100TC #2 - Light

So far so good, I start well by keeping the pace of one text a day, I can do it ;) If you do not know what I am on about, this is the second text of the 100 Themes writing challenge! Today's theme is Light. Instead of going with a rather metaphysical text like I did yesterday, this one is more of a short story. I hope you enjoy :)

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- LIGHT - 

Getting Closer

How long has it been since I have last seen the light? I cannot remember. Weeks? Months? Years? It is like time has lost its meaning. Without light there is no time. Ironic though it is to think that where I am, I am amongst the lights themselves, closer to them than any human has ever been before. Yet it is so cold and it is as if in the immensity of space the light loses all its radiance. I can see them shine, far in the distance even though I am getting closer. Getting closer, yet still so insanely far. It is as if, the closer you get, the farther you realize you are. There is no reaching the light. Many have tried, all have failed, and it is how it shall be ‘til the very end of time itself; there is no reaching what is unreachable. I have come to realize it now. Too late it is, yes, but at least now I know. By trying to pursue my dream, I have found doom and loneliness. I have tried so hard to get what I wanted, too hard, and it is what has taken it away from me. My days are ending, for I am drifting alone - a loneliness I have brought upon myself - without any chance of rescue. Who would find me here, in this life-forsaken infinite space? On my final days I realize that I have been foolish and that I am not a god, only a man. I should feel sad, I should feel broken, destroyed. Yet, I feel... serene. I have not achieved my dream, though I end up living my last days where most men will not ever find themselves. And now I know that there is no reaching the divine light. It is part of a realm that exists, that has always existed. I can see why our ancestors, and still the simple-minded people of our time, worshipped them as deities. It is for the fact that even if the light is unreachable, it is there so powerful it can burn us, yet there is no getting close to it. It is when you are where I am that you realize that all you have learned does not make any damned sense. I have believed in science as they believed in their petty idols. Turns out I was just as wrong as them. It matters not now, not anymore. I just hope the infinite light will offer me the beautiful Death I always wanted...

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Art : Odilon Redon - L'oeil comme un ballon étrange se dirige vers l'infini - 1878

(C) Copyright 2014 Hope Alexander aka David Giroux for the text

100TC #1 - Love

Here is the first text from the 100 Themes Challenge, starting with the theme Love. I hope you enjoy and please let me know your thoughts :) 

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- LOVE -

There is but one truth. We live in a sea of lies. We think we can see, yet what the light sines on is but a series of beautiful deceptions. We think we know. We do not. Everything is an illusion. Whatever we take for granted, it is what slips away first. To find the truth, some will give their lives, walk until they reach the end of the world. A vain effort it is. The heart knows. Some feel, some do not. Full or broken, it is only what we have made out of it. Another deception I am afraid. If the heart knows, then why cannot we? The feelings of the heart, do they exist really? What is our human shell trying to tell us? There is one force that has driven mankind to madness. If control is lost, then love overflows. It is the only truth, one that can as well be deceptive. The line between truth and lies in itself is a lie. If you love, you die. And if you die, you know. 

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(C) Copyright 2014 Hope Alexander aka David Giroux for the text

100 Themes Challenge

Poet And The Muse - Gustave Moreau - 1891

Hello everyone,

So my dear friend and fellow writer and blogger Maurhue The Great has started doing a writing challenge, which I have been invited to undertake as well. Here is the challenge: there is a list of 100 themes. Each day At least once a week, I will write a short text (poem or prose, depends on my mood ;D) based around that theme. I will try as best as I can to post one every day week at least. So yes, that means a new text on this blog for the coming 100 days at least once a week ;) Is that not great? :D I certainly do hope you enjoy reading, and as usual, let me know what you think! Without further ado, here is the list of the 100 themes (if you click on the theme it will bring you on the text for it) :

1. Love (24/04/14)
2. Light (25/04/14)
3. Dark (26/04/14)
4. Seeking Solace (28/04/14)
5. Break Away (05/05/14)
6. Innocence (06/05/14)
7. Breathe Again (11/05/14)
8. Memory (12/05/14)
9. Insanity (28/05/14)
10. Silence (23/06/14)  
11. Blood (02/07/14)
12. Tears (08/08/14)
13. Sorrow (19/08/14)
14. Happiness (07/01/15)
15. Flower (08/01/15)
16. Night (12/01/15)
17. Stars (03/02/15)
18. Eyes (10/04/15)
19. Dream (13/04/15)
20. Waiting (15/04/15)
21. Sacrifice (17/04/15)
22. Fairy Tale (18/04/15)
23. Magic (13/05/15)
24. Mirror
25. Broken Pieces
26. Starvation
27. Words
28. Can you hear me?
29. Heal
30. Pain
31. Drowning
32. Last Hope
33. Puzzle
34. Solitude
35. Relaxation
36. Break
37. Mother
38. Want
39. Wrath
40. Moon
41. Walk
42. See
43. Die
44. Young
45. Need
46. Horrific
47. Snow
48. Storm
49. Alcohol
50. Alone
51. Gone
52. Wedding
53. Fantasy
54. Lock and key
55. Poison
56. Sword
57. Bones
58. Chains
59. Rainbow
60. Midnight
61. Fear
62. Underwater
63. Wings
64. Unseen
65. Princess
66. Sharp
67. Fading
68. Dirt
69. What if...
70. Lace
71. Bird
72. Fashion
73. Bunny
74. Scars
75. Sparkle
76. Confusion
77. Freedom
78. Joy
79. Time
80. Warmth
81. Insomnia
82. Dance
83. Message
84. Imaginary
85. Underworld
86. Ice
87. Hope
88. Song
89. Fire
90. Lost
91. Play
92. Run
93. Wild
94. Morning
95. Loneliness
96. Sweet
97. Courage
98. Grandparents
99. Ocean
100. Forever

The longest of nights is coming...

Everlasting
This life he did not chose
Yet he revels in it
He is both life and death
A nightmare and a dream

The moon is shining upon these lands
Lost beyond Time
Under the reign of the mightiest King

Be prepared,
For the longest of nights is coming...

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COMING SOON...

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Art by Ernst Josephson, 1884

(C) Copyright 2014 Hope Alexander aka David Giroux for the text

Collective writing challenge

Hello everyone!

It has been a while since I have posted anything here, I am sorry for it but I have been really busy. A couple of weeks ago, I started a thread on facebook in which I asked people to send me random pictures that would inspire the writing of a story. Here are said pictures : 

Poppy (Paradise)

Hello friends,

I have a new poem for you! And by new, I mean completely brand new! It had been a long while since I had written any new poetry, and inspiration struck me in one unexpected moment. I do hope you enjoy this. I tried a lot of different things in this piece and it was a fun experience, and I do enjoy the result :) Beware though, it is a bit crazy and contains strong language. Let me know what you think!

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Jacob's Song

Hello dear readers :)

I have not posted any new work for a while, and I haven't written any either actually xD But I did stumble on some poems I have written a while ago for my ongoing chaotic poetry project. I found this one titled Jacob's Song, written probably 2 years ago, I'm not sure, which I remember I did not like much at first. Yet as I read it again I realized it is not as bad as I thought and I like it a lot more than when I actually wrote it haha xD. Anyway, I will let this one to your judgment. I do hope you enjoy! As usual, make sure you let me know what you think, I always appreciate knowing your opinion!