Warning

Superb - I read it three times over and got more from each reading. Your best for a while.

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Thank you, Tony! Glad you enjoyed this one ;)

Magic xxx

This is exquisite - I totally agree with Tony. Each reading brought new meaning and it was easy to lose myself in the words and the thoughts. I think there is something just so beautifully poignant about this: it echoes with the warnings of love and yet there is a tenderness to it...a feeling that even in the destruction it was still utterly worth it. The second time I read it I read the last two verses aloud and there was a gloriously ageless quality to the words that sounded almost like an incantation. Beautiful poetry and I suspect I shall return again for more readings!

So very well done on this one, Magic. It is a little gem as Tony says and many congrats on the cherry and on the Facebook and Twitter front as well, of course.

One my of my many favourites of yours without a doubt;-)

Tina xxx

Hello Alylonna! Firstly I'd like to give you a slightly belated welcome to ABCtales - I hope you enjoy your time here ;)

And secondly, thank you for such a detailed and praising comment. It has to be one of the best reviews I've ever received! This poem is one of my personal favourites and very close to my heart - so thank you.

'a feeling that even in the destruction it was still utterly worth it' - all I will say is you don't know how right you are about that ;)

Hope to see you around again soon!

Magic xxx

Thank you, Tina! I thought it was about time I posted this one ;) I posted it and was out for a couple of hours and returned to find a cherry and that the reads had shot up from 3 to 53! Took me a while to realise what was happening ;)

Magic xxx

Ah magic, another sad and beautiful, I think the kind of poem you are best at! K xxx

not had enough sleep to make a detailed comment but I really like this poem Magic - congratulations on the cherry and the facebook pick!

Thank you, Kahdai! And I agree, I always seem to slip into beautiful melancholia for my poetry ;)

Magic xxx

Thanks insert! Hope you get a better night's sleep tonight ;)

Magic xxx

Thanks for the welcome :) I'm having a ball being here!! It's easy to read your feeling in your words. That's what makes it a beautiful poem! I'll definitely be around lol.
xxx

Another Masterpiece from Magic, I think we're all in agreement. :P
The last line, 'Our warning to the rest of the world' was by far my favourite part, in such a magnificent poem.

I found the feelings of preservation and destruction playing against each other in the poem to be excellent :D

Another fantastic piece,

Liam ~

Glad to hear that Alylonna and well done on all your cherry success so far - when I've got time I'll definitely have a read ;)

Magic xxx

Thank you, Liam! I always try and end my poems on a strong note so glad this was no exception ;)

Magic xxx

love this one magic, the vase imagery, Plato said something about vases, souls, and love..might have to go find a poem about that. Always like how you reveal story through images and ideas -and as you/we find similar images, its always magic reading you! Lots to this poem, but easy to read, makes reader want to read over. Enjoyed :)x

Hello ld! Your comment has got Keats' 'Ode to a Grecian Urn' stuck in my head ;) Glad you like this one and you're right we too tend to pick imagery from the same image pool!

Magic xxx

Another perfectly crafted, beautiful and touching piece of work by MistakenMagic. So glad this was the twitter/facebook pick. I love how you've intertwined different elements and it all comes together so perfectly. I mean this is something I can imagine a couple of years onwards people will be picking apart on an English lit course.

Thank you, Maggy! You know that was the last thing my English teacher said to me before I left school - that she hoped my poetry would become part of the GCSE syllabus! ;)

Magic xxx

This is one of the best poems I have ever read Magic I enjoyed this greatly. I love archaeology so this was perfect for me. I adore the juxtapositioning of the different layers of clay and what that meant. Well done on the cherry I think this deserves a whole bunch! You're amazing Magic. :)

Beeme, people like you are the reason I get up in a morning! Thank you SO much for such a wonderful comment - I'm so glad you enjoyed this one! And you know you're an amazing poet too - I can't stop going back to your love poetry ;)

Magic xxx

I think the others have said it all. Very good evocation of the way in which at least some things can last which is more than can be said for anything on the internet. So I suppose you could call it an expression of permanence in a defiantly non-permanent medium, if you want to take it down the concept art route ... Well done!

Rob

That's a great way of thinking about it, Rob! I like it :) And thanks for the lovely comment, glad you enjoyed!

Magic xxx

Dear Rebecca, let me add my congratulations to the praises that have been heaped upon you and well deserved they were too. You haven't lost your magic touch. If anything it has been enhanced.

Luigi xxx

Thank you, Luigi! Glad to hear I've still got 'it' ;)

Magic xxx

i will love to keep an anthology of your poems, mademoiselle..
you are stunning...

Thank you so much hellbent-savage! :) I hope that in the future I'll be able to send you a published anthology ;)

Magic xxx

new MistakenMagic and the cherry!just seen.
First many well dones on Twitter of the day, and
Facebook AbcTales.It is an mazing piece,I too must
read again,wonderful Mosaic puzzle pieces like a jig-saw,poem archeology,have I spelt it right!The way it all joins up,and the story.Just buy £1 file,punch holes keep all work in,like me.But I hope you get published or maybe have.
Have a good week-end.Hot out
I love Japenese vases,they can all imply stories.
julie xx.

Hello Julie! Thank you for your lovely comment - glad you like this one ;)

Magic xxx

". . vases, coloured to the brim with our voices"
what a beautiful line. Definitely a pick of both cherries and of the week. I understand that completely. Thank you for the eloquence however much warning. Wonderful piece ;)

Thank you Highhat! Glad you like that line - it's one of my favourites too ;)

Magic xxx

nice one you've got mad skills

Cheers braintrain ;)

Magic xxx

I must have missed reading this one - I concur with TC, it is SUPERB!

What is more you, dear Rebecca, are a genius.

David xx

Thank you so much, David! *blushes* But you know I owe an awful lot to this site and its users for helping me along with my poetry. Thanks again for being such a loyal reviewer ;)

Magic xxx

This is a gorgeous poem. It is visceral, thewords seem to have life, as if the poem itself is pumping earthy blood to its body...ITS ALLLIVE. I love it, it is subtle yet strong. I look forward to reading more of you poetry

Thank you, Jeremy! I'm glad this one was alive for you ;)

Magic xxx