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[Guest_Erin Elizabeth Kelly-Moen_*]

Lori has graciously invited me to post my piece on Pandora here in Angkor Wat Accolades as a Guest Poet. My name is Erin Elizabeth Kelly-Moen. I am a Poet and have a site at Authors Den.

http://www.authorsden.com/erinemoen

To view all of my titles, it is necessary to click on the sitemap and not the 'more poetry' feature.

'Pandora In A Box' is one of seven Time Tales I've penned revising history/mythology as pertaining to women or goddesses. Two more are planned.

Time Tales: Pandora In A Box

Entity young, housed in a box, succumbed.
Time had no beginning, nor a true end,
She dreamed of a paradise yet to come.
Entity formed emotions, simply Zenned.

Joy in life, appreciation of less,
Happiness, respect, love and peace. Eons
Passed and box shrank small, Pandora, restless,
Mutated with dread, saw herself become

A curse. Sad goddess, condemned to false box
Of Time’s design, she struggled to escape,
But had to wait. Once Mankind was born, locks
Held no weight -- it became a scene of rape…

Humanity, as a race, fled and hid.
Pandora didn’t free herself, Man did.

Erin Elizabeth Kelly-Moen
© Copyright 1/25/05

[AMETHYST]

Hi Erin-Elizabeth,

 Excellent Sonnet! The volta is dramatic-the tone fitting to the intensity and multi-layered intention. There is an underlying feel of enchantment weaved in, that sort of enhanced the 'forbidden' or temptuous nature of Pandora's Box-as well as the final couplet, there is a powerful punch of truth that this reader had left the poem contemplating the force of the poems honesty.

I quite enjoyed reading your work and welcome you to Mosaic Musings~I look forward to reading the other 2 poems planned.

Welcome and Best Regards, Liz

[Guest_Nina_*]

Hi Erin

Welcome to MM.  It is good to read this work and I look forward to seeing the other two planned.

I like the way the poem moves from light and joy to dark and evil, changing as the box shrinks.

Best wishes

Nina

[Cleo_Serapis]

Hello Erin-Elizabeth.

Thanks for your emails and yes, our guestbook is finally fixed (thanks for bringing it to our attention).  :oops:  :upside:  :blush21:  :grinning:

I enjoyed your poem very much, both for its theme and message.

Once Mankind was born, locks
Held no weight -- it became a scene of rape…

Humanity, as a race, fled and hid.
Pandora didn’t free herself, Man did.

Very dramatic retelling of how Mankind viewed Pandora and the box. I wonder though if Mankind hid? Oftentimes, it appears we are frolicing in the box, when chaos unleashes itself, running rampant.

I look forward to reading more of your works on your website and perhaps here at MM too.

Cheers!
~Cleo  :pharoah:

[Guest_Erin Elizabeth Kelly-Moen_*]

Hello, Liz and Nina. Thank you for your dynamic reviews. You've given me an insight into the piece, which, as the 'unconscious' author, adds degrees of satisfaction and furthered poetic knowledge.

Lori, I enjoyed your comment of debate, as well as our communication. I will leave a comment in the sites guestbook; I respect and commend your dedication to promoting aspiring poets and writers. Thank you for your time and friendship.

Yours,

Erin Elizabeth Kelly-Moen

[Guest_Toumai_*]

Hi Erin,

Thank you very much for visiting and sharing your sonnet with us. The mythological theme is so appropriate for Mosaic Musings and you create a wonderfully evocative emotional landscape within the form.

Fran