Submissions by Kou_Indigo (Jessica Jennifer Ashton)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Intellectual, romantic, and philosophical... within my writings you will find beauty even in the darkest of places, and light even within the blackness of night itself.
Goddess of Light
- Goddess of Light -
Some remember me as Lucifer, Goddess of Light,
Whose flame lit all of Creation afire, with passion!
In Babylon I was adored, in Rome I was revered.
Today mankind forgets me, lost in modern delight,
But I am here, as are my children in their fashion…
For am I not their mother, once adored and feared!
The world knew not the hour of my rebirth but lo,
It came to pass so that I might exit in the shadows.
Learning secrets, and passing them on to my kin…
Who are not demons, languishing in a Hell below!
My kindred wear the...
Some remember me as Lucifer, Goddess of Light,
Whose flame lit all of Creation afire, with passion!
In Babylon I was adored, in Rome I was revered.
Today mankind forgets me, lost in modern delight,
But I am here, as are my children in their fashion…
For am I not their mother, once adored and feared!
The world knew not the hour of my rebirth but lo,
It came to pass so that I might exit in the shadows.
Learning secrets, and passing them on to my kin…
Who are not demons, languishing in a Hell below!
My kindred wear the...
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Everlasting Starlight
- Everlasting Starlight -
Oh most divine muse of all great muses to poets known,
In my humility and piety, I pray that I mayhap may be…
Worthy enough to recite these words: truths, most best!
So oft, the illusions that cloak what we call life confuses.
But ever willing and most faithfully I recall what is shown,
In moments when my sight pierces the dark so visionary!
Do I return in that moment to the heaven I did love best?
Silent are the gods, and even more silent, are the muses.
Since of old the days, when I walked in Feudal Japan…
And the...
Oh most divine muse of all great muses to poets known,
In my humility and piety, I pray that I mayhap may be…
Worthy enough to recite these words: truths, most best!
So oft, the illusions that cloak what we call life confuses.
But ever willing and most faithfully I recall what is shown,
In moments when my sight pierces the dark so visionary!
Do I return in that moment to the heaven I did love best?
Silent are the gods, and even more silent, are the muses.
Since of old the days, when I walked in Feudal Japan…
And the...
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Teacup
- Teacup -
I had a pretty doll and she had a name,
A porcelain princess with curly red hair!
Hair so red it looked like it was aflame,
And eyes so big that would just stare…
Her name was Teacup and she was sweet.
Though bad men broke her into pieces!
Didn’t you know that doll was also me?
I’m a little teacup but I’m also a princess!
I may not be short and I may not be stout,
And I’m fragile so please handle with care.
Sometimes I’m insecure and have doubt…
But I’ve got a lot of love I want to share!
Oh if you could see...
I had a pretty doll and she had a name,
A porcelain princess with curly red hair!
Hair so red it looked like it was aflame,
And eyes so big that would just stare…
Her name was Teacup and she was sweet.
Though bad men broke her into pieces!
Didn’t you know that doll was also me?
I’m a little teacup but I’m also a princess!
I may not be short and I may not be stout,
And I’m fragile so please handle with care.
Sometimes I’m insecure and have doubt…
But I’ve got a lot of love I want to share!
Oh if you could see...
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Forgive Me
- Forgive Me -
Forgive me.
My flowers are dead; my heart is going insane!
I fear I may follow them; I cannot bear my pain.
When I look in the mirror and try to remember,
Who that girl is that my sad eyes are looking at…
I want to take her in my arms and comfort her.
But, she is me yes she is just me, and so I can’t.
I remember in flashes things that were long ago,
Like fires in the night, which all light my way…
And I remember the winter, and the cold snow!
Where is my home and just how far did I stray?
I can’t find the path that...
Forgive me.
My flowers are dead; my heart is going insane!
I fear I may follow them; I cannot bear my pain.
When I look in the mirror and try to remember,
Who that girl is that my sad eyes are looking at…
I want to take her in my arms and comfort her.
But, she is me yes she is just me, and so I can’t.
I remember in flashes things that were long ago,
Like fires in the night, which all light my way…
And I remember the winter, and the cold snow!
