~ * DEATH POST * ~ by luciferino

Poser • Fantasy • posted on Nov 07, 2005

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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)

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Elfenone

7:24PM | Mon, 07 November 2005

Wow Ori your writing has always been something that I truly enjoyed even above your art, but I love both in combination. You can really tell a tale...it's a beautiful thing.

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webdancer

7:48PM | Mon, 07 November 2005

I'm speechless! This is so awesome! Excellent!

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marforno

8:28PM | Mon, 07 November 2005

Great image Sorellina...:-) Awesome work...!!! HK

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Mercytoo

8:38PM | Mon, 07 November 2005

What a gorgeous image, wonderful work!

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ElorOnceDark

9:41PM | Mon, 07 November 2005

Wow! Sexy character Ori! I love that outfit!

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brycek

9:56PM | Mon, 07 November 2005

Extremely gorgeous..excellent work, Ori!!

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ArtByMel

10:24PM | Mon, 07 November 2005

Gorgeous character and the image is utterly awesome.

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Toribev

10:27PM | Mon, 07 November 2005

Love the lighting in this. Great scene!

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SophiaDeer

10:45PM | Mon, 07 November 2005

Wonderful Ori!! What a beautiful lady and scene. Her face is so pretty and the big cat looks great.

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prog

12:10AM | Tue, 08 November 2005

Oh, Ori-I've worked 17 hours today, and I finally got home and thought I'd check the gallery, and I find this gorgeous image!!!! I think you did a magnificent job on her-she's absolutely gorgeous!!!!!! EXCELLENT work!!! You are a genius!!!!!!

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