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The River Styx

January 23, 2010
By -Missy- BRONZE, Ahhh, South Dakota
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Forming a crossroad
Between the living
And the dead

Down this river
To the world of evil
Darkness appears
Ravens flying near

The reaper comes fourth
And take souls from the north
Putting them in pain
Making them go insane

Feasting upon there souls
Making there hearts, turn to coal
This is where the dead roam
And call there place home

© Simon I., Lansing, NY

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AvengedJasonFold said...
on May. 13 2010 at 5:46 pm

nice job! I like this one

it reminds me of "blackened" by metallica. idk why lmao thats just the first thing i thought of when i read it.

NonsensicalMuse PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 23 2010 at 12:40 pm
NonsensicalMuse PLATINUM, San Anotnio, Texas
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&quot;There is nothing wrong with having your head in the clouds as long as you don&#039;t get altitude sickness&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Perhaps you are right,perhaps not. I don&#039;t know 110% either way.All I know is that Im in search of truth. If you are too, let us be friends.&quot;

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Kinda dark for my personal taste but a good poem none the less- I like that you used greek mythology as an insperation-I love mythology-i've tried writing some poems inpired by it but never had much success so awesome job!
-Missy- BRONZE said...
on Feb. 27 2010 at 2:18 pm
-Missy- BRONZE, Ahhh, South Dakota
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thank you so much for the comment
Just.A.Dream SILVER said...
on Feb. 27 2010 at 11:46 am
Just.A.Dream SILVER, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
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This was great, usually I don't like these kind of writings, but I liked it, VERY well written. :)
-Missy- BRONZE said...
on Feb. 27 2010 at 10:01 am
-Missy- BRONZE, Ahhh, South Dakota
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thank you very much
IvyVine SILVER said...
on Feb. 27 2010 at 4:45 am
IvyVine SILVER, Unknown, Indiana
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way awesome!
-Missy- BRONZE said...
on Feb. 27 2010 at 1:25 am
-Missy- BRONZE, Ahhh, South Dakota
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thanks for saying my poem was actually good lol
-Missy- BRONZE said...
on Feb. 27 2010 at 1:25 am
-Missy- BRONZE, Ahhh, South Dakota
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uhhh alright then...thanks
jejouegenius BRONZE said...
on Feb. 25 2010 at 11:41 pm
jejouegenius BRONZE, Burke, Virginia
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sometimes dark poems are dark just for the sake of being dark, but this one is actually good
Nikiblue PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 7:40 pm
Nikiblue PLATINUM, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
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Very dark, I liked it. You should try and get the tenses of there and their down though, other than that it was great.
-Missy- BRONZE said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 6:30 pm
-Missy- BRONZE, Ahhh, South Dakota
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your comment means a lot to me
NerdGirlVictoria SILVER said...
on Feb. 24 2010 at 6:19 pm
NerdGirlVictoria SILVER, Mena, Arkansas
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Wow short sweet and amazing ! I loved it
-Missy- BRONZE said...
on Feb. 16 2010 at 3:56 pm
-Missy- BRONZE, Ahhh, South Dakota
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thank you very much
Cigg.Sunn GOLD said...
on Feb. 16 2010 at 1:40 pm
Cigg.Sunn GOLD, Avondale, Arizona
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Thanks for posting a reply to my fourm.

"Feasting upon there souls,"

This was my favorite line in your poem.

I love the flow & useage of rhyme scheme.

Great job!

-Cigg.Sunn.