Upon Somber Gallows Stands the Condemned

Upon Somber Gallows Stands The Condemned


Upon somber gallows stands the condemned,
anxious crowd slobbering for his demise.
Preacher and faithful begin bible hymn
concerning fools not clever, swift or wise.

There dancing spirits castigating him,
this lone, dejected and now shaking thief.
His dark, haunting past now so very dim
bereft of all hope and steeped in deep grief.

Beelzebub stands there with wicked grin,
to welcome home the coming of the fruits.
His harvest dark and heaped over in sin,
crowd crying loud to see his swinging boots!

Soon darkness will bring on its last release,
as stiff rope snaps into a sudden drop.
Deadly correction makes this lost soul cease,
when his life and time will forever stop!

Gallows true, having done their cheerful deed,
crowd lurches forth in a collective swoon.
Beelzebub, gathers fruit of his seed
and reaps happy crowd's dark joy as a boon!

 7-05-2017
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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July 6, 2017 at 8:14 AM
Wow! A powerful and descriptive poem. It took me to a place in the crowd. Very well written. Dark Joy indeed! - Dean
Smith Avatar
July 5, 2017 at 12:44 PM
Brilliantly descriptive on such grim subject matter Robert, a fav...
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