{"id":390,"date":"2020-05-03T22:28:46","date_gmt":"2020-05-03T22:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/?p=390"},"modified":"2021-03-04T14:14:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T14:14:20","slug":"lycoris-radiata-a-poem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/2020\/05\/03\/lycoris-radiata-a-poem\/","title":{"rendered":"Lycoris radiata (a poem)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A poem by Denislav Dranchev (9th)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orange sunset <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

on that day we met <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

lest I forget <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

since then I’m yet<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

to see those eyes <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

though I’d hate for them <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

to see my cries <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

and how I’ve grown numb. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How I shake<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

please hold my hands still <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

like always, take <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

them and squeeze tight until <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I awaken <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

from this dream,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

but now forsaken<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

how I scream<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

...<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
and curse this world <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
without you, <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
and lay curled <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
with no one to turn to. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
...\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Long road,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
on both sides flowed <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
those flowers – signs which bode <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
bad, so I was told, <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
red spider lilies, where <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
we parted ways,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
you know, I went there <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
and waited days,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
...<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
for your return<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
the warmth of your embrace,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
now replaced by a searing burn <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
in my chest and face. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
...<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Black clouds <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
above the dirt where you lay<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
black crowds <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
mourning your last day. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
...<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
And from that soil sprout <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
those flowers red <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
without<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
you I feel dead. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
...<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
So pretty <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
they are, I’ve grown to hate with time,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
I pity,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
those flowers with a fate like mine. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
...<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
So can I too like them bloom<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
even atop a tomb <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
of the one whom <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
I loved to doom?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
*This poem revolves around the red spider lily (lycoris radiata <\/em>in Latin, therefore the name of the poem), otherwise known as the flower of death. It’s known to bloom in and around graveyards and some myths say that if you see spider lilies on the road when parting with someone, that would  be the last time you meet them. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A poem by Denislav Dranchev (9th) Orange sunset  on that day we met  lest I forget  since then I’m yet … to see those eyes  though I’d hate for them  to see my cries  and how I’ve grown numb.  … How I shake please hold my hands still  like always, take  them and squeeze tight…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nLycoris radiata (a poem) - School newspaper<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/2020\/05\/03\/lycoris-radiata-a-poem\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lycoris radiata (a poem) - School newspaper\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A poem by Denislav Dranchev (9th) Orange sunset  on that day we met  lest I forget  since then I’m yet … to see those eyes  though I’d hate for them  to see my cries  and how I’ve grown numb.  … How I shake please hold my hands still  like always, take  them and squeeze tight...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/2020\/05\/03\/lycoris-radiata-a-poem\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"School newspaper\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-05-03T22:28:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-03-04T14:14:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1280px-Red_Spider_Lily-Lycoris_radiata.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/\",\"name\":\"School newspaper\",\"description\":\"News from students lives\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/2020\/05\/03\/lycoris-radiata-a-poem\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1280px-Red_Spider_Lily-Lycoris_radiata.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":1024},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/2020\/05\/03\/lycoris-radiata-a-poem\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/2020\/05\/03\/lycoris-radiata-a-poem\/\",\"name\":\"Lycoris radiata (a poem) - 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