The Four Horsemen

The Four Knights 
		     
	    Together they rode the dark and muddied lanes,
	    Hoof-beats echo beneath the sullen trees,
	    Escaping from a soul just newly slain,
	    Forcing death on faith they sought to please.
	    Open wounds laid bare on hallowed floors
	    Unleashing now the way to paradise,
	    Regret was never felt by sharpened swords,
	    Keen-edged they chose to sever, stab and splice.
	    Never should this day be long forgot,
	    In years to come the pain would leave a scar,
	    Goodness died when evil hatched this plot,
	    Heralding the pilgrims from afar. 
		    Tomorrow would four lives be surely tried,
                    Spared only by the love of he who died.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Buck Avatar
December 11, 2020 at 1:37 PM
I'd spell the last he with a capital "H" but that's just my take on the story. oldbuck
Riding Avatar
December 11, 2020 at 3:12 PM
You're right!! I missed that!! Thanks Buck.
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