Ancient Woods of Death

A revised 2007 horror poem.

Beware thou the ancient woods of death

poison withered trees hold undead breath

gnarled branches to entrap you

raven black sap to gnaw clear through

feel the seeping wind of tombstone trees

crawling to your core the wafting corpse breeze

You the living, come, walk in

feel the gnaw of bleeding sin

wrapped within the shroud of undeath

wildly grasping for your lost life breath

only your soul bound bones to remain

blooddrops of death to forever stain

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

Darkly written but splendidly accepted...:)..................

[Sean M. Addams]

Love the darkness of this piece.. nice job on this one.

[Wolf's Dark Song]

A very chilling and spooky poem.
You describe this nightmare is well it seems real.

[Black Cat Fever]

Another hair raising poem! And MY HAIR IS RAISED!!!
So well written, it draws the horror out making it almost seem real.
You're the Master of Horror and one of the best writers on this site.

[Eric Cox]

Thank you much my feline friend!!!

[Black Cat Fever]

You are welcome, my friend.

[Coyote Song]

Wow! This is really terrifying!! Very sinister and creepy. You sure write outstanding horror writes, my fiend! The descriptions are blood curdling!

[An owl on the moon]

Dark and moving... your words powerfully surge in the mind and create a woven world of shadows... So glad you shared the horror once again.

[Tina Kline]

A very frightful and haunting poem. Terrifying!!!
Outstanding horror imagery in this poem.
Very creative and impressive work!

[Coyote Poetry]

Amazing artwork and tale. Always good to use the woods and nature. Old mysteries can make us learn fear. Thank you for the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Eric Cox]

Thank you!