Creative Snapshots, Lady Adellandra Dratianos [read along books .TXT] 📗

Book of Creative Snapshots
All written by Adellandra Dratianos
* -- Magickal Poems

Wherever possible, dates written have been given. Compiled from all poetry written by Lady Adellandra Dranna Dratianos at various phases of her life. From her heart to assignments from Creative Writing, these are her Snapshots. From Bonnie Louise to Elizabeth Slater, to Adella DragonStar to Adella Moon DragonWolf to Adellandra Dratianos.

Poems:
21
Anything
Back in the Darkness
*Ballad of Spirit and Shadows
Behind Closed Doors
Caged Tiger
*A Call to Power
*Candle Prayer
Confessions to a Mirror
Deep Thoughts and Darkened Loves
*The Dragon
Empty
Escape
Faery's Anthem
Family Connections
*Fire Is...
Forgive Me
Friends
From the Inside
Frustrated
Give Me a Dream
Glimpses of Myself
*Goddess of the Night
Golden
Goodbye
I am One
I Don't Believe
In the Distance
*In the Distance – Magikally Revised
In the Morning
Inside
Life...Not Life
The Man or the Memory
The Mirror
The Mirror's Image
*Music
Nothing
Nightfall
*Prayer For the Lord and Lady
Raindrops
Raindrops Fall
Remember Me
*Remember Magick?
Tears to Come
Tests of Strength
Tired of It All
*The Unicorn
The Unicorn Muse
United We Stand
*We Are Witches
*The Witches Winds
You Are Like Raindrops

Songs
Destination!
Help Me Now
Hot-Roddin' Teen Machines!
I Don't Believe – Song
In the Mirror
In the Rough
Outside, Lookin' In
Precious Stones
Roses in Winter
Say Goodbye
Stars
Secret
Think of Me -- Song
You Gotta Believe
Poems:

21
Bonnie Louise, sometime in 1998

21 is a joke
21 is a hype
Get drunk Not for me
I have a need to be free
I don’t have a death wish
I don’t need to have that kind of fun
What a joke.
I want to live a full life
I know of a better use of time
There is no need to feel stupid
There’s just a sense of happiness
I wish to keep with me.
That’s all.
They say 21 is when you can party
Well, I have better uses for my time.
My money,
My life.
21's a hype.

Anything
Is there anything I can do
Is there anything that I can say
About all of the things we went through
What can I say? What can I do
To get through to you?
Everything will be okay.

Back In The Darkness
– Adella DragonStar, February 27, 2003

Back to the darkness, where I can hide
back to the shadows, lying deep inside
back to the sadness that swallows my pride
back to the nothing, the loneliness ride

left in shadows, the dark engulfs me
left in darkness, the light pierces me
left in my thoughts, insanity becomes me
left in my dreams, reality lies to me

time is darkness, the shadows of death
time is the enemy, reminding what’s left
time is the foe, the guide beyond rest
time is forever, eternity at its best

forgive my inner soul, for being the weak
forgive my inner self, for not being meek
forgive my inner thoughts, for being bleak
forgive my inner sanity, for being a shriek

back to the darkness, where I can hide
my feelings of loneliness inside
my dreams of happiness abide
my sadness forgotten, on the morning ride.

Bless me, for what I have to do is hard
teach me, for the road I travel is barred
help me, for the life I lead is scarred
pray for and love me, my heart is jarred

these are the prayers
showing the stairs
these are the words
showing the doors
choosing a path
where things go right
will never happen,
although it just might.


Ballad of Spirit and Shadows:
The Ancient Mystics have two gods that fell deeply in love with each other, Spirit and Shadows. This Poem states their story. (For those who have been paying attention, I, Adellandra Dranna Dratianos, am The Ancient Mystic's Goddess of Spirit, and Draconis is Shadows.)

The Ballad of Spirit and Shadows
-- Adellandra Dratianos 30Sept2006

From the Ancient Mystic Gods so Fair
Came a balanced love so pure of a pair
One from the Light, Silver and Bright
One from the Darkness, Chaos and Night
Theirs was the Love of Purest Desires
Theirs was the Balance of Life and Fires

She was Spirit, a Being of the Light
He was Shadows, a Being of the Night
Each yearned for something different and then
Within her the Darkness, within him a Friend
They came together, a Love so Pure
Within the Light and the Night they Endure

Passion's Fires from Dragon's Flame
Each calling the other's names
"Spirit, my Love," He exclaimed unto she,
The Bright and Silver one so Free, "I love you
With thine own heart, my soul, my love, we will never part"
"Shadows, dearest," She purred to her Night, "I love you
As well, for you are my all, for throws of love with you did I Fall"
"A love like ours will never be forsaken," She said,
"Nor from each other our souls will be taken"

And so they were for centuries above
With the Ancient Mystics Gods did they love
But with each passing gone their brethren were covetous
And green-eyed with jealousy of something they couldn't muss
One day the Mighty Origin of Fates did appear
And tore their Souls from each other dear
"Shadows my dearest heart so true, fear not" Spirit supplied.
"For I am always with you. Think of me in darkest hours,
Think of me in your darkest of powers, and I
Will be there instantly, for they will soon see,
The Gods themselves will never separate you from me!"

