The Looking Glass

by Mr. Darcy   Apr 3, 2008


~ The Looking Glass ~
An observation of the following painting:
A lady at the Virginals with a gentleman
Jan Vermeer, 1632-1675

http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/egallery/object.asp?object=405346&row=0&detail=magnify
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Solitude daydreams with her bleeding heart.
Her mocking hell stabs and wounds her consciousness,
relentlessly probing her now shattered mind.
She longs, no, she hungers for the homecoming,
the comforting caress from the electrodes of death.
Meanwhile, in the shadows, whispering haggard faces -
recoil in repulsion from the curdling, manic screams.
Her distinctiveness is lost; drowned in an tears of depression.
There will be no escape for her!

Stumbling he curses, piercing her ghostly mists;
spewing his stormy volley of defamation into space.
Wildly his words, discharge from his rotting carcass,
skewering flesh, penetrating bone and shattering blind hope.
His ingested venom permeates a walking, lying corpse.
Echoed promises hiss in approbation up at evil incarnate.
There is no discrimination, no salvation in this mortal, sinister world.
Just daily pain from habitual lies, inevitably he commits a slow suicide.
There will be no escape for him!

Pity these fools and their wretched dungeon.
Worthless resentment reeling within tied vowels.
Alas, these times are miserably steeped in confined despair.
Perpetual regrets revolve and turn an eternal matrimony.
There will be no escape for them!

Through the mirror is a serene, virtuous world of radiance;
where companionship dances gaily with love.
Compassion entwines with song and the pleasure of life.
Observe this blissful couple, breathing their vision as husband and wife.

There will be no escape, not even through-The Looking Glass!

M. Moran
28.03.08

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  • 16 years ago

    by Courageous Dreamer

    Oh, I already commented with RubberDuckiex3.. Oh well! This poem was really good considering it had no rhyme. The flow was really good actually! I found this poem really interesting which made me try to picture myselfwhat the picture you were looking at looked like. This was a really good poem.. You should continue to do non-rhyming poems.. XD .. Great work 5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by Hey Brittknee

    Wow, this was amazing, i added it to my favorite poems

    5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by Courageous Dreamer

    You've definatly impressed me here. This is soooo excellently written. :]Wow, I'm speechless. Isn't it amazing what you can write about just observing a picture? :] You did a wonderful job. Your writing is awesome. Don't stop writing. and Inform me when you've got some new stuff up. I'll be happy to read it! -5/5-

  • 16 years ago

    by Spoken Silence

    "Solitude daydreams with her bleeding heart."

    Very strong opening, this draws the readers who want to read more.

    "Her mocking hell stabs and wounds her consciousness,
    relentlessly probing her now shattered mind.
    She longs, no, she hungers for the homecoming,"

    I like your choice of wording here, a lot better than most poets would do.

    "Meanwhile, in the shadows, whispering haggard faces -
    recoil in repulsion from the curdling, manic screams.
    Her distinctiveness is lost; drowned in an tears of depression.
    There will be no escape for her!"

    Very good use of imagery here, I can really picture this and other readers can as well.

    "Stumbling he curses, piercing her ghostly mists; "

    I like how the second stanza is about the male character and the first stanza is about female character. This shows variety in the poem which is a good thing. And with both the male and female character in different stanzas this shows contrast.

    "Just daily pain from habitual lies, inevitably he commits a slow suicide.
    There will be no escape for him!"

    Your flow here is very good. Its subtle but it gets the job done right.

    "Pity these fools and their wretched dungeon.
    Worthless resentment reeling within tied vowels.
    Alas, these times are miserably steeped in confined despair.
    Perpetual regrets revolve and turn an eternal matrimony.
    There will be no escape for them"

    This has to be my favorite stanza, it was very complex and to the point, which is what made it so great. It was a perfect stanza and it was perfectly written. well done.

    "Through the mirror is a serene, virtuous world of radiance;"

    This was a strong opening to your final stanza.
    Overall I liked this poem. It was strong and in depth, better than a lot of other poets I've seen.

  • 16 years ago

    by she

    Yes^^agree,great imagery