Moonlit Death
When everything else is dark except for the moon,
starlight flickering through the forest trails ,
when no human being stays awake,
on days the werewolf howls
Water seeping through the forest canopy
The rain drizzling in all its glory
The cold the wind the moon and the night
All combined make a magnificent sight
The stalking leopard and its shiny eyes
Hooting owls and their pleading cries
Make the jungle a savoury delight
The smell of rotten carcasses
with the faintest whiffs of coagulating blood
As the jungle goes silent
Bowing before a pair of yellow eyes
Offering you as her sacrifice
She trades another day
Another sun, another moonlight
Copyright © Shambhavi Shandilya | Year Posted 2023
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