Raw Earth Ink
spit, mixed with dirt – muddy words flow
Crying to the Deep
From the inky depths
something calls
deep crying out to deep
Staring over the edge
he feels the pull
stretches his hand forth
He sees his reflection
beneath it, movement
withdraws his hand in terror
stumbles backwards
His heel catches on a coil of rope
down he tumbles, arms flailing
He lifts his voice in alarm
It’s coming
this he knows with certainty
Sunken city
a sleeping queen
lurks within the
darkness of Elder Seas
Her will is the dreaming thing
the angler of the deep
the glowing barb
that lures the sailor
to his final feast
Her head is bowed
over the brazier
in the dungeon of her keep
It ever-burns, a fumarole
to warm the sleeping queen
Woe be to the forgetful
this beast must also eat
Soon, over the brazier
will turn her sodden
sailor meat
tara caribou & cg tenpenny | ©️2019
Please go check out tenpenny over at Molten Poetry. He writes incredible s-o-c poetry which is always so evocative and gripping.
21 Comments on “Crying to the Deep”
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Beautifully vivid & powerful imagery. Loved this! 😀
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Wow! so good to read this beautiful work of your
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Amazing read
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Wow!
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Nicely done!
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Thank you for this great piece. I love your way of presentation. The thread is there with the end in sight. Cool.
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Yay! Thanks for the collab!
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I really like how this turned out. Truly. It stirred up my imagination.
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Meeeee too.
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This is amazing work by the both of you. You certainly have a way with working with others.
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Awwww thanks River. I do very much enjoy collaborating. Makes me dig to new places.
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You’re welcome.
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The sirens call from the deep. You have a wonderful imagination Tara and so well expressed in words.
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Thanks Len, I appreciate the nice comments! I’m glad you liked this.
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Enjoyed this collaboration.
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Thank you, Mark! Me too.
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Nice 😃
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Thank you. He’s an awesome poet.
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Correct✌
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That was awesome!!
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Thank you! He’s a great writer.
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