walking the wild queen

[wytchcroft]

 

and later on we walk the wild queen home
the petals of her heart
with the wires exposed
she was born of water
we were stepping stones

all the breath scented air
all our candle light
dancing in between
the bishop and his bones

through the valley and its shadows
through the forest and its zones
pieces of machinery
singing as we go

nights under heaven
where the full moon shines
the wild queen leaves footprints  
footprints the colour of wine.

Comments

[med_cat]

This is really good! So was the other chess piece you posted recently :)

[reginaclarejane.livejournal.com]

um... whoa- how did i miss the first one?! blimey!
two very intriguing companion pieces. i love the surrealism and techno-feeling of these!
kudos, nic!
:)

[bttrflyscar.livejournal.com]

I freakin love your chess poems. I want to hump them. lol.

[bttrflyscar.livejournal.com]

LOL. finished. LOL.

[inmyocean.livejournal.com]

Nice change in colour and feel/pace.

The first and last stanza in this are my favourite and I like that because it means a poem begins and ends well and it gives a piece an overall completed feeling.

:)

ага!

[mr-stapleton.livejournal.com]

oh my friend, it's another great piece! i hope your travel across the board will continue :)

[stoshagownozad.livejournal.com]

I see them marching!!!!

[betsycontent.livejournal.com]

how can i not adore this? a beautiful piece. esp. loved "she was born of water, we were stepping stones." :)))

[mr-stapleton.livejournal.com]

my dear wytch, i've attempted another translation of your fine art - here:
http://mr-stapleton.livejournal.com/237469.html
hope you like it :)
and - once again - thank you very much for your wonderful poetry!
yours, s.

[pointedview.livejournal.com]

I quite like it! The poem reminds me of Twin Peaks again - chess (Windom Earle), the wild queen born of water (Laura's body found washed up on shore), stepping stones (how she used those around her), valley and its shadows (the spirits of TP), the forest and its zones (the woods and Glastonbury Grove), pieces of machinery singing (the lumber mill), footprints the colour of wine (Laura's blood spilled as she's being taken to the train car). But that's just me.

It's just a coincidence of similar phrasing, but I mentally fit "walk the wild queen" into "wake the white queen:"

Cruxshadows - "Wake the White Queen" (Mirrormask)

[chalissa.livejournal.com]

Every line of this is good enough to quote back at you, so I'm not even going to bother. You're just... incredible.

...Did I say every line? I meant every WORD.