Entering the Dark Side of a Moonbeam

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Author's Note: I actually posted this new Tercet poem yesterday on Poetry Soup on behalf of myself and the other co-authors, Liam McDaid and Anne-Lise Andersen. Apparently, the posting of our new poem yesterday did not take for some reason. And so, here is our new poem again, "Entering the Dark Side of a Moonbeam." By the way, the Latin expression: "Mors omnia Solvit" at the end of this poem, translates into English as: "Death dissolves all things." Enjoy the poem!! (Gary Bateman - December 8, 2021)

Poetic Categories: Dark, Death, Emotions, Evil, Fantasy, Imagery, and Mythology.

Entering the Dark Side of a Moonbeam
 
Entering the dark side of a moonbeam is always very risky
since the cold and howling bitterness of the night escapes,
as a moaning, devilish agony of selfishness devours the good.

As the human heart fills with air, a legion of grieving spirits
in the human psyche is at once intoxicated with the sacred
kissed-gift of this hallowed eve as promised by the Devil.

Cain searches now within Life’s Garden that special hiding
place where unsuspecting Zombies of a grief-stricken nature
dwell whilst being seduced by a darkness as fires burn black.

What remains evident is an emotionless being who is tortured
with murderous feelings that are affected when the dark smoke
blows away all pride and one finds there is no remorse at all.

An agonizing pain is cleared now with the Moon’s eclipse as
the ghosts and goblins of the Devil seek “Hate’s Trigger” that
lies under a deep-dark crater where twilight ghosts cry out now.

These demonic ghosts are known as the “Crying Beggars of Despair,”
who haunt the soul of mankind and are born out of the dark ashes of 
unhappy wild beasts who speak with tongues of envy and sadness.

These ghosts now set up their invisible barbed-wire boundaries
that they want to burst later as they begin fighting for their true
existence in the Devil’s own “Dark Netherworld of Lost Souls.”

These ghosts begin now to dance gracefully in the dark shadows as
their deceptive tongues make false complaints and poisonous lies
that throw the state of mind of the demonic ghosts into utter turmoil.

With this evil event, their blood rushes rapidly below the skin’s
surface, as a fear now clings to their throat as an eternal burning 
battle gains no foothold to the next following step they must take.

Yes, even for the Devil’s own demonic ghosts from the depths of
Hell itself, their life, their very own existence is incredibly fragile
and vulnerable just like a match is to a flame. Mors omnia solvit.

Gary Bateman, Anne-Lise Andresen, and Liam McDaid
Copyright © All Rights Reserved, December 7, 2021
(Tercet)

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Michelle Mac Donald

Date: 8/10/2025 10:56:00 AM

Hmmmmm....I commented twice, removed one but saved the other. The one I'd saved, speaks of people I know who own a magnificently carved Black Forest wooden Cuckoo clock. It's decorated with a moose at the top and game fish at the sides. Custom made for gaming folk.they had purchased it in Germany. It's beautiful. On the side of this Soupmail under validate, in red it says, wrong code? I hadn't weitten anything.

Michelle Mac Donald
Date: 8/10/2025 10:59:00 AM

Worked! Have a great day, Gary!

James Inman

Date: 12/28/2021 6:26:00 PM

Very nice. Wow, I like this very much. Very dark write that touches at belief without being overtly religious. Congratulations to all three of you.

Gary Bateman
Date: 2/24/2023 10:57:00 AM

Hello James!! Many Thanks for your timely comment here. I have not been into my Poetry Soup file for a while. Anyway, my deep appreciation and thanks for your read of this poem that was co-authored with Anne-Lise Andresen and Liam McDaid. Cheers and Best Wishes, Gary Bateman