Wednesday #Poetry: Dainty, Haunting, Tantalize

Welcome to my regular Wednesday poetry corner, brought to you by Three Word Wednesday and One Shot Wednesday.

Today's words are dainty, haunting, tantalize.

E'er haunting the dark stygian deeps
The thirsty man Tantalus weeps
No dainty tears here
'mid water so near
To tantalize just out of reach.

Why not listen to me read it? It'll be the best 12 seconds of your day:

Listen!

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15 comments:

  1. to be so near yet so far...nice use of stygian as well...not a word you hear often...

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  2. Looks like he is seeing a mirage in a dark and gloomy land!! or is it water water all around and not a drop to drink? :)

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  3. A neat package of myth and legend..Jae

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  4. I like new words...thanks

    and a limerick to boot !

    Peace, hp

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  5. gret use of the words, love the read !

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  6. Great poem - love what you did with the prompt!

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  7. Sheilagh Lee said: taunted in hades is he, on the river styx?
    Love your poem.

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  8. And he didn't get anything to eat either! Very effective poem.

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  9. An old-fahioned mood seems brought upon us all! Thank you.

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  10. Creative use of the prompt words. Nicely done

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  11. Thief, murderer and all round bad guy and still looking for sympathy?

    He killed his own son to feed him to the gods! Endless torment without food and water seems pretty tame punishment.

    Great interpretation of the prompt.

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  12. I'm always learning new words with you :)

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  13. A limerick? "Stygian"? Audio? "I'm Tony Noland."

    Kill me ded in twelve seconds -- maybe thirty, since I read it twice before listening. Well done.

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  14. Nicely written. New words for me; thanks for the challenge of learning.

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  15. Well written; love the word "stygian" - used to use it a lot in poetry. Maybe it's time to use it again. =)

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