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Graveyard of Poets

There's an obscurity on the threads of darkness
dare I peer beneath the starless shroud of midnight's veil
as I walk through the misty breath that beclouds my vision
in hopes it leads me to the temple of your soul? My dearest
my comfort is there, yet I feel a quivering in the flames
beneath these gusts that prevail through inaudible voices falling
winded in the distance where these shadows walk between us
I feel discernment in memories as these bony fingers reach out
my heart shudders beneath the orchestra of night as it beckons
a samba from the angel of death as it spans its wings before me
I shiver breathless in its cold as the flames grow dimmer
yet this time love, I fear for you as dissolution ascends above me

Muddled mind ventures through vivid vales of scepticism.
Slowly subsiding to my knees under the shadow of moonlight,
crows gathers as helpless hands clench decomposing soil.
Sapless lips gasp for oxygen, shivering in illusory mistiness.
Death's harbinger stands before me, an uninvited hooded eclipse,
holding me prisoner, strangling my soul with naked tree tendrils.
In silent steps he walks towards me, I have no will left to fight.
He has no mercy, content on me kissing the mouth of the earth.
Words hidden behind metaphors, surface upon shores of regret,
flashbacks are like daggers, reminders of unspoken, unwritten words.
My love mourn for me not, as I fall into the graveyards of poets,
in death we still connect, as my words will always live through you.

A Collaboration with Silent One~

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Line Gauthier

Date: 10/15/2019 9:56:00 PM

Love the imagery. Congrats on your seamlessly fruitful collaboration, Sandra and Silent One.

Sandra Adams
Date: 10/19/2019 9:31:00 AM

Thank you so much Line :) hugs

Hello There

Date: 10/14/2019 10:35:00 PM

An eerie write, full of so much beautifully dark imagery ~ an excellent collaboration between you and Silent One, my friend :)

Sandra Adams
Date: 10/15/2019 10:04:00 AM

Thank you my friend...my muse likes to walk on the dark side sometimes....Silent One is an excellent poet :) hugs

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 10/14/2019 11:32:00 AM

- A wonderful poem from both of you ... I gasp for oxygen ... - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Sandra Adams
Date: 10/14/2019 6:48:00 PM

Thank you Anne-Lise... it was a fun collaboration :) hugs

Susan Ashley

Date: 10/14/2019 11:05:00 AM

Oh, Sandra, such rich, dramatic poetry and a bewitching collaboration that captivates my heart and imagination. Sandra and Silent One, your combined artistry shines in this dark creation as if from a single golden pen. Superb! Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan

Sandra Adams
Date: 10/14/2019 6:48:00 PM

Thank you so much Susan...it was fun collaborating with one of my favorite poets :) hugs

Winged Warrior

Date: 10/14/2019 8:35:00 AM

One crazy gothic collab...very well executed my friends...love the music too...^WW^ :o)

Sandra Adams
Date: 10/14/2019 9:31:00 AM

Thank you WW...:) hugs

Chris Green

Date: 10/14/2019 7:24:00 AM

You two are perfect together. This wonderful collaboration was seamless, as if one voice spoke. The theme is amazing, such deep and creative thought obviously went into this magnificent poetic duet.

Sandra Adams
Date: 10/14/2019 9:30:00 AM

Thank you Chris...Silent Ones poems are similar to mine so the muses mesh well aside from that, he is a very talented poet.... hugs :)

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 10/14/2019 1:07:00 AM

A graveyard of poets... Such a creative collaboration. Amazing you can write so well. It's a true blessing from heaven. God bless you with many, many words (both you and SO)...Love, Gina

Sandra Adams
Date: 10/14/2019 9:27:00 AM

Thank you so much my friend, your comments are always so beautiful.... hugs and blessings :)

John Hamilton

Date: 10/13/2019 4:59:00 PM

What an amazing write...I have to come up with a better superlative it seems I always say amazing write but it is true. Funny Sandy I read SO's poem first not knowing it was a collaboration, and all through the read I was thinking...this sounds like something Sandy would write, sure enough I get to the end and realize I was right. As I mentioned to SO I think you two stylistically are a very good match. I have to fave this one!

Sandra Adams
Date: 10/13/2019 5:16:00 PM

Thank you so much John I am humbled by your kind comment and honored that you faved this one... I guess I do have a distinct style of writing. My muse works well with his for sure. :) hugs

Quoth Theraven

Date: 10/13/2019 12:54:00 PM

Sandra, What a collaboration. I must agree with the other's comments. This poem hits you like a conceptual machine gun. The wonderfully crisp adjectives..starless shroud, misty breath, bony fingers, Muddled mind, illusory mistiness. So very nice. You two rock the verse in unity. Well done! -Richard

Sandra Adams
Date: 10/13/2019 1:31:00 PM

Thank you for such a wonderful compliment and comment Richard...I adore Silent One's poetry, it always leaves me in awe...it was an honor for me to share his ink once again! Hugs :)

Robert Lindley

Date: 10/13/2019 11:21:00 AM

Truly awe inspiring poetry my friends. A somber but ravishing meal for a poet to feast upon as life dictates it's own real world poetic truths.. Afav...

Robert Lindley
Date: 10/13/2019 5:58:00 PM

So true my friend, S.O. always amazed me whether his superbly crafted verses were in our collaborations or in his own tremendously gifted individual works. Just as have your own poems, now that I have discovered and been blessed to have found and started to read them too. God bless....

Sandra Adams
Date: 10/13/2019 11:25:00 AM

Thank you so much Robert....he can craft an amazing poem, i feel honored to share ink with him in this write :) hugs

Heidi Sands

Date: 10/13/2019 9:52:00 AM

Congratulations for this great collaboration! I love the ending too :)

Sandra Adams
Date: 10/13/2019 11:24:00 AM

Thank you so much Heidi...Silent One yields a very talented pen, i was honored to be a part of this one :) hugs

Silent One

Date: 10/13/2019 8:38:00 AM

Was a great honour, once again, to collaborate with you. Thank you for inspiring my muse, I have not written so dark for a while.. Writing with you is very easy. Look forward to many more.

Sandra Adams
Date: 10/13/2019 11:21:00 AM

It was an honor for me to collaborate with you as well... you picked the topic choice that inspired this dark but excellent write, thank you again...hugs until the next write...

Vijay Pandit

Date: 10/13/2019 8:36:00 AM

WOW! Magnificent vocabulary..a journey through dark and poignancy from two gifted poets. Understatement to say this poem is superbly done. A must read and reflect kind of write. Kudos to you both Sandy, and Silent One.

Sandra Adams
Date: 10/13/2019 11:19:00 AM

Thank you so much for your kind words Vijay...Silent one suggested a topic and our muses ran with this one...i was pleased with the outcome...hugs :)