Betrayal Obfuscation
Posted on 17 March 2008 by MysticWino
TEARS FOR HIS GOLDEN BROTHER
Judas you never were! Fortunate one
Everyone loves you—but you . . . recall teeth,
Silver as Igea’s drastyn self. Wreath
That golden flower round you when you run
Escaping Kali’s gates—flight from the Sun
Roiling shadows and that bridge far beneath
Contessa’s disdain. Who could so bequeath
Angels’ legacies? There is more than one
Vertigo to face under a stone sky.
Enwyrth risen! What lies? What lies! What lies
Lower than the lowest lies? She haunts shy
Implications unreachable and flies
Erratic as bats through your soul—but why
Resist what she offers? Honor denies. . .
Filed under: Petrarchan Sonnet, fantasy, myth, poem, poems, poetry, sonnet
Submit this one too!!!!!!
Sorry. My editor’s eye. And I’m excited about the upcomings issue. Now…your poetry soothes me. You incorporate so much history and mythology…philosophy. I’m reading about ultimate betrayals. Judas, Brute, Pilate…very interesting thoughts. Loved this. Ali
upcoming. I start typinf to you and my fingers fly!!
Typinf was a joke. I’m not an idiot. LOL It’s late.
Ali, I’d never take you for one. Especially after having proved more than a little readership capability in replying to this sonnet. This is not the most hospitable sonnet - some have told me it’s downright abstact to the point of being a bad poem. So it’s very cool to know someone else can get there. I also noted the time of the post. Thanks for letting me help cure your insomnia. lol. Drop in any time.