Atop the frozen river breaks footstepsThe caravan of rags, thrown from estatesCarried by wind and settled on pathsAhead a horse, rearing, breaks through iceThere is no ground on which to runAll is fragile, shuffling and unsteady they moveThere is no savior where tiptoe may break glassSkin tears from frost, thrashingProduces a long, tender threadIn two … Continue reading Unfinished Canto of Blood & Crystal
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Cherub Street- A Poem
Cherub Street They say if you go on a Full lit night down to Cherub street, Past the sundown There is a woman with Rotted pettycoats And arms so thin the Veins are bulging worms, who Carries a bell jar she uses To trap moonlight. They say If you ask her how It tastes she will … Continue reading Cherub Street- A Poem
Cantos of Blood & Crystal I-V: A Poem of Dark Fantasy
I. So said the hand in clutching pen, Written upon sheet upon sheet in endless scroll With trembling laid down, as the pitch of the sea Fierce rolling summoned in his ink: So began as all began Begotten storm in song. Swung the lantern below in theft of the Sun, Dawning upon the Face of we … Continue reading Cantos of Blood & Crystal I-V: A Poem of Dark Fantasy