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VxPoem ID: 34574
Category:
myth_legend
Posted: October 30th. 2008 3:35:41 PM
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Black Sails of Annwn
by Rhiannon Keneally
Age Group: Adult
Down the treacherous path
I run,
Always seeking the
Ever setting sun
As quickly as time turns,
My path, always set
Beneath my weary feet,
Becomes marshy and wet
Branches of unseen trees slap me,
As a deep fog clouds all
Of my thoughts and cares
Beyond any worthy recall
Steadily I continue forward,
Somehow knowing I couldn't go back
All the while, the mist
Cleared to black
All the memories I created
On my long journey
Faded to nothing
When the black became the sea
At last I have come
To the Dark Shore,
Where all have to cross,
But never back to what was before
No thought or move did I need
When a ship bearing a light
Floated before my
Newly sharpened sight
To where does this
Black ship glide?
What precious cargo
Lies hidden inside?
"To Annwn this vessel
Can carry one,
But ponder this riddle
Or else go back to where you've begun
"No great treasure
Of man's greed
Can burden any who would cross
To the Lands of Mead
"Only those with the greatest treasure
Can stand before
And leave this
Darkened Shore
"Now you've heard my message,
So in truth tell me
What this treasure is
And I'll bear you 'cross the sea"
Hearing the unseen guide
Recite his message
Made me think carefully
On the ponderous passage
Treasures of great value
Do not shine or gleam
With the gilded glow
Of unending streams,
So a craft forged
By man's hand
Will not take one
To the Fey land
The treasure this guide
Seems to speak of
Must then be something
Invisible, like love
Whatever it is though,
Difficulties lie before,
So I better appreciate it
When I reach the Darkened Shore
Finally I decided upon
Respect, not compassion or love,
As the greatest treasure
The guide spoke of
Compassion inspires mercy
In those with a loving heart,
But too often it mixes with pity,
Causing all those good intentions to depart
And it most certainly cannot be love,
In whose name
Fools are made, wars fought,
And great men brought to shame
Respect requires no emotion
Or to even like another,
But only asks to honor and understand
The viewpoint of the other
I stood silent
After my argument,
Waiting for the guide
To pass his judgment
"In all honesty, you have given
A very pretty answer,
But, as to the exact truth,
Even I'm not sure
"I believe that you presented
A good argument though,
As both emotions debatably are not
And material loves definitely not so
"I believe that your fee
Is fully paid,
So climb aboard, "
The unseen guide said
With that, my life completed
And I passed through the veil
To start my new path
On the Ship with Black Sails
Author's Notes: Oddest thing I have ever written. I was just sitting on my bed, then all of a sudden a picture came to me of a dark river full of grey ships with black sails floating in the night. All I could think of was Annwn, of Barinthus the Navigator, and even the river Styx crossed my mind. So I wrote this.
When I tried to explain this to some fellow non-Pagan classmates of mine, it went completely over their heads that a poem, or anything for that matter, could be written like that. They just didn't understand.
Author's Location: Terryville, Connecticut
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