~ * DEATH POST * ~ by luciferino
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THE DARKNESS of G Byron
I had a dream, which was not all a dream.
The bright sun was extinguish'd, and the stars
Did wander darkling in the eternal space,
Rayless, and pathless, and the icy earth
Swung blind and blackening in the moonless air;
Morn came and went--and came, and brought no day,
And men forgot their passions in the dread
Of this their desolation; and all hearts
Were chill'd into a selfish prayer for light:
And they did live by watchfires--and the thrones,
The palaces of crowned kings--the huts,
The habitations of all things which dwell,
Were burnt for beacons; cities were consum'd,
And men were gather'd round their blazing homes
To look once more into each other's face;
Happy were those who dwelt within the eye
Of the volcanos, and their mountain-torch:
A fearful hope was all the world contain'd;
Forests were set on fire--but hour by hour
They fell and faded--and the crackling trunks
Extinguish'd with a crash--and all was black.
The brows of men by the despairing light
Wore an unearthly aspect, as by fits
The flashes fell upon them; some lay down
And hid their eyes and wept; and some did rest
Their chins upon their clenched hands, and smil'd;
And others hurried to and fro, and fed
Their funeral piles with fuel, and look'd up
With mad disquietude on the dull sky,
The pall of a past world; and then again
With curses cast them down upon the dust,
And gnash'd their teeth and howl'd: the wild birds shriek'd
And, terrified, did flutter on the ground,
And flap their useless wings; the wildest brutes
Came tame and tremulous; and vipers crawl'd
And twin'd themselves among the multitude,
Hissing, but stingless--they were slain for food.
And War, which for a moment was no more,
Did glut himself again: a meal was bought
With blood, and each sate sullenly apart
Gorging himself in gloom: no love was left;
All earth was but one thought--and that was death
Immediate and inglorious; and the pang
Of famine fed upon all entrails--men
Died, and their bones were tombless as their flesh;
The meagre by the meagre were devour'd,
Even dogs assail'd their masters, all save one,
And he was faithful to a corse, and kept
The birds and beasts and famish'd men at bay,
Till hunger clung them, or the dropping dead
Lur'd their lank jaws; himself sought out no food,
But with a piteous and perpetual moan,
And a quick desolate cry, licking the hand
Which answer'd not with a caress--he died.
The crowd was famish'd by degrees; but two
Of an enormous city did survive,
And they were enemies: they met beside
The dying embers of an altar-place
Where had been heap'd a mass of holy things
For an unholy usage; they rak'd up,
And shivering scrap'd with their cold skeleton hands
The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath
Blew for a little life, and made a flame
Which was a mockery; then they lifted up
Their eyes as it grew lighter, and beheld
Each other's aspects--saw, and shriek'd, and died--
Even of their mutual hideousness they died,
Unknowing who he was upon whose brow
Famine had written Fiend. The world was void,
The populous and the powerful was a lump,
Seasonless, herbless, treeless, manless, lifeless--
A lump of death--a chaos of hard clay.
The rivers, lakes and ocean all stood still,
And nothing stirr'd within their silent depths;
Ships sailorless lay rotting on the sea,
And their masts fell down piecemeal: as they dropp'd
They slept on the abyss without a surge--
The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave,
The moon, their mistress, had expir'd before;
The winds were wither'd in the stagnant air,
And the clouds perish'd; Darkness had no need
Of aid from them--She was the Universe.
Big kisses at all Orietta
Comments (73)
AdamWright
WOW, Ori....she looks amazing!! A fantastic scene and the big cat tops it off!!! Excellent work, my friend!
TANZA
Nice work Ori
originalkitten
ori this is superb work hun....amazing ....just so captivating....perfect work....and that kitty makes it purrfect ;)
anitalee
Beautiful work!
mejed
A beautiful and stunning Image and Prose.. Bravo.
xeniaghost
Gorgeous character and wonderful outfit and pose! Excellent work!
Eroticartist
Beautiful! Can't wait for this one to come out!
Gog
Great work Orietta, this a beautiful render.
dricci
Awesome work!!!! She is stunning!!! Her her is fantastic also!!! V ;) dave
oiram
amazinggggggggggggg ori just great.....v.
Spiritfoxy
truly breathtaking Ori!!!! huggs smile
nirvy
AMAZING!!!!!
wildfire2003
She is gorgeous! Love the image, fantastic!
willigooo
nice colours,Orietta ....i like it!
Artzy
Awesome Done!
Pliadian
Fabulous art. The words chill to the marrow. Well done.
-BrandyE-
This is gorgeous! I love the pose, the hair....the armor is fabulous!
Asmendia
Super, really beautiful!
rixster
Excellent render - the character rocks!!!
DARKSCORN
beautiful render! :o))))
Rhiannon Online Now!
Wow, what a beautiful image Orietta, I love it ... fantastic!! BIG HUGS
jjean21
She is stunning (checks checkbook for future) and the pose and lighting make her even more so. Wonderful outfit and you've doe a marvelous job on the big cat.
-JoJo-
this is simply stunning :0)
awadissk
Very nice work, excellent!!!!!!!!!!!
JKCarrier
Composition, pose, lighting, mood... just terrific!
Storm9167
Nice image, love the cat.. Character looks great too, and that is one dark poem.. Have a good one!!
rdsknsfn1234
Great post. She is most deff. gorgeus. Beautifuly done. V
Turtle
Most Excellent. Hugs to you.
zaqxsw
Excellent work!
Bez
Excellent Ori, wonderful scene :)