Cobwebs and Dust
Cobwebs obscure the heavily lain sky
From branches reaching like fingers on high
Eerily looming in foggy night air
Where luring creatures all tangle and snare
Specks of dust blot out bright visions of hope
Calling the dark from unraveling rope
As gnarly trees weep in dull shades of gray
Choking wood and dale where children did play
Howling wind beckons the soul to remain
As cobwebs cluster in a crumbling brain
Spinning in a maze of thickening dust
While wild dogs eagerly devour the crust
Alone in your fear, the filaments trussed
In constricting webs, the mind reaping dust
*Theme, Cobwebs and Dust
By Rhonda Johnson-Saunders, March 13, 2012
For Cobwebs and Dust contest (Francine Roberts)
Third Place
Copyright © Rhonda Johnson-Saunders | Year Posted 2012
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