Wales, U.K. 2004

Unguarded by the living now,
The castle stood.
Drawbridge dangling.
Tongued mouth reaching outward.
Crenulations gnawing, 
The stark gray sky.
Rime-covered battlements
Coated with gangrenous moss moan.
With a banshee’s howl through apertures
Where archers once stood.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Gorelick Avatar
December 28, 2008 at 7:20 PM
I really like this poem, wonderfully descriptive. Thank you commenting on my poem The Thief. I did spell it correctly. BG
Richards Avatar
December 28, 2008 at 6:07 PM
You must be an avid traveler! Wales is the place of my ancestors...so I took great interest in this poem. Beautifully done, Deborah! ~ Carrie
Burton Avatar
December 28, 2008 at 1:29 PM
another great poem, this time of great war and kings which commanded them.
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