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Idyllic Queen 07-16-04 12:48 PM

Hester Prynne
 

(About the Character, Hester Prynne, in Nathaniel Hawthorn’s, The Scarlet Letter)


For those of you who haven't read The Scarlet Lettr heres the inside...Hester Commited Adultery and had a kid and because of that sin she was an outcast in community and had to wear the Scarlet Letter "A" on her breasts...

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My body trembles as the earth’s vexatious breeze strokes my pale flesh
And my hair dances ominously with the leaves as people scoff at the symbol upon my wearied breast.
And, oh how their taunts and jeers suffocate my identity unto some creature of the night
As if my mortal self is no longer and the emblem upon my bosom is what truly has given me life!
But, behold two solemn cries that flow from the lips of my very own transgression
Whose flawed existence comforts this dreary soul and feeds to the public’s obsession.
Hypocrites! For I know I am not but the only one whose nature strayed upon a different path
And yet they so eagerly shun me down to say my name is written with in the book of the man of black.
And now…my feeble fingers tediously trail upon the scarlet and gold threads that bound me so securely to my sin
For, I am an outcast to this canting community, and oh my child to my iniquity, you too shall be locked in!
My babe, Oh my babe! I fear these chains shan’t ever be set free, for truly the only key is but, to forgive.
In which, my child, they do not know the meaning, merciless in their ways! And so in pain we two must live!
But, hence my beloved, both you and I, shall grow so close in bond between our one deprived world,
That nothing of mortal power shall diverge our hearts, for you are your mother’s precious baby girl…
Oh, How nothing shall ever tear us apart,
Not the hypocrites of whom are so free
Nor the demons that lurk with in the forest
Oh my darling how nothing shall take us apart!

raw killa 07-17-04 04:13 PM

damn mami u got sum good poetic skillz i use 2 write regular poetry still do sumtimes when im in da rite mood but i stick 2 my lyrics now buut yo i liekd it a lot check me outim in da open mic forum tell wut u like bout my skill or dont like holla back shouts 2 d gurl xxxtasy love ya baby gurl

God 07-17-04 09:58 PM

hell yeah that was dope... nice shyt ... i read that book to nice

Phenom-in-all 07-21-04 03:23 AM

Seems old english to me. Excellent vocab and word usage. Wasn't something I thought was amazing to me, but something that was amazing in itself. Good looking - I'ma have to peep this poetry section more closer now.

Idyllic Queen 07-21-04 03:39 AM

^THeres a reason for that...old English is my life..I study epic poetry from Dante and Homer and other various authors of th 300 Bc's and shit...only thing I do read...I feel true litterature ended whn the Eliz' times ended.

Phenom-in-all 07-21-04 08:10 PM

Dayum you know your stuff. All I read is the Odessy. Interesting a younger girl would be into that. Throws a mad different perspective on things though. Thats like how I'll listen to hip hop and whatever, but I listen to classical too. I love that stuff. I prolly have more classical downloaded than hip hop. Even the new stuff. Good looking with this drop - it gives me a good mix of stuff done here. And don't worry about bad feed - jealous cats are everywhere....

G_$peed 08-04-04 06:58 PM

he he nice you have it good i wish i knew poets
peace
luv 4 u


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