Nights' Enchantress

Through a canopy of leaves
ascending , 
Night a visage of rippling ebony 
her tears falling like raindrops 
bedazzling the dark 
Her arm a windlass 
spiraling coils of silken mist
rolling , heaving , becoming as ether 
Sweeping specks of light in her wake


Chevaliers her dark companions
Lurking nocturnally 
darkness their mask  
A Grotesque masquerade
beauty at its bleakest 
blood soaked rags their Armour 
her sentinels forever watchful


Moon mirror to darkness
revealing nights face
Past images ,
forgotten horrors and vast beauty 
her muniment of time
Tributaries of tears lining a face
bereft of life
She moves as slow water
Her velvet veils
held aloft by dancing night imps


Night’s appetite 
An unsated desire 
for shadow and shade 
these are her feast 
Quenching her thirst 
greyness her fine wine


Goddess,
Drunk on her own spirit 
Lulls and wanes


But night goes on 
moon chimes time 
Darkness must regather
her chevalier’s ! her night imps !
She never rests
her hunger never sated


As she is night silently she moves on
Forever divergent from light
Embracing and becoming darkness
Goddess of night
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Fraser Avatar
July 14, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Super imagery in this write Jayne>>James
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June 19, 2009 at 12:21 AM
Congratulations on this featured poetry. Ernilando
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June 15, 2009 at 6:56 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Jayne. Love, Carol
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June 15, 2009 at 6:39 AM
Congratulations Jayne on "Nights' Enchantress" being featured. Vince
Jordan Avatar
June 14, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Jayne - I wanted to say congratulations on being featured this week, God Bless, MJ
Shango Avatar
May 21, 2009 at 7:14 AM
Unmistakably pure genius, I am wordless and feels untaught before the beauty of your thought ... praises again.
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May 19, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Joseph this is one of my favourites I am night person and wanted to bring the night to people in a way that creates some mystery/beauty .. love Jayne
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May 18, 2009 at 1:30 PM
Hello Jayne, this poem flows very well. I like the variety of images and the way they come across. The theme is consistent also. Great job! ~Joseph
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