Document 2 out of 40 by Brian Buckley.

SciFi and Fantasy Stories: Atlantis

This is just what the title suggests, a poem about the legendary island of Atlantis. I think it's pretty deep. (Get it? Deep? Atlantis? Ha! Yeah, so anyway...)

Part of a tour:

The Lost City of Atlantis

Main Category: [High Fantasy]

Sub-categories: [Magic and Sorcery]


	Atlantis The ebbing tide has barely died And lo! The vision comes again Unbroken spires! And ghostly fires That do not warm my prickled skin Unlucky strand of silver sand A hundred leagues your compass spanned! Bewilder me, that I may see What is obscured for other men. The sun, its bed a dusty red Leaves wand’ring footsteps on the street Reflective glass at ev’ry pass Spills crimson at the tower’s feet The marble gate, whose doors await The specter of unspoken fate Lies white and tall before the fall That fortune rushes out to meet. Eternal sea, whose melody Today no less than then enthralls Immortals wrote your single note Behind these alabaster walls Aquatic skies, what secret lies Beneath the surface of your eyes? It silent sleeps in coral keeps And hallowed iridescent halls. Now ocean furls around the pearls That only mem’ry’s record saves Forever lost the sterling frost Of numberless enchanted caves Abysmal plea of wizardry That paints unwelcome majesty! For mercy, cease; return at peace Below the cover of the waves!

Date	Name	Comment
27 Sep 2004	Misti Hope Wudtke	Loading... Wow. I bow to a poetry master. Astounding. Amazing. bookmarks library page You are now one of only three people whose library pages I've bookmarked. You are my hero! Brian Buckley replies: "Awesome."
25 Sep 2005	Meg Rachor	Loading... I have to say that you are the best poet I have come across yet. I'm not even a person who likes poetry, but the way you weave your words makes it hard to dislike your poems. They are amazing, brilliant images that you put together so well. Well done. Brian Buckley replies: "Thanks a lot!"
4 Jul 2007	Theatocha	Loading... I'm writing a story about Atlantis and I have to tip my nice black bowler hat to you--this is what inspired me. Congratulations on being such a great poet!
17 Oct 2007	David Michael	Loading... For all the low-grade poetry I wade through here on Elfwood and elsewhere (much of it my own!), it's quite a relief to read something as smooth and masterful as this. Your rhyme scheme is impressive, and quite effective. The sonorous rhythm kept me reading, and I could see the City rising up around me, through the misty deeps of the sea. Thank you for that vision, it was quite welcome.
21 Oct 2007	Roxanne Hancock	Loading... This was a wonderful poem! i enjoyed reading it.
3 Jan 2008	Chris Kaye	Loading... That is amazing! How do you do it?
8 Mar 2008	Wind Poet	Loading... I have been looking all over elfwood for poems that are really good. This is one of the few . . . thank you
17 May 2008	Katarina V. Baralić	Loading... Wow, love it!
29 May 2008	Karolien V. Burms	Loading... mysterious, beautifull and dangerous. Very good
5 Jun 2008	K.J. Rowell	Loading... Someone has a black bowler hat? Where?! Hehe...I love those things... Aaaanyways, I really loved your poem. There is Atlantis-fever running around Elfwood and I really can’t see why it hasn’t happened BEFORE (because it’s so awesome!), but this poem and your writing style is unique, and that’s nice to see. A lot of people kind of steal other people’s ways of writing things and think no one will notice their lack of otherwise self-wit, but I NOTICE... Beware all literature-technique stealers, I WILL call you out!! BEWARE!!! (Okay, was it just me, or did that echo?Hmm...)
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