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Ode to the Blessed

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Whenever the soil is met by waves of the brightest penetrating blue
The wind stirs and takes the sand of vast deserts far away
Whilst the sun nourishes the ever-growing source hitherto
That is her,          the Blessed which poets will portray
Thorns and branches be swept aside
For loss of life is not what is to be feared
Only love is what needs to be mustered
None ever is familiar with what is implied
But nonetheless she will be revered
When first met she will leave you flustered
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:star::star::star::star: Overall
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:star::star::star::star::star-half: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Impact

The strength of the poem is in the persistent use of structure, and an unwavering voice therein. You accomplish quite a lot within the constraints of the chosen rhyme scheme and never devolve the writing for the sake of the rhyme, which is the worst possible thing you could have done. It's a pretty good ode, and pretty great rhyme, and a decent dedication. It certainly is a high language poem, throwing around archaic terms like "hitherto" and concepts like "thorns and branches". It makes the poem have a feeling like it would have been presented by a troubadour, which itself is not a bad thing. Consider yourself having accomplished something with this.