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Re: The crystal ball

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Originally posted by Mairi bheag:


Where has the seeress lost herself?
….. In what relentless seas
Sails she, with helmsman sprite or elf,
….. To seek elusive ease?

What worlds are cupped within her hands?
….. And where her steady gaze
Falls, are there rich, exotic lands
….. In sunlit ancient days?

Her lips that seem to wish a kiss,
….. Her beauty gowned in red –
Is all her being wrapt in bliss,
….. Or does she see the dead?

See there! Her grimoire and her wand –
….. Behind, a grinning skull –
Are spirits summoned to respond,
….. Or are her senses dull?

What knowledge, what enlightenment
….. Seeks she in realms arcane?
Beware, my sweet! All’s transient,
….. Your loveliness will wane!

Whatever is the magic lore
….. Whose secrets now entice
You through a dark and one-way door –
….. You pay too high a price!

So lady, lay that lore aside,
….. Forswear your mantic ball
For mind’s health, beauty’s morningtide –
….. Or, hazarding, lose all!




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( The painting is by John William Waterhouse, late 19c early 20c. )


Wonderful writing as always, Mairi. Love the painting too.

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