Prompt #78 “Persephone”
Today’s prompt comes to us from Jen at Blog It or Lose It! If you haven’t heard the fabulous news already Jen has joined MLMM and will be working together with Bastet on the now expanded Shadorma Challenge. Jen will be teaching us about the different forms of poetry =)
Watch the video (warning it is a bit disturbing) and create!
Here is my entry
I offer three sacrifices,
Three visions,
Three ultimatums
And for each a drop of blood,
Opium-cleansed.
Entrench in me your infamy
Your rudiment,
Your much besieged Christ
To weep at the sight of love
To lust at the sacrament
To unfold you knowing
That one of us must die.
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Very intense and interesting prompt 🙂
Glad there’s something of interest here — I hope you’ll play along with us 😀
Fabulous atmosphere in this video, wonderful suggestion from Jen
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“Entrench me in your infamy”—what a stellar line 🙂 Wish I’d thought of it! Definitely playing along with this prompt. It is divine. Thanks!
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Darkly beautiful, just like the video – captivates and disturbs simultaneously! 🙂 🙂
Thanks Helen!
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Reminds me of a European version of ‘Children of the Corn’.
I even looked up http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persephone
And well she is a spring/harvest ‘Goddess’.
I first saw Children of the Corn when my dad was living in a cornfield and the tiles on his floor were nearly identical to the box in the Hellraiser movies yikes
Yikes. After the first one….(Corn flick) I passed on the sequels. Not into horror. I have enough spooky dreams.
I watched a lot of horror as a kid because it is my dad’s favorite genre. I am easily scared though
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OMG!! There is a s-s-s-s…. slithery thing at the beginning of the video. Thank goodness the music is so entrancing or I would have run shrieking! I loved this prompt – I’m fond of the Persephone myth – and popped my piece into the link up.
Thank you for a great prompt!
The music is very entrancing and draws you right into the video
Loved your entry!
Wow ….. “To unfold you knowing / That one of us must die.” — so many great lines in this poem — but the ending really hit me. Looks like there’s a great response so far — that is good news — I’m glad it’s really hitting home with everyone.
And — thanks for the kind words too 🙂
Thanks so much!!! I love the responses =)
Wow … what an introductory poem … really intense and moving!
Thanks Georgia!
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I didn’t think I was going to do one for this…
but here is a short piece:
https://julesgemstonepages.wordpress.com/2014/10/27/10-27-two-prompts-only-man/
Glad you did
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Finally live:
http://blogitorloseit.com/2014/10/28/dance-of-death-free-verse/