Creatures of the Night

Time to get into the Halloween spirit ;)

A fog that lingers ‘neath the full moon’s glow,

Across the baron fields of country side

An isolated mist of mystery’s woe;

The Horseman lingers, watching as he rides.

Beneath the full moon’s glow, the wolf, he howls;

At midnight gloom, he stalks, his bones decay;

The midnight creatures watch upon the prowl

To greet and strike whomever comes their way.

Beware the veil of night, a dark charade;

Oh mist of doom, conceal those all from sight!

Beware my friends, the eyes of red and jade -

The darkest hour beckons Evil’s blight.

Beware to all, the creatures cast from hell,

The stories past from one to next we tell.

Author's Note

Feel free to comment or provide constructive feedback! some of the syllables are shortened/altered to fit the rhyme :)
For those who are unsure: The Horseman refers to the headless horseman and the legend of Sleepy Hollow; "he stalks, his bones decay" refers to a zombie and/or skeleton (walking dead); and wolf is referring to a werewolf. Just to clarify :) The vague descriptions are meant to help let the mind ponder all that could be found in a dark, mist fallen field at night ;)

Reviews

[Chase]

I'm in love with your writing style. I may have to take a peek at your book. I tend to be a little vague in my writing as well... things of an ambiguous nature force us to draw our own conclusions!! Life would be dull indeed if all was handed to us on an azure platter. I think I may have to try my hand at sonnet poetry if I am going to feel this way when reading it! Lovely, lovely piece. Very fitting of our current month...

[Mazie]

Awwe!! c: well thank you again! I'm really glad you're enjoying it. I guess I favour a bit of the old-style writing (with some writing pieces). I like leaving things to the imagination in my poetry; it just allows the reader's mind to ponder I think. Shakespearean Sonnets are my absolute favourite! I just find them almost musical if you can get your words to match the rhythm and the flow of the sonnet. They're definitely fun to write! :)

[Chase]

You do favor the older styles. I don't generally care for much Shakespearean poetry.. but i chalk that up to his subject choices as opposed to the poems themselves. Your work takes a bit more time to dissect and appreciate so when i have more time i will be looking at more of your work. It deserves proper reviewing :)

[ANM]

I liked this certainly has the Halloween feel only line I saw that might need editing is re the horseman if your having as then horsemen will fit if A then horseman, that was the only thing I noticed, really enjoyed this !

[Mazie]

Thank u :) I actually put it that way on purpose because it is referring to the headless horseman , since he is pretty popular especially round Halloween and emerging from the fog haha

[ANM]

Ah I see great little poem, thing that go bump in the night!!!!

[Phil]

nice 1 Der.so its story of a dangerous creature ? can u pls elaborate a lil bit?

[Mazie]

thanks :) and it is just meant to reflect all the different creatures that we may think of as we pass a dark, fog-covered field (particularly around Halloween). The Horseman is a reference to the Headless Horseman from sleepy hollow; "he stalks - his bones decay" refers to like a zombie or skeleton; and wolves refer to werewolves. Basically letting the imagination run wild with all the things that could be out there, as we're told "scary stories" from generation to generation :)

[Mazie]

and anything with red or jade colored eyes flashing in the dark is creepy no matter what and is associated with evil or scary things, especially around halloween :p

[Phil]

haha .ok i get it now. that is so cool