This Chalice of Night

It beckons, this chalice of night,
brooding beneath the limpid film
of gossamer and stolen light.

It preys, this chalice of night,
on satiations longing need
to quaff, to quench, a darkened seed.

It’s curse, this chalice of night,
it’s emptiness a lunar arc
that starts and ends as fluid dark.

It holds, this chalice of night,
a taste of sanguine revelry’s
moonlit curse of devilry.

©1/20/2022

The Chalice of Night Poetry Contest
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Krutsinger Avatar
January 25, 2022 at 2:07 AM
This is gorgeously done. "a taste of sanguine revelry’s" - I have to look up the word sanguine now. I have seen it before, but I have never before wanted to see what it means.
La France Avatar
January 20, 2022 at 7:19 PM
John, your poem is beautifully penned, best of luck ~
Mohn Avatar
January 20, 2022 at 3:35 PM
great write John...wonderful flow and fabulous content :)
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