Poem : i wandered lost among the fallen angels

I wandered lost among the fallen angels
shimmering light ghosting across the water
remnants left from some long forgotten battle
these wings, marked by giant thumbprints
when a mighty hand tore them from their owners
shivering, I make my way past, looking for the doorway
some path, maybe, to return me back to earth
for I don’t belong here, among the mighty vanquished
I am just a Dorothy, Oz is fine for a while but home is best
an aroma spins me round, there that is the way
following the smell of fresh baked cookies, I find my bed
laying down, I wake up

poem by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
poem written June 10, 2016

and since I do a daily haiku: here is an erasure version

wandered lost, ghosting
some long forgotten battle
smell cookies! wake up!

Notes:

second life photo by M. LaFreniere, avatar Kayla Woodrunner at LEA 11: Luciver Morningstar
Second Life has a special art grant program where artists submit an application proposing an art installation which they build on the LEA sim.  This “Morning Star” installation about the fall of Lucifer by Fox Nacht existed from May 1 – June 30, 2016.  It starts high in the heavens, a really long drop and you crash here among these broken wings.  An arched path leads off to a reading room referencing John Milton’s Paradise Lost, Lord Byron’s Cain, and William Blake’s The Marriage of Heaven. Prim Doll’s post “LEA 11: Lucifer Morningstar ” shows more of the exhibit.

Angels
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Paradise Lost
John Milton
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 Cain
Lord Byron
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 The Marriage of Heaven
William Blake
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John Milton

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Lord Byron

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