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12 January 2010

"ensorcelled" - obsidian musings



the anticipation

of a new story
grows

the rising smell
of ink and parchment
permeates

the feel of that
crisp creamy paper
entices

it's a drug to me
a compulsion
an addiction

it's freedom
it's seduction
it's enthrallment

it is yon bonny road
that steals away the concept of self
which winds its way
around my mind
like Fáfnir with his hoard
braiding itself into my consciousness

I wouldn't save myself if I could

instead, I feed, I feast
I devour the word-filled pages
licking my metaphoric lips
I catch every last drop
sated yet ever hungry
I crave for more

only another
ensorcelled soul
can comprehend the power of a book



© obsidiantears83 (2009)


I think i nearly captured it...

"yon bonny road" - poem quoted by J.R.R. Tolkien in his essay entitled "On Fairy Stories"..

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