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Free verse № 33975

To the memory of Leonie Rysanek

by vulcan

Member since 2002 · Posted 6 Jan 2003 · Edited 7 Jan 2003 · 10 comments

Dear Leonie,I heard your voice When it soared above the skies Cracked through the clouds and pierced my heart! O You the Sleep-walker of the most beautific Dream Scores of tunes entuned and I deem When stood midst that Greek Strauss-envisaged waste BY passion stunned With what superhuman Frown you cried That made Blood synthesize in Sound? That I could see in those cavernous eyes The hushed-harsh pain of Electra revived! "Ich bin dies Blut!" Dies Blut!In that petal of a tone I saw Grace midst Confusion born! Dear Leonie you have so maddened me That I imagine our earth Was made to hear your meteorite of a call and die! Death...yes,but what's that to a restless soul Born by a Curtain's rise only to leave midst applause? O my brittle of a voice Soar up,higher and higher Find the empty space filled with a mysterious note It's Leonie the Star,the Last Queen of Spades, With Orpheus and Eurydice joined in Ionian feasts! Sour up frail little thing Live Live and die Die with hers "Ich bin dies Blut..." Dies Blut...dies Blut... Leonie Rysanek(1926-1998)the famous opera singer,sang 2hundred and 99 performances of 24 roles.made her farwell performance as Queen of Spades on jan.1996. "ich bin dies Blut"meaning "I am that blood".from Strauss'opera Electra.

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10 comments

[n/a] Ranger 7-Jan-03/5:13 AM Reply
Yes
[8] Caducus 7-Jan-03/6:46 AM Reply
I rate this highly for its expressiveness and melodrama, its in the same vein as stuff tintagiles writes have an 8 well done
[9] INTRANSIT 7-Jan-03/7:08 AM Reply
Yes, well done.
[7] Bachus 7-Jan-03/10:49 AM Reply
naturally.
[n/a] -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 7-Jan-03/2:00 PM Reply
"beautific Dream" - "beautific" is not a word. Though I suppose you could make it up and say it means "beautiful". However, "beatific" IS a word. Perhaps you meant to say "beatific"? If so, that's great!

"Scores of tunes entuned and I deem" - what do you 'deem'? Doesn't make any sense at all! Though I daresay it does rhyme with dream! Great work!

"O my brittle of a voice" - this line also doesn't make sense.
[n/a] RGallet › -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 7-Jan-03/5:06 PM Reply
O you clever boy Dark Angel! Will anyone ever tame your heart? Will you ever let Lunar love you? This moon that illuminates your darkness, will you ever see it smile back?
[n/a] RGallet › RGallet 7-Jan-03/5:07 PM Reply
MONDO BONER DEWD
[n/a] RGallet › -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 7-Jan-03/5:24 PM Reply
You, earthbound angel, spurned yourself from the god above. All you need to do is forgive yourself for being the way you are. Then and only then will you be able to provide the ever patient Lord with the affection she so sorely misses. But she cannot control you. She can't make you appear in the heaven of her private quarters. Only you can right this wrong.
[n/a] RGallet › RGallet 7-Jan-03/8:35 PM Reply
MA HA HA ONDO BONER DUDE. MO-ONDO.
[n/a] -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. › -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 8-Jan-03/12:25 AM Reply
Sure thing! I enjoy helping those less fortunate than myself!

P.S. It's "a lot".
P.P.S. It's "grammar".