Slaves to the Muse

a slice of "—slice"

2011-03-05T11:53:00.000-08:00

© Copyright 2010, 2011 C. D. Bennett It can be argued that hatred is a living thing. More destructive than any weapon, more insidious than any sin. Hatred can shatter families, topple nations, and given time, unmake the world. — C —

Branigan's Lass

2011-02-18T17:04:00.000-08:00

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The way of Things......... ... Some thoughts about loss.

2011-01-26T08:17:00.000-08:00

I am not gone Please never think me so, The world must turn Tides ebb, and spirits grow. Our souls evolve As everything must do, Though bodies fade My essence stays with you. It's natures way That everything must change, All bodies grow Then fall to rearrange. But nothings lost Just takes a different form, Our souls remain Complete as when we're born. Some summer days You'll feel me close at

Chasing Something

2011-01-22T05:14:00.000-08:00

Those were the days Do you recall, When we were young And dad's were tall. The sunny days Would come and go, Now looking back I miss them so. The years they flew So fast it seems, We stretched our arms To catch our dreams. Now here I stand And wonder why, I chased a dream That made me cry. Yet still I know That such is fate, Don't end the show It's note too late. There still is time For one

The Death of Blixton

2011-01-09T07:51:00.000-08:00

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Aeonian Legends: Immortal Bloodlines

2011-01-05T09:56:00.000-08:00

Part One of my new graphic novel Aeonian Legends: Immortal Bloodlines is out. Check it out on my website at http://www.maxwellalexanderdrake.com/pages/bloodlines.html

2011-01-03T07:43:00.000-08:00

Sorry for my absence, fellow Slaves (and Mistresses). For the beginning of the new year, I thought I'd give you something a little different to my usual fayre to peruse.......... ADAM FIVE. Copyright Bryce Main 2011 When Adam Five awoke, it caused one helluva hoohah! They just

Away

2011-01-02T19:02:00.000-08:00

a companion poem to Tami Snow's 'Gone' by C. D. Bennett Thoughts of you are whispers on the wind Echoes of love too faint to recall A smile at sunset The sound of laughter in the hall A knowing glance A breathless dance We were a spark The world set to burn Now with masks to hide our torment Each of us now take our turn We had our chance You turned away No mask can hide What our souls did say

Gone

2011-01-02T14:23:00.000-08:00

My head was filled with thoughts of you today. Creating your memory in a thousand different ways. The ease with which you'd make me laugh. Those things you'd do that made me gasp. And then I wondered... where have you gone? Not long ago you dangled my heart on a string. Filled me with happiness, caused me to sing. My world seems a little bit broken now. I'd paste it together if I only knew how.

CoCo Saves the Winter Snow

2010-12-24T09:22:00.000-08:00

Written by Tami Snow Once upon a Christmas Eve, not so long ago, Jack Frost flew swiftly through the air, casting ice upon the world below. When out of a tiny window blew, a fragrance oh so sweet, he decided to have a look, and floated down to take a peek. Through the crackled window pane, Jack opened it up wide; Old Man Winter took a breath, the air it whirled inside. As the

Embers

2010-12-13T01:50:00.000-08:00

by C. D. Bennett Falling Apart Lost in circumstance My world falls to ash That cold envelops me This darkness draws me down Crumbling apart Lost and empty Embers scatter to the wind — C —

Goodbye Valparaiso.

2010-12-04T09:51:00.000-08:00

We were four weeks on our way from Valparaiso. Sailing home across Atlantic blue.It’s been three years since I kissed you by the harbor, Long time away But every day I thought of you. That night I woke to hear the wind was howling,The sea arose with fury in her eye.Every watch was called on deck to fix the storm sails. And we knew

Epilogue

2010-12-01T20:51:00.000-08:00

by C. D. Bennett A night cold and weeping The road dark and wet Glistening, shimmering Drag me down Call me home No solace, No end Drowned and helpless Wounds without mend The rain cries my name Speeding down the lane Engine roars Lines blur Teeth clench Hands tight Eyes wide Heart in my throat Drifting Spinning Silence Oblivion — C —

The Alpha's Christmas Miracle

2010-11-30T06:52:00.000-08:00

His breathing was shallow his soul was at war. The man standing beside his bed was no longer the Alpha of his pack. He was a father who was about to lose his son. The Long Road was calling him to his mate, his Destiny. The Alpha was as old as time itself. He had never lost a child despite his advanced years. He would not lose Rhys the future leader of his pack, more than that he was his son.A

Dune Dragon

2010-11-28T22:55:00.000-08:00

Upon a motored steed I climbed Mounded hills of dusted diamond Tempered moment forgetting time Wind licking, human touch undone Breezes stir sand through my hair Encircling me in a tawny cloud A dragon appeared hovering there Before my sight, simple yet profound Just how in this whirling wind he stayed So easily bouncing and shifting in flight Glistening green-eyed, locking my

A Dream?

