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A Psalm for Halloween
A letter in the devil’s house,
Beside his port and glass,
Might have your name within its lines:
A prison for the passed.
From ghosts to goblins, all repent!
These earthen fields will fade,
And in their place a zombie’s grin,
Outshines the mortal jade.
The human years wilt, darkling babes!
To timeless caves you’ll fall,
Where vampires and witches cry,
Their souls in Torment’s ball.
The path to shameless Paradise,
Above those torture caves,
Is drenched in blood from God’s own lamb,
Its pain is all that saves.
Beside his port and glass,
Might have your name within its lines:
A prison for the passed.
From ghosts to goblins, all repent!
These earthen fields will fade,
And in their place a zombie’s grin,
Outshines the mortal jade.
The human years wilt, darkling babes!
To timeless caves you’ll fall,
Where vampires and witches cry,
Their souls in Torment’s ball.
The path to shameless Paradise,
Above those torture caves,
Is drenched in blood from God’s own lamb,
Its pain is all that saves.
Published 29th Oct 2014
| Edited 14th Nov 2014
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29th Oct 2014 3:30am
its pain is all that saves. nice touch of humor to madness, without humor madness would be unbearable. good images, diction and thoughtful care. it's a fine blade that twists.
29th Oct 2014 3:47am
30th Oct 2014 5:29am
A very good poem... very dark with just a touch of light towards the end, though not too much light so as to overshadow the deeper darkness. (The darkness being where this poem really shines!)
30th Oct 2014 5:48am
14th Nov 2014 6:19am
Read it aloud, yeowza!
Lovely rhythm and rhyme, seemingly effortless. Wonderful images and not a cliche in sight. Bravo, Librarian!
Should 'paradise' be capitalised to match 'Torment'? I found the ending to be just as dark, if not darker, as the rest of it. An objective look, I think, without the religious promises of eternal salvation, lends it that.
Lovely rhythm and rhyme, seemingly effortless. Wonderful images and not a cliche in sight. Bravo, Librarian!
Should 'paradise' be capitalised to match 'Torment'? I found the ending to be just as dark, if not darker, as the rest of it. An objective look, I think, without the religious promises of eternal salvation, lends it that.
14th Nov 2014 6:21am
