Submissions by DarkEnchantress

I

Proudly,in its place of honor,resting amid forgotten volumes
of Dickinson, Elliot,Frost, and Poe--on the second shelf
of an unstable bookcase--rests an aging pewter frame.
In the early morning sunbeams,the tarnished edges, somehow,
faintly gleam.

Behind its glass, your face stares back at me--ebony hair
that falls in boyish, unruly wisps upon your forehead,
your violet eyes dancing with the laughter that hides
the tortured soul that only I could discern...and understand.


                     II

The faintest...

Footsteps---faltering--stumble,
Shuffle through the sulphur haze
of a haunted Autumn's eve.

Leaves--death's dream shades--crushed,
Ground beneath careless placements
into jewel dust of garnet, topaz, amethyst.

Wind--chilled--wails,
Weeping with your vintage voice
that is surreal...unreal...too real.

Sun--slaughtered--hemorrhages,
Bleeds-out the scarlet, congealed essence
of your suffering spirit.

Eyes--smouldering--blaze,
Flaring with transmuted flames of passion
forever seared into my memory.
...