Monday, May 3, 2010

Poetry Posse # Sacrifice

 

   

 

 

Poetry Posse

The Theme is:

Sacrifice

Photo above borrowed from a google search with thanks to the artist.

 

 

Destiny of the Troll

 

Dark and tormenting was this day, as my young life realised

Next to a newly opened flower

This!

 My mothers worst night mare and the devils chance to empower.

As I a changeling exchanged, and left in a flurry of activity at the garden gate

Nine months after the devil wove his spell and my future was conceived with such venomous hate

Paramount was his need for small sacrifice and to weave a shroud of deception

Knowing full well that this infants fate had been planned from early conception.

A tantalising thought when the devil plans a future for his seed

To take a human form is a virtue for fairies,  elves and trolls, indeed.

Did he know how quickly and with such sincere delight?

I would engage the pastor and his wife, with my unique and thoughtful insight.

The Devil in all his need for power and control

Under estimated my need to be a loving human being,

Not! a devilish old Troll.

Milli

18 comments:

  1. So ummm.....I dont remember you asking if you could use my photo.....
    Lmao......

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  2. wonderful, rich writing.................................................................................

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  3. How can such a delightful flower harbour something not equally good.
    The Devil is symbolic. Made for those with heads of wood.
    None other than Angels sing, at the thought of your desire.
    Worry not my fair one, whose heart you set on fire.
    They too are good.

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  4. LOL thanks Dear Bill, this is a little whimsy of mine actually and was written to go with illustrations for a children's book, however I have changed some of it here for this little challenge and sincerely hope that I have not disappointed. The folklore of trolls or more so Changelings can be gleaned more freely for interpretation from this link here.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changeling

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  5. Thanks Susan...hope you enjoyed.

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  6. Never been a changeling, just a worker from the age of three. lol

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  7. I thought this was a really good piece of writing Milli :-))

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  8. Aww Dear Bill I do understand. Get well soon sweetie.

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  9. That's kinda scary. Gave me goosebumps, eh.

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  10. I love it. Has a mixture of darkness and whimsy. Reminds me that ultimately we, not "fate", make our own choices.

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  11. Ironically I am listening (Book on Tape) to the third installment of Deen Koontz Frankenstein series in which one of the central characters is a troll. He provides some serious comedy relief, but he can be a mean old troll when it suits him.

    This was a great read ... I found it amusing.

    My contribution is SPRING

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