They were Realmborn then, in two separate worlds
He a Draconian and she a dragonwolf girl
They eventually found each other again,
Realmbound for Darkness needed his Friend
Realmbound for Spirit needed her Mate
For completion and Balance they did partake
Once the Gods above they did see,
They were not happy they were not free

Once more did The Origin of Fates step in
Brought Visions to the girl, took away her friend
Separated and made to suffer in remorse
She thought the hell of it was her fault, of course
As for Shadows, he was strong, but the Chaos was stronger
And War of the Dragon Nations did rage on longer
Without the Love that had been his heart and soul
There was no more peace, there was no more control

The Ancient Mystic Brethren Gods, they felt compunction
What had they done, with their jealous action?
How could they have been so wrong, in being green-eyed all along?
They should have been happy for Shadows and Spirit
For they had found love where no one else would hear it.
In order to rectify their jealous misdeed, they told all to take heed
For one day, the two would find each other again
and the Chaos of Shadows will be with the Light of his Loverfriend

It did not take long for the Ancient Mystics Gods plan
To come to fruition, for Fates to take hand.
To bring back the Silver Light of Spirit to He
Who once let the Destruction and Chaos Run Free
To bring back the Darkness of Night to She
Who was swept away by the Fates for her to see
Once a Dragonwolf now a Mystic girl
Stuck now in three different worlds

The Once-Djinn High Lord O'Dell intervened
The Mystic girl was more than what she seemed.
He made her his successor as Young Guardian
And Trained her with magics so she could return once again
She was soon given Goddess Status again
She was the Goddess of Spirit, a helping hand of a friend
Taught of the Special Magics within her soul
Taught to tame the Wildness and within it, Control

On a chance meeting with the Dragon's Emperor
She happened to Feel something in her heart and soul stir
A whisper of a beat so wild and untamed, who was this
Male to make her feel this way, what was his name?
A Simple kiss opened up her eyes, for something
Wonderful, it became quite a surprise
She was his Spirit, and the Dragon's Fire awoke
He was the Shadows, wrapped in a Darkness cloak

The two were one once more, as their souls were balance
Hers was the Love unlike any other, and he was in a trance
She could no longer be with anyone but Him, her heart desired
The Chaos, the Darkness, of His Dragon's Fire within
He could no longer love anyone but her, his soul reawakened
To the Love, the Light, the Spirit she'd partaken

A Final decree to their Bretheren they cried
No one would come between them would live if they tried
No one will live to see the light of day
That sought to take their mate away
From that day forward, the Gods and the Fates would Feel
How true of a love Spirit and Shadows had, for it was real
The Truest of Loves, of heart, Soul and Desire,
Of Honor and Spirit and Balance in the Dragon's Fire

Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors
I am perfect
I have no flaws
I am free

Behind Closed Doors
I have nothing to fear
Not even fear itself can get to me
I am invincible
I am whoever I wish to be
I imagine myself in the perfect place,
And I am instantly there.

Behind Closed Doors
Without a worry
Without a care
I am the best.
I am me.

Bonnie L Slater
Copyright ©2005 Bonnie L Slater
Caged Tiger
By: Adella DragonStar

There's a caged tiger inside of me
Whose heart is waiting to be freed
Whose tail swishes side to side
Anxious and twitching to abide
Whose eyes are glassy,
Whose teeth were sharp,
warned down from miscare,
Whose tongue is dry and growl is low
Because no one is there.
She lurks inside, pacing and staring
glaring and twitching to those uncaring.
Behind the bars, beyond the face
Inside the mind, freedom in another place.
Coat tangled from nary a mind
Paying for those who are very unkind.
There's a caged tiger inside of me
Who just wants to be home,
Where she belongs,
Where she's loved,
Where she's happy,
Where she's free.
A Call to Power
By: Adella DragonStar

I raise my hands, my heart, my voice
To call upon the forces of life.
Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit
The five elements combine to become one
Triple Goddess, hear the calls
I call the Maiden for a new beginning
Mother for life
Crone for experience
Goddess bless, Blessed be
Triple Goddess, I call for thee.
Mystic power, so mote it be.

Candle Prayer
Lord and Lady, from above,
Give me strength, peace and love.
Give me hope I desire,
From the candle's burning fire.
My mind to peace, from war within,
Help me find the peace, my friend.
The blue of flame, my desire,
This spell is done by the burning fire.

Confessions to a Mirror
By Adella DragonStar, October 28th, 2002

Confessions to a Mirror
But no one hears a word
Outside is getting clearer
I just don’t want to be hurt
The truth shall set you free, they say
I don’t believe the truth
Confessions to a mirror this day
My heart still lost in youth
The dreams we had as one are through
The troubles are the now
I want so badly to tell you,
But I sincerely don’t know how

Deep Thoughts of