The Magician

Annie Hintsala on May 12, 2009

A poem to satisfy a writing challenge.

Along an icy road she walked

Alone at night in the winter wind

Along an icy road she walked

Away from all her kith and kin.

Her memories she ran away from

A woman past the age called young

In her mind there was just one,

“Magician” the name upon her tongue.

It whispered into the wind where no one hears

Along an icy road near the end

“Magician” upon her heart stained with tears

Along a memory near a bend.

The name of love lost to time?

The name of enemies long ago?

Or just a word from her mind,

From a tale of both love and woe.

Along an icy road she lay

Last breath frozen on her cheek

Along an icy road in May

No more words will she speak.

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Anne McNew on May 12, 2009
Annie that’s beautiful
skylite on May 12, 2009
Beautiful Poem
Bo Russo on May 12, 2009
Damn Annie,I was about to shut down,now I think I will have to write one of these.
rutherfranc on May 12, 2009
nice picture you painted Annie.. really set the mood for a tragic ending..
Lauren Axelrod on May 12, 2009
What lovely imagery and word usage. Your prose is delicate and beautiful.
Duff D Moss on May 12, 2009
Very cool (no pun intended…ok…perhaps some pun). I really like your use of the icy road there. Thanks very much for playing. I hope you contribute to round 2 too.
Christine Ramsay on May 13, 2009
Sad but beautiful. Well done.

Christine
Betty Carew on May 13, 2009
Absolutely wonderful poem Annie a wonderful lead up to a tragic ending. Excellent write
Joe Dorish on May 13, 2009
Well done
kate smedley on May 13, 2009
Very sad but lovely poem
Darla Cooke on May 15, 2009
Great poem! Very heartfelt and full of emotion!
hfj on Jun 2, 2009
Very good poem. You could feel the cold and emotion as you read this poem. Great use of words. Well done.
Patrick Bernauw on Jun 7, 2009
I also like the rhythm of it… the words making music!

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