Monday, November 2, 2015

Maenads of the Now (originally Frenzy of the Savages) (Poem 5-updated)


Hips sway back and forth to the sound,

lights bounce across the dark as her limbs vibrate.
Hair roams on her cherubic face,
Arms swing and fly, as if locked in midair.
The force swells and overcomes her soul,
captured by the seizing 
Grasp of the night.
Subsumed under the trance of the Lord,
seduced and starry-eyed by the King.
Drawn away from the flock and into storm,
she enters 
The Empire of the Ruler.
Accepts the drink of duty from his hand,
lets the rapid poison course through her veins.
Back curved into a Roman arch,
breasts exposed-
She begs for blessing.
Judged graciously by his fair Majesty,
the veil lifted, her sisters revealed.
Adorned in fawn skin and green ivy-wreaths,
they welcome her into their intimate embrace.
Dancing as one ecstatic entity,
they thrust and tear their way through man and fire.
The sole maenad* no longer walks alone;
she treks the earth with her new family.
Deeply devout to the god of sweet wine,
Worship until they merge 
with the Master.


Frenzy of the Savages-original

Hips sway back and forth to the spellbound sound,
lights bounce across the dark as her being beats.
Wild hair roams free on her cherubic face, 
Arms swing and fly, as if locked in midair. 
The harsh force gently overcomes her soul,
captured by the sinful grasp of the night.  
Completely under the trance of the Lord, 
seduced, sparkling, starry-eyed by the King.
Drawn away from the flock and into storm, 
she enters the realm of his mystery. 
Accepts the dangerous drink from his full hand, 
lets the rapid poison course through her veins. 
Back curved into an ancient Roman arch, 
bare breasts exposed, she begs for his blessing.
Judged graciously by his fair Majesty,
the veil is lifted, her sisters revealed.
Adorned in fawn skin and green ivy-wreaths,
they welcome her into their close embrace.
Dancing as one ecstatic entity,
they thrust and tear their way through man and fire.
The lone maenad* no longer walks solo;
she treks the earth with her new family.
Deeply devout to the god of sweet wine,
Worship until they merge with the Master.




*Maenads: the immortal female followers of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, as well as ritual madness and ecstasy. Their name literally translates as "Raving ones."









































  

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