Document 2 out of 11 by Heather 'Lilith' Moyer.

SciFi and Fantasy Stories: The Fates of Twisted Time

I wrote this as a part of a book I am writing. It's about the 'circle of life' if you don't mind the cliche. I love the idea of constant recycling of birth/life/death and in my book, this is personified as three women who's souls are reincarnated in a linear matter. When the eldest dies, the youngest gives birth to her soul, and so on.

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The Fates

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	The Fates of Twisted Time The Fates of twisted time unfold A tale who’s ending’s yet untold. And while they spin the glossy thread, Mortals battle the death they dread. Control is not in human grasp. It slipped away, a slickened asp. And the Fates, they gaze on our mortal plight. They will not interfere, they will offer no light. The Youngest, if even measurable by age, Ponders confusion, jealousy, rage. She holds the beginning of life in her hand The emotions that follow, she can not understand. The Middle sits and weaves out life. She intertwines colors; lust, kindness and strife. Her fingers are heart, she feels all that she sews. Her empathy serves to connect all the rows. The Eldest sings out to inspire the Middle. Her voice is silver and hums like a fiddle. When the thread has been woven, not a hole left to mend, It is passed to the Eldest, and the life she does end. These three sit at peace in a place that is not. Eyes to the earth, pulling threads taught. They see all ‘twas before and all ‘tis to be. Famine, redemption and hope do they see. With no judgment to pass, nor the will to do so They watch the old die and they watch the young grow Other than old humming, they make not a sound. They twist souls with no words and watch life go ‘round.

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Date	Name	Comment
15 Dec 2006	Dylan	Loading... Glad to see this one made it up, penguin free. The connection that caught me of why death would support the growth of life was always the one to bother me, but thank you for explaining it to me, I'm able to re-read the poem in a different light. Heather 'Lilith' Moyer replies: "I leave the penguins for you, my dear. Although you do inspire much of my work, so it all balances out. "
23 Feb 2007	Heidi Hecht	Loading... This is cool. Mind if I add this to a tour? Heather 'Lilith' Moyer replies: "I would be honored....thank you "
30 Mar 2007	Dracyl	Loading... Penguins? I've never heard that before. Any way, I enjoyed the poem, except for the line /Famine, redemption and hope do they see/ it just doesn't seem to flow with the other lines very well. Heather 'Lilith' Moyer replies: "The reference to "penguins" is a little inside joke between my boyfriend and I. Penguins are a reference to a word or line that doesn't fit well into one of my works.....thusly it's interesting that you mentioned it in your comment. I think the reason the line you mentioned might not fit so well is because of the two ways it could be read. I put a pause after hope when I read it, so we get the sense that the fates see hope, redemption and famine. Might fit that way better. Thanks for reading the poem!!"
24 Apr 2007	Dracyl	Loading... It does sound a lot better when I read it that way. The penguins are funny!
10 Jun 2007	Liz Invicta Mallia	Loading... Fair is foul and foul is fair, hover through the fog and the filthy air (maniical cackling) That was Shakespeare, just guess which play. Heather 'Lilith' Moyer replies: "Risking all kinds of embarrassment....I'm going to go with Macbeth? Am I right, am I right?!?!"
16 Jun 2007	Wanderer's Soul	Loading... Such word play before, I've seen naught, The amazing flow, Beautifully wrought, How you speak, Of the Wyrd or Fate, Makes your rhyming, Appear naturally innate. All that is left, For me to say, Is may inspiration guide you, The rest of your days. Heather 'Lilith' Moyer replies: "well my my...now you have a fan..."

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SciFi and Fantasy Stories: The Fates of Twisted Time