THEATRE OF THE DARK

The end of light

 

THEATRE OF THE DARK

 

 The sun drops behind the dark

Hush the earth is still

No living creature moves

Wondering if it ever will

 

Little padded feet on foam

A solitary figure not aloud

Singular method of the night

To lure an angel  out to roam

 

Sinister figures wandering here

Where only time will tell

As the dark excludes the light

All that`s left is hell

 

---- Eagle Cruagh

Reviews

[Vincent Esprit FMI]

Eagle the image that keeps resounding in my head from this piece is "the eternal absence of love" which is hell itself....I admire how you have woven a Biblical theme in this piece. This is excellent and true art.

Have a great Easter weekend,
Vincent

[Norma M Sutton]

Different. Seems to be contrasting images. Its a little disturbing but compelling.

[A.Lee]

Wow, you have such vivid imagery. And that captures very well the essence of the night. Great job. I'm loving your work so far.

[Jacqueline Lopez]

This is beautifully written and I love the rhyming. I really like this a lot, because I can imagine our world like this.

[Katseye]

Nothing more to add... Just that I really like it.

[emmajoy]

The night calls the innocent then lures it into .. ? Your words are deceptive, maybe setting a literary trap for the reader? Consequently not sure how to interpret this .. could be metaphorical, could be angel versus devil .. for sure there's mention of hell.

There's certainly something lurking in the dark in this, might have to read it again. Yet another change of mood and style, Eagle.

[LittleMadGirl]

Wow .. this was pretty! A lot of nice pictures in my head

[Tracie Skarbo]

hmmm you have me wondering about this one... I think you are saying something much more then what we see here... you are talking about an angel but there is more to it isn't there? Sinister figures pursuing the innocent. This made me think about what you were saying in between the lines and what message you left under the meanings...great job

[x]

An excellent title to go with the very somber theme of this well expressed poem. Overall, it's gloomy in texture so one can say, it captures the 'idea' very well but I feel there is an element missing, something eluded to but not directly mentioned.
The middle stanza can be taken two ways, either as protecting as generally, angels protect or as looking to cause trouble for an innocent (angel). Overall, I appreciate the write for being thought provoking which is something this writer is master at.