A Walk With the Dead

In the blackest hour of the blackest night that the world had ever seen I went forth among the tombs for a walk among the dead Pitch black stillness wrapped the earth Not a star to mar the coal black above I went forth in trembling fear Seeking the tomb of my one true love We had sworn no force below the earth Or powerful God above Could separate us, or still our hearts So strong was our true love Fortified by strong emotion that no wind or sea or ocean Could halt my steps or motion I would find my love, my notion To prove my heart's devotion No angels above Or demons below though they met at the junction of my dreams Would slow my step Into a world I had to know On that night so dark near her grave so stark The stone so cold and grey My voiceless heart called out to her It's words had much to say Unblemished love we'd sworn would last No death could rip asunder Alone I felt besides her tomb A sudden distant sound of thunder The lightning streaked, it hit the ground A cracknow, in the shattered earth A mist so grey and vaporous Shook me for all that I was worth The ground, it shifted Sounds of plaintive groans The dead were restless that night Among the cold grey stones At her grave I shuddered sharp My heart began to race For at her tomb I now could see My sweet love's saddened face All about me then the spirits rose There misty forms imploring How they were so long forgotten Though their souls were still enduring For the dead danced that night In the blackest hour then I was rooted to the spot, beyond all sense of fright I know not what next did happen For I awoke on sheets of satin The dancing bones in my mind My love long gone back to her eternal rest Someday soon I'll surely join them No longer just a guess.