REQUIEM FOR THE LOST

Darkness takes a host....

REQUIEM FOR THE LOST

Beneath the limbs of barren oak
Where strewn are fallen leaves,
There lies a host of living dead
Where on the ground they freeze.

No warning shout to hail the winds
No offer for a prayer,
To search for mortals in the realm
Within the earth's cold lair.

No witness to be-cry the fate
Of one who went astray,
No love to offer 'ere a kiss
To show the wounds' display.

The dirge and requiem set stage
For all the lost once saved.
Eternal bleeds the night of fear
Upon the written page.
~~

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Reviews

[Tate Morgan]

I am envious of your talent So beautifully rendered.

[Miss Sharon]

Wow....what a lovely compliment! And coming from a very gifted poet as well. Thanks so much Tate. ~Sharon

[Tate Morgan]

The love the way it reads and flows The sound of the tapping in my head It reminds me of one of the classics I love so much.
Softened by times consummate plush,
How sleek the woe appears
That threatened childhoods citadel
And undermined the years
Bisected now by bleaker griefs,
We envy the despair
That devastated childhood's realm,
So easy to repair

Emily Dickinson

[Miss Sharon]

You have quoted my all-time favorite classic poetess! And I am so honored because this is the second time my writing has been compared to Miss Dickinson! Thank you ever so much Tate! ~Sharon

[Tate Morgan]

My pleasure really a classic work if ever there was one.People ask why do the classics endure? For the same reason you can hear a long forgotten melody and remember the lyrics Yet cant remember a single speech. Music is held in a different part of the brain from prose. It can say more in a quatrain that a entire page of written lines. Song and lyrics play to the music of our lives they release forgotten emotions held in the mind by a phrase or a smell. It is a beautiful conundrum.

[Miss Sharon]

You are SO right on my friend. Thank you for your time and support. ~Sharon

[Tate Morgan]

Smiles you are welcome

[Nirupama.H]

Dark and haunting!
Happy Halloween to you too!👻

[Miss Sharon]

Thanks my dear! Happy Halloween to you too. ~Sharon

[Lydia Shutter]

Eerie and haunting words for Halloween, Sharon. As always, you sense of rhythm and rhyme is super! Lydi**

[Miss Sharon]

Thanks so much my dear! Stay safe from Matthew. ~Sharon

[wordman]

getting about that time,ghosts and gobblins amoungst us

[Miss Sharon]

Yes it is. Boo! ~SP