Author: Jareth the Monk

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My Stories 40

A Whole, Greater Than The Sum A poetic ode to a fictional antihero of my girlfriend's creation, he desires to be good but the fates often work against him.

Poetry: Fantasy, T, English, Fantasy & Drama, words: 423, 10/29/2006

1 The Sinner's Psalm My humble attempt to evoke the same feelings of enlightenment through spiritual cataclysm as first realized by the most under-rated rock band in history, the mighty Trouble.

Poetry: Religion, K, English, Spiritual & Poetry, words: 302, 6/26/2006

2 All My Nothing A quirky, moody piece about those times when it seems life passed you by though you tried to stay ahead.

Poetry: Life, K, English, Poetry, words: 168, 5/18/2006

4 An Ancient Plague » A germ-seed for a storyline that I am only vaguely steering through. Let me know where you would like it to go from here.

Fiction: Sci-Fi, K, English, Sci-Fi & Horror, chapters: 2, words: 1k+, updated: 12/11/2004 published: 12/6/2004

4 Spirit of the Season Failed romance told from a suicide victim's point of view. For a cheerful time of year.

Poetry: Life, K, English, Drama & Angst, words: 264, 12/10/2004

2 Daydream Sorry I've been away for a while. More to come soon. Anyway, this one's short & sweet, about an ill man tired of feeling pain, wanting release.

Poetry: Life, K, English, Drama, words: 122, 8/28/2004

3 A Still, Small Voice This has Lovecraftian overtones, and I was thinking about Vincent Price's "Haunted Palace", a little E. A. Poe, and Blue Oyster Cult's "Imaginos". Beware.

Poetry: Fantasy, K+, English, Horror & Sci-Fi, words: 1k+, 4/12/2004

2 Sonnet The Lover's Pledge Yeah I know, sentimental, syruppy, and sappy- but hey, its that time of year you know. And besides, my next work will probably be horror anyway, so I'll get it all out now!

Poetry: Love, K, English, Romance & Poetry, words: 122, 2/2/2004

3 Requiem for a Suicide Genius The paths of life often intertwine upon each other, but we all face death alone, even in a crowd.

Poetry: Life, K, English, Tragedy & Angst, words: 236, 1/29/2004

1 Code Pi Assimilate It looks like jibberish at first, but there's a method to the madness (beat structure was based on the mathematical constant "Pi). A poem about someone forgetting their humanity in favor of coldly analyzing life like a crossword puzzle, instead of seeing

Poetry: Life, K, English, Spiritual, words: 229, 1/29/2004

1 In None We Trust A battle hymn for all you who've felt the bite of betrayal. Why do we always remember the biggest losers in our lives, anyway?

Poetry: Life, K, English, Angst & Drama, words: 328, 1/27/2004

1 Crusade Dunno, written in '99 (I think), after an all-night Heavy Metal binge of Manowar, Blind Guardian, & Yngwie Malmsteen cds. Makes you wanna go downtown and beat up a few muggers, eh? P.S.- Musicians, add solos after second stanza!

Poetry: Life, K, English, Spiritual, words: 247, 1/25/2004

1 Slave to my Secrets Dedicated to all those soulmates who found each other but built barriers instead of overcoming them.

Poetry: Love, K, English, Romance & Angst, words: 220, 1/25/2004

Tomb of the Unknown This one is (purposely) not as beat-structured, very earthy and rough. Written in '97, after a divorce and a move.

Poetry: Life, K, English, Poetry & Spiritual, words: 290, 1/25/2004

5 Upon Her Arrival Written when I was 13, for the first one to stir me. Girls, don't you wish all men talked like this?

Poetry: Love, K, English, Romance, words: 240, favs: 3, 1/24/2004

Ode to Madness for HPL Out of apocalyptic ruin comes something that should have died long ago.

Poetry: Fantasy, K, English, Sci-Fi & Horror, words: 290, 1/22/2004

2 The Media Lies For those disillusioned with different speeches falling out of the same big mouth.

Poetry: Politics, K, English, Poetry, words: 328, favs: 1, 1/18/2004

2 One Man's Eden is Another's A man recovers from mental illness but finds the world changed for the worse.

Poetry: General, K, English, words: 284, 1/11/2004

6 Little Wings Written in '92, after the death of a small child.

Poetry: General, K, English, words: 144, favs: 4, 1/11/2004

2 The Calling Psychological study of a transplanted soul

Poetry: General, K, English, words: 322, 1/11/2004

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