Collaboration With Silent One Contest

Collaboration With Silent One Contest Title omitted Lingering light dwindles among the horizon Twilight fades with a farewell from the sun Shadows disappear as stars sprinkle the sky with the moon illuminating those who walk by Woods appear so much more ominous at night silent blackness causing an overwhelming fright Trees are like charcoal – inky blankets all around as nocturnal animals hunt without making a sound Country paths seem lifeless in the eerie dark occasionally disturbed by a guard dog’s bark Temperatures fall with the mid winter freeze people feel the chill with the cold air breeze Day light sneaks in as the sun begins to rise the moon and stars hide away in disguise Patiently waiting for the darkness to reappear so they can play again, when humans disappear. Behold in pitch black the silent phantom I seek wanders through the crevices to take a silent peek its pallid face behind a ghostly purple veil one must wonder if it is from this world or Hell Icy the winds in this slow creeping winter scene moonlight returns, with its golden glorious preen standing aghast, my heart shutters skipping a beat A glimpse seen of hideous claws on phantom's feet Never shall I again this forbidden place tread I have discovered that its creatures are all dead Finding in Nature such horror was not my goal Now silent terrors grip this my unblinded soul Lo! One can not unsee such darkness and despair As in this growing gloom, phantom flies through the air I search for a return path to make my way home swearing to never again onto this path roam. 10/18/2020 Collaboration with the Silent One Poetry Contest Title left blank...