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Black Feathers of Evil

As the clock strikes midnight And theirs a full moon in the sky Before the darkness descended They await to fly They walk among us You would never know they were there If you look deep into their eyes Be attracted to their stare For once we have committed We become one of them Our skin begins to fade As we enter their deep condemn We enter metamorphosis Their instant evolution Black feathers emanate from us Bodies in revolution From the ground we stand We appear in the trees Ravens all of us We become their black decree We fly with the night Looking for places to land For in our dark sight Our victims already planned A solitary house on the hillside Awaits the dark from the night As we feel the fear from the insiders We are intrepid in our fright We crash through the windows Consternation is all around Our beaks peck their flesh Bloodied in their surround Our feeding frenzy over Leaving our victims in despair We can't attract them as followers For they have no eyes to stare http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/fantasy-10.php

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Date: 1/5/2010 7:00:00 PM
What a poignant write this is James....think there is a wee bit more to it than meets the eye. Captivating with such vivid imagery ...draws the reader in! thanks so much for sharing and for taking the time to read my writes. Many thanks too for your always kind comments and your words of encouragement are truly appreciated! God Bless! have a great night~Mary
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Date: 1/5/2010 5:08:00 PM
Your title caught my eye and the words are eerie and the reader gets totally absorbed in your lines.. another great write from the Highlander gifted pen.. luv.. Linda-Marie..
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Date: 1/5/2010 4:59:00 PM
REally liked this stanza, James: From the ground we stand We appear in the trees Ravens all of us We become their black decree Loved the fantasy feel to this and the last stanza really ends it with a punch! andrea
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Date: 1/5/2010 11:38:00 AM
Let's play a little Moussorgsky to this one - "Night On Bare Mountain." Jim, this is a spine-tingler! Are 'they' "among us"? Love, daver
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Date: 1/4/2010 10:25:00 AM
WOW! Keep it up! -Daniel
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Date: 1/3/2010 5:41:00 PM
Scary, dark side. Were you successful in scaring me? Keep the imagination going but don't get sucked into the imagination black hole. Sara
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Date: 1/3/2010 10:43:00 AM
new poem posted
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Date: 1/2/2010 8:06:00 PM
whew, I had to go lock the doors..great scary adventure. BG
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Date: 1/2/2010 4:12:00 PM
scary, impressive
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Date: 1/2/2010 3:37:00 PM
If I interpret this correctly, James, this is more than just a scary poem! Awesome job! Peace and love, Audrey
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