Once Upon A Time

Below the willow

Perched on her web

Dressed in black

And tainted in red,

A widow mourned

The loss of a love

She once adored,

But their love became entangled in madness

And she could no longer refrain

From releasing venom

Into his veins,

A year passed

Her intricate web repaired

And before too long

Another love came along,

Mesmerized by her bewitching ways

His love for her grew stronger and stronger

And he became entwined in her maze,

A courtship he had always yearned to embrace

But after awhile he noticed

Different expressions surface

When they were face to face,

Every evening he began to strum the delicate strings

Playing passionate tunes

Attempting to captivate her

In hopes she would withhold

That deadly sting,

After years, months, days

He felt his time was drawing near...

While he slept - she crept

And released her deadly rage,

So yet again, she mourns

Not understanding why

She couldn't withhold a love...

Once Upon A Time

Reviews

[Lover Of Words]

The words you used in this one is unbelieveably real
Nice work

[Coyote Poetry]

A very good story. Some love will end up as death. Part of the walk of nature. I enjoyed how you mad the relationship have life and death. Thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote