale…wonderful atmosphere created..
Thank you Ain… 😉
I love the mystery of this!
Thank you Dwight. It is the mystery that drew me to the writing.
I think I will ????
I probably would as well Paul, carefully… 😉
How mysterious, Rob! I love, ‘the four riddles of darkness.’
Glad you like this Sara… 🙂