Ophelia by Odilion Redon
The dysfunction of a family
Is acted out in parts
Everyone is guessing
No one know what lies within the heart.
Distrust and lies
Murder and lust
Mattered not in the end
They all returned to dust.
Some found solace in insanity
Others in death and plots
The innocent were not protected
A joyous tale it was not.
Poor insane Ophelia
was not alone
The entire bunch was crazy
To the bone.
Ophelia waits for no one
Singing away her day
The river called her softly
She obeyed.
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23 comments:
i might have to go outside and take my reflection in the rain barrel. to fit with the poem here. a poem of life
Nice reflection. I also love the quote you have at the top of your page by Cyril Connolly - truer words were never written!
Hee hee...The entire bunch was crazy / To the bone. Reminds me of my family.
Excellent write...I enjoyed it.
brenda w
I know about the pain of dysfunction up close and personal...you describe it well...
ha everyone does have their own brand of madness...love the cadence...esp in that opening stanza...i work right in this...
Captured the essence of her character beautifully, which may be true for many...
Nice mag Gail- you describe her well!
Good one, Gail.
I didn't read about Ophelia before I write, which is my custom. I like to just let the picture speak to me, and coincidentally, my Babysitter has to be mad!! Have a great Sunday, Gail!!
Your final stanza is golden!
I really like that last stanza! Well done!
Your poem dwells in tragic places. I love the insight and the sensitivity you have woven through your stanzas. The softly, singing end is so typical of madness. Poignantly sorrowful Gail, thank you.
The entire bunch was crazy...
H'mm. I always thought Horatio made a lot of sense. :-)
I think we all have a bit of her inside of us! That is what makes us poets.
When I read "dysfunction," I knew you'd make her a gonner...:)JP
Well done, Gail. ♥
Beautiful take, Gail! Plainly it is a direct reference to the tragedy of Hamlet. But you did better. You cleverly disguised it and refrained from mentioning other names except the given Ophelia. Brilliant!
Hank
Well done indeed.
Anna :o]
I really like what you did with this, Gail. And I like that you addressed the picture's theme.
=)
Crazy to the bone ~~ love it!!!
No wonder she succumbed. You’ve painted a picture of a tragic bunch all right.
Ah the hidden life of families, such a taboo subject in our sun- drenched western culture, thanks Gail . , nice touch
you are so right...though I suspect that all families are disfunctional in their own way. Great words...thankyou!
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