The undulating spines of misty hills crouch sharp and black below billowing clouds that pitch and roll. We walk along the lakeside track, a jagged, treadled seam, pierced and riddled with the gleam of ancient cobbles, flints and stones, skiddy with old leaves and stale lake breath. Along the path, the oaks feign death but, […]
Tag: Dark
Dark Reflections
Avoid the shadow of a black moon on the night of Halloween, and don’t gaze into a looking-glass to see the future or the past. For if the tides are out of kilter and you’ve imbibed a magic philtre, you’ll attract the desire of the one you see: the you in the mirror won’t let […]
Parapraxis
By the meagre spark of a cigarette, The scapegrace’s gang was always well met: Mealy mouthed and nicotine stained, They gathered by night but never by day. Haunting the queasy quarters of the city, The dark back alleys and the not so pretty Gelatinous overspill of late night bars, They dodged dustbins, drunks and stolen […]
Dark Summer
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie B&P’s Shadorma & Beyond – Shadorma Summation – July 30, 2016 Five years have passed Since that dark summer, Amy Winehouse gone And you in a coma. I held your hand And said your name, Talking until you came Back and we thought Everything would be the same. You called […]
Dark Dreams of Drowning
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge #120 also linked to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Tuesday Platform – Alessio Albi Caught in a net of despair, Rank water dripping from your hair Patters like tiny fingers tapping In the languid lake. Feet grasped by reeds And ponderous pondweed, Lips tight shut against intrusive […]
Dark Satellite
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Music Prompt #34 “Love Me Like You Do” by Ellie Goulding. It’s not my taste in music, but I was happy to take some of the lyrics and twist them into something more death metal! Night’s blood Is a painful cure For love Dark satellite of a world that’s dead […]
Kiss in the Dark
After reading Esther Newton’s post about the Stephen King ‘Bazaar of Bad Dreams’ competition, I wrote the following poem. Kiss in the Dark Night is clad in velvet Sleep has masked your eyes The ticking clock is fading To mark the day’s demise Your leaden limbs are sinking Into the bed’s embrace When you feel […]
The Goblins’ Halloween Trick
At the bottom of the garden, Haunting toadstools bright, Four dark-eyed goblins Were out one night When the moon Was the only light. Four children in costumes Were out on the street, Knocking on doors For a trick or a treat. They came to a house With an iron gate Where naughty boys Were lying […]
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