*A Forgotten Melody*

A Forgotten Melody

These strange strings
from the distance
playing silently
Like inside a mirror
full of magic
the reflection flows
slowly
from the soul’s very core
An awakening
of a memory that slept
so selfishly
saved
under the pillow of a dream
Deep
under the blankets
of my most secret fantasy
Hidden
within a shell
at the ocean’s bottom

Its task was
to keep the eyes shut
and never look up
Its task was
cruel
Yet
The desire was
stronger
One gentle touch
I could swear
I felt
fingers
through the hair
A moment
of flight
A moment of love
playing
a forgotten melody
A moment
like a wink of the eye

For just a second
Its life was real

***

Shared for Magpie Tales
and Poets Rally

~ by Eclipse on June 16, 2011.

Posted in Poetry
Tags: Dream, Fantasy, Fiction, Forgotten, Magic, Melody, Poets Rally

23 Responses to “A Forgotten Melody”

I love music so I associate a lot of things with music. Memories start surfacing. I like your poem.

kagenohime said this on June 20, 2011 at 6:01 am | Reply
I love the flow and the rhythm!

Peggy Nolan said this on June 19, 2011 at 6:03 pm | Reply
My dear Eclipse, this is a magical piece of writing.
I feel as if I want to put that shell to my ear and listen to its music. Do you think it would tell me your secrets? (smile)

Absolutely lovely!

Andy said this on June 19, 2011 at 4:12 am | Reply
Love the shell–both the image and in the poem.

Miriam Sagan said this on June 18, 2011 at 5:31 pm | Reply
Your words took me spiralling down into the core of the shell. Beautiful.

helen said this on June 18, 2011 at 5:29 pm | Reply
Truly beautiful like music so soulful

mindlovemisery said this on June 18, 2011 at 8:33 am | Reply
Another beautiful piece! 🙂

Becca Givens said this on June 18, 2011 at 2:54 am | Reply
each and every word felt like a melody………..its lilting in its music and haunting in the feeling it awakens……………beautiful write 🙂

mitu said this on June 17, 2011 at 9:18 pm | Reply
The flow and pace of this piece add power and meaning to your well chosen words.

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Kim Nelson said this on June 17, 2011 at 7:44 pm | Reply
This especially struck a deep chord with me today. Thank you.

tess kincaid said this on June 17, 2011 at 3:58 pm | Reply
Beautiful poem. All there is woven into the spiral of a shell.

tigerbrite said this on June 17, 2011 at 3:48 pm | Reply
very beautiful … kind of haunting …

Baishali said this on June 17, 2011 at 2:23 pm | Reply
Good golly now! (That’s Texan for, WOW!) I really liked this. Very nicely done.

charlesmashburn said this on June 17, 2011 at 2:09 pm | Reply
As always it was a pleasure to read! Great work!

mkinchlow said this on June 17, 2011 at 1:15 pm | Reply
Here at Blaga’s recommendation and glad that I came. Well done.

Jamie Dedes said this on June 17, 2011 at 8:14 am | Reply
melodies and shells, magical to read about it …

Broken Sparkles said this on June 17, 2011 at 6:07 am | Reply
hauntingly beautiful…. every words on it just like shows your deepest desire…
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mpucukilalang said this on June 17, 2011 at 2:56 am | Reply
Like inside a mirror
full of magic

Magical indeed…

Helena White said this on June 17, 2011 at 2:50 am | Reply
I really like the picture that goes with this poem too.

jesuisaudrey said this on June 17, 2011 at 2:30 am | Reply
Yes, even the shell had life in it once. This is so dreamy and ethereal. Lovely prose!
Thanks for sharing one of mine on your blog 🙂

Daydreamertoo said this on June 16, 2011 at 7:45 pm | Reply
its life is real
and your words are poetic and make one feel..

love the imagery, beautiful magpie.
Thanks for sharing with poets rally.

😉

Jingle said this on June 16, 2011 at 6:01 pm | Reply
‘…under the pillow of a dream’
moments rare they seem unreal… perhaps they are
Eddie

eddietwohawks said this on June 16, 2011 at 4:50 pm | Reply
Beautifully worded. I have often wanted to stay lost in the dream I was having!

Ginny Brannan said this on June 16, 2011 at 4:46 pm | Reply