the green place that I’d known
had been watered red and died
nothing was left to atone
the sun on that day must have cried
Come on over to Pen of the Damned where there is an unusual reaping. Reaping the Harvest my newest dark poem seems oddly appropriate for the day our government in the United States has shut down.
Photography: Pen of the damned icon by Bernini
Harvest in sepia © L. Moon
The weeping was for all who, on small feet, come, hands overflowing with offerings; the dead screaming in their endless burn. They prowl the shadows, “You cannot flee, ” says a voice that is not his own. Husks of comforting strangers fill my head with their thoughts.
“I always laugh last.”
~ and so they are all damned
Small Sacrifices ~ Nina D’Arcangela
Damnation ~Dan Dillard
The Ruin of Man ~ Tyr Kieran
Palace ~ Joseph A Pinto
The Lost Message ~ Leslie Moon
Ghoul’s Last Laugh ~ Blaze McRob
THE OTHER PLACE ~ Thomas Brown
Dementia ~ Daemonwulf
Photograph: “Monument” © Copyright Dark Angel Photography.
Lurking in the background
just beyond my sight
is a shadowy presence
evokes in me much fright
*
will darkness creep still slowly?
passing through the gate
what is it dark is holding?
I gasp at what’s at stake
**
Please bar the door – protect us
do not unleash the beast
can’t you hear it gnashing
thinking me its feast?
*
Lurking in the background
just beyond my sight
is a shadowy presence
will I last the night?
This week’s prompt at WordPress’ photo challenge is “In the background”
There are always wonderful stories just out of reach for the viewer In the Background. Please enjoy delightful photography from the weekly photo challenge.
Do you enjoy a dark fiction? Pen of the Damned offers some exceptional writing in the dark/horror genre each Tuesday
Photograph” “Between the Lines” copyright L. Moon 2011
The day you called me
to traverse this upward climb
I was fragile
uncoiling from a womb
*
The day you pulled me
with your strength of will
to face this danger
I was uncertain
*
The day you coerced me
forward and upward
no matter the cost
I wanted assurance
*
The day you pushed me
over the edge
with your lying ways
I found my depth
*
The day you thought
I was at your mercy
you slipped
undone
This year for A to Z challenge, I am using the Nautilus as my inspiration all month. The shell has many chambers (at least enough to fit all the letters.) You will find poetry, You will find some dark stuff (as I am attempting to branch into the horror genre), You will also see a smattering of short stories or prose (some with children in mind) others as lessons that we can all learn from. I look forward to meeting you and getting to know some talented writers over this month long writing journey. Please check over at the A to Z challenge and see what they are up to; they are a fine bunch of folks.
Photography: The spiral stairs courtesy of wise geek
you think to cleverly slink behind
catching me off my guard
but I heard you there
and now you
must be
aware
you
must listen
I await in the dark
for this rare opportunity
think again in your stealthy stalk
” FOOL”-I have not become your easy prey
This year for A to Z challenge, I am using the Nautilus as my inspiration all month. The shell has many chambers (at least enough to fit all the letters.) You will find poetry, You will find some dark stuff (as I am attempting to branch into the horror genre), You will also see a smattering of short stories or prose (some with children in mind) others as lessons that we can all learn from. I look forward to meeting you and getting to know some talented writers over this month long writing journey. Please check over at the A to Z challenge and see what they are up to; they are a fine bunch of folks.
Jade Green
were her eyes
like a feline’s lies
Fire Red
flames she licked
that poured from her lips
Tawny Brown
was her skin
beckoned with drops of sin
Coal Black
was her heart
mine pierced like a dart
Dandelion Yellow
was my skin
poison crept deep within
Verdant Green
was the spot
upon my name the plot
Jade Green
were her eyes
now she wears widow’s disguise
Thanks to for the photograph at shadowstarden that I altered (a bit) the green eyes were amazing
The knob creaked as I gave it a twist.
I’d been able to breathe last time I’d been here.
Imprisoned behind an unlocked gate of decorative iron, I watch the world carry on without me.
Shadows beckon; so soon shall I dance.
I am plummeted to the world beyond my fears.
My mind bleeds for what should have been, for the chance never to have seen you.
The rooftop glitters, wet with slime and sunlight on old stone.
Theirs is a multitude of ignored voices; immeasurable lives ending as grist to be chewed by holy teeth.
From down the hall, the words do come, and with them now, a screeching hum.
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