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Title: Once Among the Stars I Danced
Fandom: Stardust - Neil Gaiman
Rating: G
Length: 96 words
Content notes: A Kyrielle sonnet.
Author notes: Also fits the "solitary" and "trapped" challenges.
Summary: Yvaine mourns.

Bound to the earth forevermore,
such is the way my fate has chanced;
No more above the winds to soar
though once among the stars I danced.

A bitter fate at first it seemed -
Until my love my heart entranced;
Then of joy on the ground I dreamed,
though once among the stars I danced.

But every human one day dies;
So my poor heart by grief was lanced,
And I can but wish for the skies -
though once among the stars I danced.

Bound to the earth forevermore
though once among the stars I danced.

Comments

[identity profile] ride-4ever.livejournal.com wrote:
Nov. 15th, 2015 01:54 am (UTC)
I have a penchant for structured poetry (much of my own poetry fic is either haiku or tanka), so I was charmed and impressed by your use of the kyrielle form. Nicely done!
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[personal profile] elen_nare wrote:
Nov. 16th, 2015 02:28 am (UTC)
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it :) I enjoy structured poetry too, it's fun to write, isn't it?
hhimring: Estel, inscription by D. Salo (Default)
[personal profile] hhimring wrote:
Nov. 15th, 2015 09:52 am (UTC)
Very effective use of the form!
Poor Yvaine.
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[personal profile] elen_nare wrote:
Nov. 16th, 2015 02:29 am (UTC)
Thank you! Glad you liked it :)
Poor Yvaine indeed... the last lines of Stardust have always stuck in my head, and inspired this.

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