2010-11-24T01:11:00.000-08:00

Last night I lay resting When sleep overcame meI found myself fallingDown into a dream,The darkness dissolvedInto warm summer meadows,Where bright wild flowersWere verging a stream. I found I was walkingWith you there beside meYou were casually talkingAnd holding my hand.Then I turned toward youTo find you were smiling,Right there at that momentWas all that we planned. I remember the fragranceOf

Ten Things I learned While Visiting Alabama

2010-11-21T22:39:00.000-08:00

Ten Things I Learned While Visiting Alabama: There are no street signs. If you don’t know where yer goin’… yer shit outta luck. There are no street lights. If you don’t have night vision… yer shit outta luck x2. It is completely normal for a guy to be drivin’ a hunk o’ crap, half naked, while guzzlin’ a two-liter bottle of Mountain Dew. The muffler on his car is for dramatic effect, only. I

a fragment

2010-11-18T02:15:00.000-08:00

by C. D. Bennett The following is an excerpt from a story of mine that's been on the back burner for some time now, but it may see the light of day sometime soon... There are places between the shadows, worlds within the printed page. There are things that live beyond the grasp of conscious thought, things both wretched and beautiful, horrible and fantastic. They are the ether of madness and

A Whispered Dream.....part 2.

2010-11-12T17:30:00.000-08:00

She whispered,” Wake my loveIt’s time to leave your mortal sleep,For all the stars have turned and IMy vow to you will keep.” She whispered,” See my loveThe moon has risen blue and white,And all the magic of its glowWill shine on us tonight.” She whispered,” Come my loveTonight we fly on silent wings,Across the ocean known as timeWhere love forever sings.” She whispered.” Now my loveCome and

Concerto in red

2010-11-12T17:22:00.000-08:00

She looks, the devil Flashing in her eyes, Half turns her head Her smile lingers still. Then reaching out Skin lightly touches skin, That one caress alone A sensuous thrill. More red than passion Woven to a gown, That swirls and settles Showing nature’s art. Now loose and falling Softly on the floor In scarlet overture To beauties part. Now the wayward Moonlight in the room, Projects two

Earthshine Chapter one.

2010-11-02T19:16:00.000-07:00

*1* All around me was white. The purest gleam of fresh fallen snow, simple and soft and blinding all at once. The gentle glow enveloped me, comforting me. And she was there. My memory of her had faded, as a negative exposed to extreme light, over time becoming translucent. But her presence lingered always, a ghost on the edges of my recollection. From her embrace, I was pulled.

First page...too slow??

2010-11-02T18:18:00.000-07:00

Let me know if this is too slow for a first page to a novel...“Are you sure you want to go through with this?Dorian looked at his best friend and frowned. “It’s the only way Princess Aria would ever marry a nobody like me.”Lexer stared at the enormous mountain before them. “First of all, you’re not a nobody. And second, I don’t think we have a chance of keeping up with Veena. The woman is like

Me and You and Kerrie Ann

2010-10-23T23:25:00.000-07:00

We sailed out on that summer’s dayJust me you and Kerrie Ann,Out to the islands in the bayTo where we knew the dolphins ran. And as the wind blew from the westFor me and you and Kerrie Ann,It gave each wave a silver crestAnd billowed sails with natures fan. We stopped and anchored out at seaDid me and you and Kerrie Ann, The day was peaceful as could beMost tranquil backdrop for our plan. But

While the world sleeps

2010-10-21T00:38:00.000-07:00

a haiku, by C. D. Bennett. From a silent shroud,a sleeping world unaware... My muse awakens — C —

The faerie dance

2010-10-20T14:15:00.000-07:00

Now the coppice still as evening Cloaked in shadows sombre weaves,Slowly wakes as autumn breezesStir the slumber of the leaves. As the midnight hour approachesNow the harvest moon is high,Comes the strain of faerie musicSofter than a wood nymph's sigh. There at the appointed momentGold and silver wings appear,Thus the faerie dancers promiseThe fertile earth another year.