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The Spider Queens Graveyard
The Supreme Queen of her Spider Garden
She reigns, she rules, macabre.
Amongst her cobweb labyrinth,
she devours all who come.
Along her beauteous gossamer web,
cadaverous corpses hanging by threads
they sway and whisper in the wind
trying to get out of the hell they’re in
but the Queen with her ghastly ghoulish grin
always knows, always catches and then they’re doubly dead.
At the midnight hour, a butterfly comes by
her radiant wings are ensnared,
she struggles and strives but just can’t escape
so the Spider Queen prevails.
in the graveyard of hollow husks of insects
a butterfly’s wings twist and turn
they waiver in the gossamer web,
but the butterfly is dead.
She reigns, she rules, macabre.
Amongst her cobweb labyrinth,
she devours all who come.
Along her beauteous gossamer web,
cadaverous corpses hanging by threads
they sway and whisper in the wind
trying to get out of the hell they’re in
but the Queen with her ghastly ghoulish grin
always knows, always catches and then they’re doubly dead.
At the midnight hour, a butterfly comes by
her radiant wings are ensnared,
she struggles and strives but just can’t escape
so the Spider Queen prevails.
in the graveyard of hollow husks of insects
a butterfly’s wings twist and turn
they waiver in the gossamer web,
but the butterfly is dead.
Published 20th May 2015
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20th May 2015 4:32pm
The dark beauty in this poem is just most lovely and well- written.
20th May 2015 4:44pm
Thank You! I have read a lot of your poems and they are beautiful so I'm glad that you like mine!
I do indeed like this poem a lot! It is dark and gothic, and downright creepy in places, but that is all part of its’ shadowy beauty… much like Poe’s masterpieces often were. In fact, this reminds me of a cross between a gothic poem and a twisted fairy tale of sorts… and I like the way it blends those things into a masterpiece that is uniquely your own vision. The fate of the butterfly was a great way to show the ferocity of the Spider Queen, and her deviousness and craftiness in catching and slaying it. I like the counterbalance between the brightness of the beautiful gossamer web and the hideousness of the cadaverous hanging corpses. It strikes just the right harmony in a poem that contains a little bit of light and a lot of darkness. Very well written, and a very good read! Great work, Scarlett. :D And Welcome to DUP! I‘d not had the chance to welcome you to our site properly before, so now is as good a time as any. ;)
21st May 2015 2:44am
Thank you so much for the comments on both of my poems! Thank you for welcoming me and for taking time to write such a great review!
22nd May 2015 00:12am
Not a problem! You have tremendous poetic skill, and will do very, very well here on DUP for sure. :)
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