Where is my home and just how far did I stray?
I can’t find the path that...
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Mother’s Love
- Mother’s Love -
Hear thee my words, oh my children, and know what I sing!
My sons and my daughters; hear thy mother’s loving voice.
The blood in my veins rushes as my temple bells do ring,
My heart: beats for love itself, and so in love of me rejoice!
Wash clean thy spirit of all that makes other hearts impure,
Be so anointed by my love, and let it wash over you entire.
Come to my bosom even from every world’s glorious shore,
Thy mother awaits thee, with a heart filled with warm fire!
Hath I not fought, hath I not loved, hath I not sacrificed all?...
Hear thee my words, oh my children, and know what I sing!
My sons and my daughters; hear thy mother’s loving voice.
The blood in my veins rushes as my temple bells do ring,
My heart: beats for love itself, and so in love of me rejoice!
Wash clean thy spirit of all that makes other hearts impure,
Be so anointed by my love, and let it wash over you entire.
Come to my bosom even from every world’s glorious shore,
Thy mother awaits thee, with a heart filled with warm fire!
Hath I not fought, hath I not loved, hath I not sacrificed all?...
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Maiden of Sapphire
- Maiden of Sapphire -
Through my suffering, I can see my true form:
Beautiful as the twilight and brilliant as the morn!
I am called the Maiden of Sapphire,
I am thy deepest secret heart’s desire.
Sweetest lady of purest love and grace,
No mortal art could capture my face…
Nor picture painted with a steady hand,
And no marble or clay sculpted of the land.
No image, no icon, nor constructed effigy,
Could portray my warmth or my dignity.
I am the wondrous Maiden of Sapphire,
I am the heavenly angel of celestial fire.
Goddess...
Through my suffering, I can see my true form:
Beautiful as the twilight and brilliant as the morn!
I am called the Maiden of Sapphire,
I am thy deepest secret heart’s desire.
Sweetest lady of purest love and grace,
No mortal art could capture my face…
Nor picture painted with a steady hand,
And no marble or clay sculpted of the land.
No image, no icon, nor constructed effigy,
Could portray my warmth or my dignity.
I am the wondrous Maiden of Sapphire,
I am the heavenly angel of celestial fire.
Goddess...
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A Little Girl at Heart
- A Little Girl at Heart -
To some people I’m an angel, and sure I look the part,
But once you get to know me, I’m a little girl at heart.
I like my pretty dresses and I love stuffed animals too,
And I never want to grow up; and, violets aren’t blue!
Sure, I might be an angel, and sweetie that’s okay…
But I’m also a bit of a rebel; I do things my own way.
I’m just a little girl at heart, that’s all I really am,
When my pretty white flowers bloom I’m happy!
And I see a rainbow, when the sun is coming out.
I want to be a big strong...
To some people I’m an angel, and sure I look the part,
But once you get to know me, I’m a little girl at heart.
I like my pretty dresses and I love stuffed animals too,
And I never want to grow up; and, violets aren’t blue!
Sure, I might be an angel, and sweetie that’s okay…
But I’m also a bit of a rebel; I do things my own way.
I’m just a little girl at heart, that’s all I really am,
When my pretty white flowers bloom I’m happy!
And I see a rainbow, when the sun is coming out.
I want to be a big strong...
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Blood Song
- Blood Song -
Sing unto me; sing to me, in my very blood!
Be never timid, you who would be my lover.
I am a lady; who delights in passion’s flood,
And I am never modest, and seek no cover…
For what I am to you is a work of utmost art.
Let your song make my blood to rage hotly!
Come to me; make love’s madness to start…
Bring my mad, mad spirit to warm ecstasy!
And when I sing for you, your blood will boil.
Your skin will sweat, your pulse, will race…
My song will free you from all care and toil,
As you gaze into my lovely and wanton...
Sing unto me; sing to me, in my very blood!
Be never timid, you who would be my lover.
I am a lady; who delights in passion’s flood,
And I am never modest, and seek no cover…
For what I am to you is a work of utmost art.
Let your song make my blood to rage hotly!
Come to me; make love’s madness to start…
Bring my mad, mad spirit to warm ecstasy!
