Nocturnal
Nocturnal
Dismiss my harbingers of dread to flight
Banish all foes, old hallmarks of fretting, fraught, despair
I will shutter away those loathsome ghouls from sight
I will rob the keepers of the night
Those winds that circle wild in restless air
Dismiss my harbingers of dread to flight
When anxious thoughts arise to wage the fight
with tangled webs, they weave a viscid snare
I will shutter away those loathsome ghouls from sight
I flex my weary wings, against the morning light
Ignore the mocking of my hallowed fear
Dismiss my harbingers of dread to flight
The night is long, the darkness grip holds tight
and keeps the axis of the world a tilted sphere
I will shutter away those loathsome ghouls from sight
Oh bless sweet sleep, you welcomed, winsome sprite!
When last you bring my dreams to slumbered fair
Dismiss my harbingers of dread to flight
I will shutter away those loathsome ghouls from sight
Copyright © Carrie Richards | Year Posted 2013
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