Death Dancer

by Maple Tree   Jan 25, 2015


Perennial remains, left
scattered across a whispering
cemetery, visionless memories
cast aside.

Midnight calls upon a sheltered
shadows misery, standing
firmly at the site of marble stone.

Death-

All around the night is death
as I ponder for Moon's invitation.

Responding, kneeling
for sorrow's tomorrow-

I can't forget the seedings
of decaying souls,
there is nothing to do
but cascade, sachet,
between spirits asking
me to write their final
confessional and testimony.

I am death in dancing words,
engulfed within a cemetery upon the hill....

1


Did You Like This Poem?

Latest Comments

  • 8 years ago

    by Ben Pickard

    Andrea. The descriptive writing in this is wonderful - truly. As below, it gives you goose bumps reading.
    "whispering cemetery" - that's wonderful: the idea of the dead creating a whispering graveyard.
    "Midnight calls upon a sheltered shadows (shadow's?) misery"

    ^^^

    The alliteration is sublime and the whole line rolls off the tongue wonderfully.

    Great piece, Andrea - you imagination knows no bounds!

    All the best,
    Ben

  • 9 years ago

    by Dark Secrets

    Great poem!

    Gave me goosbumps! I like the setting, imagery and how you ended it! Wonderful work!