In a Dark Dark Room

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The moon is full and white, and chill, this night, 
it cascades past my open window sill, 
and all the color fades to dark from light,
a monochrome of gray which can't be stilled.

The armoire's oblong shadow strays across the floor.
I watch it from within my canopy bed. 
A nightmare gallops through an open door,
a Pooka black as coal with eyes that bled.

Its jaw agape and gore froths from his maw,
as it slowly paws the cover from my bed,
a scream freezes in my throat, a bird-like caw,
he dips down for me to mount, and I am led.

Upon this demon spawn, I scour the moor
'til dawn descends to belay this foul glamour.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012



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Date: 7/7/2012 11:09:00 PM
debbie, congratulations in Brian Strand's 186th contest. Take care, it's been fun reading many winners tonight* PD
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Date: 7/3/2012 1:16:00 PM
Congratulations on your win in the "#186" contest Debbie. Love, Carol
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Date: 7/1/2012 6:37:00 PM
Congrats on the win! Jag
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Date: 7/1/2012 1:18:00 PM
evoking unsettling images and thoughts so well scribed, debbie... i shiver ( with delight)!.. congrats!..:) huggs!
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Date: 7/1/2012 10:39:00 AM
congrats Debbie on another wonderful write and win for Brian.. always an elegant treat to read your treasures luv.. hope all is well.. we are steaming on 100 degree beach but I so luv it. .. much needed r and r..luv..
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Date: 5/9/2012 11:30:00 PM
This one is Nice!
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Date: 4/10/2012 2:12:00 PM
Enjoyed reading your creative and descriptive sonnet..Sara
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Date: 4/9/2012 10:59:00 PM
A FAVE now that I know it's yours for sure.
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Date: 4/8/2012 6:52:00 PM
Debs, I am thinking WOW what a sonnet and then I see "by Leslie Ward" But also that name is beneath the picture. Is Leslie author of the poem? And is Abella the painter's artist? Gosh< i was getting ready to say, OMG, you have become quite the sonneteer. Maybe it IS your poem? It's outstanding.
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Date: 4/6/2012 1:48:00 PM
Beautiful, but scary images come with this poem.
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