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Fallen Angel by ~jphnx22:iconjphnx22:

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Fallen Angel
Crawling in my forlorn appearance
I hide my soul behind these tattered wings
Tattered and broken as they are
Plucked of light, stained in tears and blood.

In quiet despair upon the cold earth
Smeared in dirt I crouch upon my weary knees
And clutched timidly between my fingers
Rests one last jewel of Hope.

A single unblemished plume plucked
From the silver light of dawn
A feathered ray of light from beyond
To illuminate the void that has me bound.

This precious barb of silk
Once lost as I was and forgotten
Blazes now to immerse me in radiant bliss
To wash away the pain, draw me from the abyss.

So now I fade away…
My tender flesh removed
My shattered wings released
My inner light unsheathed… escapes.

(c)2004 Joseph Palladino
©2004-2009 ~jphnx22
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Author's Comments

an angel who turned from the light now embraces it in death

The amazing photomanipulation [link] above is by :icondarksidegoddess: and she was more than kind enough to let me use it as a preview.



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Comments


:iconyann-raphael:
~yann-raphael Mar 14, 2004, 3:48:52 AM
woah....I just...wow, breathtaking...I love Fallen Angels, the pic is very well chosen but the best is the poem itself, you truely deserve a :+fav:
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~jphnx22 Mar 14, 2004, 10:41:58 AM
thanks, this poem is my very favorite of everything that i have written thus far.
:icondarksidegoddess:
~darksidegoddess Mar 14, 2004, 1:58:03 PM
This is a beautiful poem. It really has meaning to it, it definately doesn't seem as it were just thrown together. Very well done, I'd say :)

My favourite stanza is this:
A single unblemished plume plucked
From the silver light of dawn
A feathered ray of light from beyond
To illuminate the void that has me bound.

I am going to add you to my watch :D

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:iconmiseriacantre:
~miseriacantre Mar 14, 2004, 3:44:02 PM
suave

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~Fragile-Forlorn Mar 16, 2004, 2:15:10 AM
*So now I fade away…
My tender flesh removed
My shattered wings released
My inner light unsheathed… escapes*

:( I want to reassure that angel, sooth out the pain with gentle hands...
But the absolute beauty of its tragedy, its misery, sets my heart to flying
into a soulwrenching climax, then everything falls and becomes buried and forgotten.
My burnt heart. And mine envys yours. Beautiful. You are one of my favourite poets :blackrose:

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~random-queen Mar 18, 2004, 3:08:56 AM
This is cool. I don't know why it have only 8 Favourites, it deserves much more

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~jphnx22 Mar 18, 2004, 7:17:05 AM
much thanks because of you its now at 8!

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~MAiS2 Mar 19, 2004, 10:08:47 PM
wonderfuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuul!! :i luv it!! :clap: ehihio eoeheiheieheoihi h io :D
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~jphnx22 Mar 19, 2004, 11:28:15 PM
thanks a lot. it seems that this is my most popular poem

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