#spellbound
In the realm of words, we weave our
fate,
Meanings shift, as contexts create.
Purpose and usage, a delicate dance, Lives described, in every glance.
From our lips, spells are cast,
Echoes of the present, shadows of the past.
We build and break, with every phrase, In this spellbound world, we set ablaze.
Subjugated to the words we choose, To uplift, to bind, or to bruise.
Spellcasters all, in this grand play, With words, we shape the night and day.
Jan 14, 2025
Jan 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM UTC
In Dublin's mist-kissed streets, we wander,
Two souls entwined, hearts aflame,
Anam cara, whispered by ancient stones,
A love deeper than the Liffey's flow.
I. Dawn's Embrace
At sunrise, we meet by Ha'penny Bridge,
Where copper pennies shimmer on water,
Your eyes, twin pools of mossy green,
Hold secrets only Dublin's cobbles know.
II. Whispers in Temple Bar
In Temple Bar's lively hum, we dance,
Fiddles and laughter weave our tale,
Your laughter, a melody of joy,
Echoes through centuries of poets' dreams.
III. Trinity's Library of Love
Beneath Trinity's ancient arches,
We read love letters etched in oak,
Your touch, a parchment of longing,
Pages turned by winds from distant shores.
IV. Stolen Kisses on Grafton Street
Grafton Street, where buskers serenade,
Our stolen kisses taste of rain and tea,
Your lips, like Dublin's cobblestone alleys,
Hold the promise of forevermore.
V. Cliffs of Howth, Our Sacred Cliff
On Howth's cliffs, we stand as one,
Wind-whipped and salt-kissed,
Your heartbeat, a rhythm of tides,
Pulls me closer to the edge of eternity.
VI. Guinness Pints and Shared Dreams
In snug pubs, we raise our Guinness pints,
To love, to laughter, to Dublin's magic,
Your whispers, like foam on stout,
Intoxicate my senses, leave me spellbound.
Feb 17, 2024
Feb 17, 2024 at 10:47 AM UTC
If I could ride a white stallion,
wearing burnished armour of gold.
I would cross the high mountains
for my eyes on your smile to behold.
Across land scorched by suns fire,
droughts parched burning sand,
all this I could defeat and endure,
for a mere touch from your hand.
You have me captivated, enthralled
by means of your charm and your grace.
Entranced and passively subdued,
by beauties smile on your face.
How sad has become this world.
where poetry for a beauty is not news.
I behold the wonder and the beauty,
of my goddess, my passions true muse.
Mar 16, 2022
Mar 16, 2022 at 11:55 AM UTC
.
*Watch the morning tide
wash them all aside,
my castles by the shore
are gone forever more.*
A billion grains of golden sand,
the remnants of my dreams,
float suspended in the current
and I drift along with them.
They in their watery solution,
me in the spaces of my mind.
Drifting.
The grains of sand sink and fade,
replaced by neon chain linked stars
and the sense of being completely empty,
not at all devoid. Just .. empty.
Drifting.
The floatation tank of loss
clasps the dreams with frigid fingers,
shrieking to be given its toy,
threatening never to open again.
But the Suns call from faraway skies
heralding to opine freedom,
release the fragments to individual broadcasts,
reaching out, out, out to the deep.
An umbilical tether for a fragile boat
is slipped to play adrift in a storm.
Letting go. Letting go.
Watch the morning tide wash them all aside.
Letting go.
*I cast a mind spell,
wish them all farewell,
my castles in the sea
are evermore set free.*
And my mind though now it be thought less
has no need of castles, for it is a fortress.
© Pagan Paul (15/03/20)
Mar 24, 2020
Mar 24, 2020 at 7:35 AM UTC
Behold the nature,
She's talking with you in sways,
Smiling in colors.
Jan 8, 2020
Jan 8, 2020 at 4:37 PM UTC
ask the dust
did i stop looking
when i saw your shadow
up’s the only direction i planned
a simple rendezvous
but complicated beats
then there you are
spellbound you got me
Sep 24, 2019
Sep 24, 2019 at 1:06 PM UTC
And every night my love,
I watch you from my window,
Sitting on your rooftop,
And staring at the moon,
Like there's a piece of your heart,
Hidden in it's shadow.
I see it all love,
The way you look at the moon,
Like it's the only place for you,
Away from this chaotic world,
Where you can put your guard down
And throw away your mask.
I watch it every night love,
Your face.
Your face honey, draped in the
curtain of moonlight,
Oh, it mesmerises me,
And the beauty of your eyes,
With the moon's reflection in it,
My love,it leaves me spellbound.
I see it all love,
The way your eyes glimmer sometimes,
And the curve that forms on your face
talking to the moon.
And sometimes,I even see the shinning pearls cascading down your cheeks,
As the cigarette touches your lips.
It's like watching the moon
And talking to it gives you peace,
While looking at your face,
gives me serenity.
I wish someday I could watch the
moon with you and you would watch
the dawn with me,
I wish someday I could rewrite the stars,
And make you mine.
-Neha
Apr 26, 2019
Apr 26, 2019 at 9:02 AM UTC
Depicting a beauty ethereal
I’ve become your sun
In the morning
And the moon
Of your night
I’ve caught you
Spellbound
And hypnotized
By every lie
Knotted in every line.
You reach for me
Clinging to the caress
Of the cadence
I have penned
The unspoken depths
Reeling blissfully
Among this fabricated fancy
Finally, I’ve caught you
Yet not before long
I too am enthralled
Longing for your trusting gaze.
Nov 20, 2017
Nov 20, 2017 at 3:50 PM UTC
I want to be lost in your soulful eyes;
completely, deeply,
and for eternity.