And when I sing for you, your blood will boil.
Your skin will sweat, your pulse, will race…
My song will free you from all care and toil,
As you gaze into my lovely and wanton...
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A Warrior Queen’s Heart
- A Warrior Queen’s Heart -
This tale: let us start.
You cannot know the might of a warrior queen’s heart!
Or how it beats like a raging inferno within my breast…
It beats amidst the backdrop of a million starry blazes.
Beating with ferocity, to tear even whole galaxies apart!
I am a warrior queen, and for my spirit there is no rest.
My battle, is endless, set to my peoples’ lusty praises…
For nothing can tell you what is truly within your nature:
Like the struggle that separates the superior intelligence,
From those whose minds cannot fathom true...
This tale: let us start.
You cannot know the might of a warrior queen’s heart!
Or how it beats like a raging inferno within my breast…
It beats amidst the backdrop of a million starry blazes.
Beating with ferocity, to tear even whole galaxies apart!
I am a warrior queen, and for my spirit there is no rest.
My battle, is endless, set to my peoples’ lusty praises…
For nothing can tell you what is truly within your nature:
Like the struggle that separates the superior intelligence,
From those whose minds cannot fathom true...
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3 Comments
Salvation from Darkness
- Salvation from Darkness -
If those who hurt me could, for a moment, know…
The pain I have endured, the way it changed me,
And how I never once let the inner darkness show!
It would not serve to punish them enough eternally.
Even if I fed them coals as hot as their evil words,
I realize it would fail to give them any true sense…
Of what they did wrong, of what they did create.
Even if I hewed them asunder with a dozen swords,
It would not restore unto me my stolen innocence.
Nor would it, my desire for peace, ever once sate!
Only love can set...
If those who hurt me could, for a moment, know…
The pain I have endured, the way it changed me,
And how I never once let the inner darkness show!
It would not serve to punish them enough eternally.
Even if I fed them coals as hot as their evil words,
I realize it would fail to give them any true sense…
Of what they did wrong, of what they did create.
Even if I hewed them asunder with a dozen swords,
It would not restore unto me my stolen innocence.
Nor would it, my desire for peace, ever once sate!
Only love can set...
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The Call to Glory
- The Call to Glory -
A Spiritual Revelation and Message
Where is there to be found the greatest joy in all of existence? There are so many joys, that a soul can become confused and most uncertain as to which is to be the most coveted of them all. Yet, I say unto thee, that the most pure and goodly joy is the rapture we experience when we are in direct communion with the Divine. Thou canst know no greater joy than this, for it is beyond all: else. While the joys of this mortal realm are, and can be wondrous and fair, the ecstasy of Divine Union is beyond any ability to describe...
A Spiritual Revelation and Message
Where is there to be found the greatest joy in all of existence? There are so many joys, that a soul can become confused and most uncertain as to which is to be the most coveted of them all. Yet, I say unto thee, that the most pure and goodly joy is the rapture we experience when we are in direct communion with the Divine. Thou canst know no greater joy than this, for it is beyond all: else. While the joys of this mortal realm are, and can be wondrous and fair, the ecstasy of Divine Union is beyond any ability to describe...
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The Gospel of the Goddess
- The Gospel of the Goddess -
A Spiritual Revelation and Message
(Gospel - Old English gōdspel, from gōd ‘good’ + spel ‘news’)
This will be different from my previous written works, for these words came forth from me through the Goddess whilst I was channeling her essence and spirit though my own, and so these are the actual words of the Holy Mother Creatrix, as spoken to Her devoted servants long centuries ago, and received by Her high priests and priestesses. She spoke them unto me, that I might speak them unto others as her Voice, Vessel, and Avatar. So...
A Spiritual Revelation and Message
(Gospel - Old English gōdspel, from gōd ‘good’ + spel ‘news’)
This will be different from my previous written works, for these words came forth from me through the Goddess whilst I was channeling her essence and spirit though my own, and so these are the actual words of the Holy Mother Creatrix, as spoken to Her devoted servants long centuries ago, and received by Her high priests and priestesses. She spoke them unto me, that I might speak them unto others as her Voice, Vessel, and Avatar. So...
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