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Dark and Dreadful Woods - Villanelle
The darkest dark the world has ever known,
I walk toward my fate with head held high,
Although I smile I feel dread in my bones.
I know they are there I can hear them moan,
My courage is strong I stand like a rock,
The darkest dark the world has ever known.
My life has led me into this drab zone,
I am fearful of what lies in the dark,
Although I smile I feel dread in my bones.
I hear a raven squall like some old crone,
It alone understands men's foolish trials,
The darkest dark the world has ever known.
I'm up for the task; true grit I have shone.
What lies before me is why I have come.
Although I smile I feel dread in my bones.
I feel young, but I am a full grown man,
I trod on to meet this sinister test,
The darkest dark the world has ever known,
Although I smile I feel dread in my bones.
ŠNovember 15, 2016 / Jerry Pat Bolton
I walk toward my fate with head held high,
Although I smile I feel dread in my bones.
I know they are there I can hear them moan,
My courage is strong I stand like a rock,
The darkest dark the world has ever known.
My life has led me into this drab zone,
I am fearful of what lies in the dark,
Although I smile I feel dread in my bones.
I hear a raven squall like some old crone,
It alone understands men's foolish trials,
The darkest dark the world has ever known.
I'm up for the task; true grit I have shone.
What lies before me is why I have come.
Although I smile I feel dread in my bones.
I feel young, but I am a full grown man,
I trod on to meet this sinister test,
The darkest dark the world has ever known,
Although I smile I feel dread in my bones.
ŠNovember 15, 2016 / Jerry Pat Bolton
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