Sep 7, 2017
Sep 7, 2017 at 12:09 PM UTC
one,
two,
three...
...you're under my spell
counting seconds from now to infinity,
you're bound to me.
invisible chains, no, i'm no witch
just a charmer, more than a pretty face,
and less of a golden-hearted character from your favorite bedtime story.
three,
two,
one...
... i'm falling out
wear that choker and chase me
to the depths of the earth.
counting seconds from infinity to now,
you're bound to me; just another cursed heart.
Jul 14, 2017
Jul 14, 2017 at 10:05 AM UTC
Release me from your spell
Sweet maiden of the night
Release me from my innocence
Surrendered to your delight
Release me from your body
A tapestry of ink and skin
Release me from yourself
Or I will surely sin
Release me from your words
Your velvet voice does speak
Release me from your hands
Your touch that makes me weak
Release me from your eyes
That are burning with desire
Release me from your soul
Or I will feed this fire
Dec 9, 2016
Dec 9, 2016 at 8:33 PM UTC
An ominous
fortune met
her addict
which she'd
wane than
celebrate drum
for her
staples as
she's grounded
that rumors
were knited
in light
of hounds
but vanishment
came her
omen through
the night.
Oct 18, 2016
Oct 18, 2016 at 8:23 AM UTC
*I keep thinking about all the things we could become,
about adventures we would put in our pockets,
and watch the dark capture the sun.
But I’m sure you don’t know how I feel,
but it’s not you who is spellbound,
since it’s you who spins the wheel.
I know you, yet you are still a stranger,
it’s rather funny the way we met,
but now I sense the inevitable danger.
Sometimes we don’t talk for a while
yet I still wonder how you’re doing,
and then I can’t stop to smile.
To be honest I would like to run away,
but you keep me tied to your wrist,
without hearing the words I have to say.
I think we have a lot of calamity in us,
yet it seems to hurt me the most,
so hit me with your best shot.*
And take my breath away for the last time.
Oct 6, 2016
Oct 6, 2016 at 10:04 AM UTC
he looks at me
like he never see
anything else
that ever looked
more beautiful
than I do before
and I stare back at him
like he holds the universe
hiding within his cells
and I bite my tongue
cause no word can be speak
to explain that he is more,
more than the universe I lived in
Feb 25, 2016
Feb 25, 2016 at 11:31 PM UTC
You tie a ribbon around my neck.
It is my collar;
It is my noose.
But I won’t undo the bow.
As your red lips brush mine,
The satin tightens on my skin.
I can’t undo the bow.
I don’t want to anyway.
Though you choke me slowly,
I let you.
Why?
You are my torture.
You are my pain.
Your blinding black eyes
Enchant
And the fire in your tongue
Spellbind.
I am trapped
And I am yours.
Dec 28, 2015
Dec 28, 2015 at 2:22 PM UTC
the river flows into
the night,
stars parade,
ghosts of the air
chant strange songs,
the flowers once
spellbound
close with the breath
of the moon,
floating
i am a ghost too.
Sep 8, 2015
Sep 8, 2015 at 1:50 PM UTC
*I do wail at times, but you make me cry harder
I do smile at life, but you make my smile wider
You cast a spell on me
I am spellbound*
Bharti
Aug 28, 2015
Aug 28, 2015 at 3:43 AM UTC
Opposites, they say, attract;
but would the law of magnetism works in this case?
The gap between us reminds me of the rivers;
Niger and Benue
How they must have, long fantasized
the exhilarating comfort of a closer bond
"If only we come close" the waves whisper
"If only we come close"
Then we can dance to the beats of the current
responding to impulse by the peaceful sea breeze
If only we come close
If only we come close
The skies will smile again
As vapors of passion come together,
To form clouds of affection above
Then rain down showers of love upon us
Watering the tender seeds in our passion
to grow into giant cedars of unshakable Union
If only we come close
If only we come close
You wouldn't need a name
Because you in me and I in you
would make us one and the same
If our streams must overflow
then it would be to transport tears of joy
For our willing hearts will flow in love
If only we come close
If only we come close
Our season shall know no end
for a thousand generations
Our path will never bend
It shall cause happiness to reign
among both enemy and friend
My wish of a dream come true
If only we come close
Jan 19, 2015
Jan 19, 2015 at 7:08 PM UTC
you're asleep
and i'm staring at you
i'm so transfixed, too spellbound
i touched you with my eyes
from the tips of your hair
to your arm wrapped around me
then i go back to your face again
and i realized that
conscious or not
you still mesmerize me
you still enchant me
Dec 20, 2014
Dec 20, 2014 at 8:59 AM UTC
As the light touches her skin,
A fire deep within,
Ablaze to set free, your desires.
And in the light of the moon she lies
Ethereal beauty,
The queen,
*On ***** she breathes her fire.*
Purifying the soul,
Her eyes burn,
Deep within your whole.
The night she claims her own
A magical spell to weaken you.
You, oh Icarus,
Fly too close to the sun.
And in her arms you lie,
Charmed and bewildered,
Wanting for more.
Jul 27, 2014
Jul 27, 2014 at 11:54 AM UTC
Spellbound,
You forsake me.
Until now.
Please,
Save me from his curse.
Free from his grasp.
This is prison!
Please!
Free from the curse!
Save me from myself!
Save me,
You Sovereign soul.
I am spellbound,
A witch of the seven sea's..
My spells of ice,
I intend to be frozen for life.
So please...
Save me from his curse,
Free from his grasp.
Before I die.
And there's nothing left.
Apr 24, 2014
Apr 24, 2014 at 9:50 AM UTC