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ckahn
ckahn

Meet Me There

#bestofopuss Awash, aglow, shining from the sea. Drops of moonlight strewn in seaweed hair. I beckon with my shapely form. Come, lover, meet me there.

44 11 141 words
NoirSolace
NoirSolace

Comet

Earth, fire, water, air Bound in solid stone Blood, chaos, darkness, light Brought to this sweet home.

16 0 98 words
DataLore24
DataLore24

The Harvest of Souls

This poem was inspired by...something I read somewhere. I'm not really sure who wrote it or where I heard it, but it alluded to the belief that Death was infatuated with Life.

32 16 570 words
Weirdwolf
Weirdwolf

A Dream...

I stood at the base of the great Tree of Life. At its summit I saw a Golden Apple. I started to climb the tree. Half way up I saw snake eyes in the shadowy darkness of the branches and heard hissing.

14 2 83 words
blacknova
blacknova

Demeter

Soaring, golden corn glistens with diamond, drops of dew. Dazzling, saffron sun rays dance off a glittering, white sapphire pool.

50 19 135 words
blacknova
blacknova

The Reaper

A gaunt ivory face flashes under a thick onyx black hood. Raven fabric cascades in ripples like crystal water. Lifeless obsidian eyes pierce the swirling argent mist.

48 12 98 words
ashhkat
ashhkat

Quest

Farewell was her last regret as she slipped into the cold night. She looks up at her guide,the now full moon and continued silently through the woods.

38 9 275 words
Clairabethy
Clairabethy

Returning

Inspired by the Pre-Raphelite painting Miranda: The Tempest She stood at the sea, the ageless sea waiting, watching. for him of the deep, depths colder than death.

28 6 222 words
DuRoLuRo
DuRoLuRo

The Birth Of Lucifer

There once were two angels, the angel of love, and the angel of power above. These were the angels who made laughter and fun, and in the midst of a great battle, each others hearts they'd won.

20 7 385 words
DuRoLuRo
DuRoLuRo

The 'Saga Lay, He Lie'd

The age old story of the life and times, of Lucifer, the keeper of the flame. At first I arrived in open embrace, as the man on the outside foretold.

24 5 244 words
Weirdwolf
Weirdwolf

The Pharaoh & The She-Wolf

She howled at the moon, the moon above the sand. She howled a wolf alone, in a far off foreign land.

68 38 792 words
crowncottage
crowncottage

Witch

Ice cool, full. Medusa moon. Statuing the night. frosting elm branch. arch and crack. against the polar stars. Silver river of. Nova light. Stalagmite trees. glaze the crystal. grassland glades.

34 17 60 words
aleishagayle20
aleishagayle20

The Serpent And The Girl

Beautiful girl, Beautiful serpent, Skin Searching Curves Continues to curl, Hair begins to swirl, Intertwined Rising Surrounding Wrapping around, Temptation to be found, Tongue Fangs Lips long...

32 19 87 words