Delilah
10th May 2006, 04:00 PM
(Hey, these two are fresh-from the oven. Just wrote them today! The second one, though, is kind of hard to understand unless you've read the story that goes along with it. I'll post that sometime. Anyway, here is a short summry to clarify poem #2):
For Mr. Bram Stoker.
It was rumored, in the province of Transylvania, that there lived amongst them a man who sold his sold to the devil, and that he thrived off of the blood of mortals. Almost all accounts agree that this man’s name was Vladimir. Some, including Mr. Stoker’s, say that he was Vladimir Dracula, Count of Transylvania. Most say that he was related to the knights of the order, and old cult dedicated to defending Christianity in Eastern Europe.
This story- as far as Vampire legends go- filled with much debate and controversy. I will not stand to be called “copycat” or “plagiarist” as many, many published authors have written about the infamous Count Dracula.
It is about the private life of the misunderstood Count- and his family. His three brides: Apollonia, Brunhilde, and Emily. And his three sons: Constantine, Dietrich, and Raven.
Though not the “favorite” son of the Count, the story follows Raven Dracula. He was born a half-ling. Half-lings are the product of a contract made between the devil and Saint Christopher, the Catholic Saint of the Children. The contract was that, because children born of Vampiric parents had no say in the matter, they will not be infected with the curse. Although Lucifer agreed, he would not renounce his claim on the children, and made them ageless- so they, like their parents, would have to witness their loved ones die away as the centuries progressed.
Raven married, and through his young bride- Irena- bore only one child, whom he named Anya Ravenlina Dracula. (In Eastern Europe, girls’ middle names are always the names of their fathers’, with “Lina” attached to the end.)
On the night of her birth, the two midwives were turned away from Dracula manor, alive, under the condition that they told no one of the family that they had met. Later that eve, the knights of the order attacked the Manor, and killed Irena and Apollonia.The Dracula family was scattered: Raven, who was not at his daughter’s side, was forced to abandon her and flee. He is never seen again. Constantine took they babe after Irena was slain and fled. He and Anya later went to the New World, where they lived until present day.
As for the rest of the family, it is unknown. However, we do know that Vladimir and Emily escaped alive, and later met a man named Jonathan Harker (See the novel Bram Stoker‘s “Dracula).
And the rest of the story continues following Anya and Constantine. Now here are the poems I promised you guys.
"In the ever After"
I miss that warm sunlight, the cold earth
The moon, with her deceit and mystery
But most of all, I miss
The thought of you and me
Sitting aways in the back rows
We made our choice, so let it be
That in the ever-after
There is no You-And-Me
* * *
"Dear Anya"
Yor green eyes, that scared me so on the night of your birth
Those green eyes so beautiful, they shook the earth
Your hair, blacker than the demons in hell
The demons that, through I, laid upon you this evil spell
Your face, your eyes, they haunt me still
I saw them as I lay your mother's corpse upon that hill
"*** Forgive the Sinner," they wrote upon your mother's stone
*** giveth, and taketh away, and left me all alone
The fates of my brother, my daughter, are uncertain
And I placed upon him that heavy burden
Of watching over those hateful, resenting eyes
Of laughing with you when you're happy, of comforting your cries
I'll remember you- but only as ababe- forever and always
Alas! ths is the price that my heart pays
Would I give my life, if for only moments with you?
Yes, mylife is a fair price for moments so few
My enemy, my ***! Have mercy on my innocent child!
Save my daughter's spirit, that spirit so rebellious and wild!
You gave your only son so we might live without fear or shame
But I beg you- do not ask of me the same!
And when I hold her in my arms once more
Those bitter memories shattering to the floor
I'll have to let her know
"Dear Anya, it is time for me to go,"
And yet, how reluctant am I
To let her go and say goodbye!
For Mr. Bram Stoker.
It was rumored, in the province of Transylvania, that there lived amongst them a man who sold his sold to the devil, and that he thrived off of the blood of mortals. Almost all accounts agree that this man’s name was Vladimir. Some, including Mr. Stoker’s, say that he was Vladimir Dracula, Count of Transylvania. Most say that he was related to the knights of the order, and old cult dedicated to defending Christianity in Eastern Europe.
This story- as far as Vampire legends go- filled with much debate and controversy. I will not stand to be called “copycat” or “plagiarist” as many, many published authors have written about the infamous Count Dracula.
It is about the private life of the misunderstood Count- and his family. His three brides: Apollonia, Brunhilde, and Emily. And his three sons: Constantine, Dietrich, and Raven.
Though not the “favorite” son of the Count, the story follows Raven Dracula. He was born a half-ling. Half-lings are the product of a contract made between the devil and Saint Christopher, the Catholic Saint of the Children. The contract was that, because children born of Vampiric parents had no say in the matter, they will not be infected with the curse. Although Lucifer agreed, he would not renounce his claim on the children, and made them ageless- so they, like their parents, would have to witness their loved ones die away as the centuries progressed.
Raven married, and through his young bride- Irena- bore only one child, whom he named Anya Ravenlina Dracula. (In Eastern Europe, girls’ middle names are always the names of their fathers’, with “Lina” attached to the end.)
On the night of her birth, the two midwives were turned away from Dracula manor, alive, under the condition that they told no one of the family that they had met. Later that eve, the knights of the order attacked the Manor, and killed Irena and Apollonia.The Dracula family was scattered: Raven, who was not at his daughter’s side, was forced to abandon her and flee. He is never seen again. Constantine took they babe after Irena was slain and fled. He and Anya later went to the New World, where they lived until present day.
As for the rest of the family, it is unknown. However, we do know that Vladimir and Emily escaped alive, and later met a man named Jonathan Harker (See the novel Bram Stoker‘s “Dracula).
And the rest of the story continues following Anya and Constantine. Now here are the poems I promised you guys.
"In the ever After"
I miss that warm sunlight, the cold earth
The moon, with her deceit and mystery
But most of all, I miss
The thought of you and me
Sitting aways in the back rows
We made our choice, so let it be
That in the ever-after
There is no You-And-Me
* * *
"Dear Anya"
Yor green eyes, that scared me so on the night of your birth
Those green eyes so beautiful, they shook the earth
Your hair, blacker than the demons in hell
The demons that, through I, laid upon you this evil spell
Your face, your eyes, they haunt me still
I saw them as I lay your mother's corpse upon that hill
"*** Forgive the Sinner," they wrote upon your mother's stone
*** giveth, and taketh away, and left me all alone
The fates of my brother, my daughter, are uncertain
And I placed upon him that heavy burden
Of watching over those hateful, resenting eyes
Of laughing with you when you're happy, of comforting your cries
I'll remember you- but only as ababe- forever and always
Alas! ths is the price that my heart pays
Would I give my life, if for only moments with you?
Yes, mylife is a fair price for moments so few
My enemy, my ***! Have mercy on my innocent child!
Save my daughter's spirit, that spirit so rebellious and wild!
You gave your only son so we might live without fear or shame
But I beg you- do not ask of me the same!
And when I hold her in my arms once more
Those bitter memories shattering to the floor
I'll have to let her know
"Dear Anya, it is time for me to go,"
And yet, how reluctant am I
To let her go and say goodbye!