The magic foggy night became my night of dreams and fantastical visions. A bright, cloudy full moon stirred delightful emotions in my heart, cherishing a marvellous melancholy and sordid dismay. My attention was astonished by the sight of a stack of weathered antique books illuminated by a flamboyant candle beside a shining brass armillary sphere. The magic foggy night didn’t reveal its secrets, so I tried to talk to an esoteric book with celestial motifs, asking questions about that mysterious wisdom I was not supposed to know. As I proceeded in my questionable quest, I caught sight of a glowing glass lantern, while a solitary black raven perched on the weathered stone balcony railing amid climbing ivy. In solitude, I was resolute enough to disclose every aspect of my bizarre fate, which never failed to surprise me. As long as the magic foggy night made my imagination more unpredictable and hectic, it caused me to lose my ability to be comforted by my slumbering rest. Many doubts crossed my mind uncomfortably as I gasped uneasily whenever I realised that all I was glimpsing was a pristine daydream. It seemed that beauty was an ephemeral manifestation of my evanescent dreams. For too long I let my expectations fall into the abyss of decay, and in vain I waited for an impetuous storm to invite me into another realm. Nevertheless, the blemishes in my heart became engraved truths, which were too harsh to endure as I became more aware of the desolation of my existence. The magic foggy night had made me acquainted with nocturnal creatures and forbidden knowledge at the sight of splendour and magnificence. Alas, so abruptly time had passed, and oblivion claimed all those treasures, which hitherto had been my cherished belongings. Therefore, my flamboyant candle with the shining brass armillary sphere and weathered antique occult books together with the glowing glass lantern faded away into the void of the gloomy night. The solitary black raven flew high up into the sky until it lay beside the glistering stars. All that remained to be seen was the withered ivy and some relics of my whispers of despair. The magic foggy night had been just an illusion; a dream that didn’t accompany me for as long as I wished. The night’s deception was but an evanescence, vanishing into the darkness and leaving behind nothing but the bitter remembrance of a resplendence that had never truly been mine.
Elisabetta Esther
Tag: candlelight
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The Magic Foggy Night
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Phantasmagoric Fantasies
Phantasmagoric fantasies were my kingdom of infinity and eternity
A divine refuge where I could fly freely like a fairy
Whenever the storms of fear and dismay came upon meI craved love and devotion like a thirsty blossom seeking the rain
Nevertheless, what I could find were relics of forgotten treasures and vessels of mystery
Silence was the only sound I could hear during my lonely and endless nightsMy beating heart was full of spells and illusions, trying to fill the void with silly desires
Although I had whispered my secrets to the luminaries glimmering in the night firmament
I could listen to the time ticking as it slipped like heavy raindropsThe flickering candlelight kept me warm while my heart sank in the gelid ocean of sorrow
For I was exiled to an evanescent world
Where everything was ephemeral and illusoryAs much as I clung to false hopes, nowhere was destined to ever become my beloved secluded niche
For I was fated to wander evermore without any guidance or aimQuaffing arcane potions, I fed my soul with darkness and fire
Perceiving my slow descent into the chasm of oblivion
I became a fierce sorceress willing to face any kind of hazardLost lyrics echoed in my mind as if they were fragments of my memories
The suspense of my fragility made me shiver like a delicate flower under the touch of a frosty wind
I got lost in phantasmagoric fantasies woven in my dreamsFor I was a dream myself, mesmerised by the beauty of my own imagination
Shunning the bitter truth that my broken mirrors insisted on revealing to meI had always been made of illusions, even though my broken heart persisted in loving chimaeras and ghosts, sinking into the infinite abyss of nothingness.
Elisabetta Esther -

Victimised By My Desires
Victimised by my desires and love
I try to detach from my heart’s impulses
But it is useless because I am chained completely
Like a prey of my own longings, craving for my soulI keep believing in my dreams and impossible chimeras
Never breaking the chain of my own distress
Trusting love and its cruel games
A realm of beauty and deceptionVictimised by my desires and obsessions
I get lost in my dreams where I feel safe and protected
And I sing my song of love and self-destruction
As a way to cast a spell over myself over and over againAlive and dead
Happy and sad
I fade away into the darkness of my life
Becoming a victim of my emotions and weaknessEvery time that my dreams whisper lies to me
I feel euphoric and powerful as I’m destined to a perpetual merriment
Instead, I fall into the profound abyss of misery
Where I compassionately cry crystal teardropsI never stop sighing in this valley of desolation
As I’m permanently condemned to wander endlessly with no destination
As I’m permanently condemned to never find peace in my innermost spiritSeized by cobwebs of love and impossibilities
Abducted into secret alcoves of empty vows
I surmise that my own delusions are real, mistaking them for truths
And see only exquisite beauty in this world because I want to believe soIn my dark chamber, I cry and sigh
In my secret niche, I embrace oblivion
Aware that nobody, absolutely nobody, thinks about me
In this senseless existence, deprived of empathyForlorn and disenchanted, I wait for the true love
Although I’m sure I can feel it, and I can see it as a beautiful vision
As I’m very foolish and ingenue, losing easily control of my feelings
And I’m glad to fall into the trap of my longings
And I’m delighted that I’m victimised by my desires.
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The Nothingness In The Realm Of Dust
The Nothingness In The Realm Of Dust
The time encloses a sorrow
The wind touches a breathtaking and dazzling rainbow
A cloud entwines an unending instant
The obscure sky burns the emptiness
The nothingness in the realm of dust is endless
A siren enfolds a sacred whisper
A renegade fate spoils my dreams
The imperfect night shimmers in the candlelight
The dust devours a dreary reality
The nothingness in the realm of dust is gloomy
A shining light melts my surreal dreams
The absurd intricate destiny appears meaningless
A broken secret blaze hides whilst glowing
A fragment of a star wanders in the realm of dust
The nothingness in the realm of dust is infinite
A lasting distorted sorrow swirls like a dark waft of smoke
Seductive memories belong to the time that falters in the mystery of the darkness.
Esther Elizabeth Racah