Xanthous Crow : Writing

Serpent

Serpent

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


We have scorched the snake, not killed it.
Demented

Demented

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


People are all the same.
Witchhunter

Witchhunter

A Story by Xanthous Crow


Midsummer, the 35th day: I've tracked my quarry through the swamps for several days. Normally, I would trap them, bind them and drag them back to the ..
For the Beautiful One

For the Beautiful One

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


To the beautiful oneWith the dark hair and makeup-free faceThe one who haunts my dreamsWith smoke - wispy. gossamer elegance -And mirrors. forever cru..
Confession

Confession

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


I love you, you knowAlthough you don't know it(Ignorance, however bliss, forced or feigned?)And I don't really know it, eitherBut this feeling is so s..
Washed Away

Washed Away

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


Spent my days chasing dreams like butterfliesDancing in the sky, encircled byCotton-swab cloudsAtop carpets of grass, so softAnd perfectThe colors wer..
Fantasy Snippet III

Fantasy Snippet III

A Story by Xanthous Crow


Svam the Red cast down, Athedil was victorious. His greatest foe of mortal kind atop the broken heap of corpses before him, Athedil reveled in his vi..
I Long For

I Long For

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


I long for a better placeFar, far awayA place with new people and new bloodWhere I can be happy to greet the dayA dream that I can chaseI long for a b..
A Foretelling

A Foretelling

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


Just as the seers foretoldThe return of black wings to the foldAnd times of doom will fall unto the presentA foretelling that man will come to resentA..
Vicarious

Vicarious

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


IloveyouIloveyouIloveyouIloveyouIloveyouIloveyouIloveyouIloveyou.