Frederic Parker Poet Free verse

Notes About The Poem

contest Fantasy

sponsor Chetta Achara

Charon...in Greek myth ferryman of the underworld

who carried souls across the river Styx for payment

Where Souls Gather

The call of the wolf haunts the night
   when the full moon rises
between the realms of nightmares and dreams
   where souls are gathered
in dark fields of stone and fireflies
where fairies dart around
   and shadowed goblins hide
this place of the dead
   where ghosts abound
and whispers of the forgotten
are heard on the full moon
for they couldn't pay Charon
   and now wander 
on the banks of the river Styx
   waiting in hell
until they pay the ferryman
   with time or coin
only then may they take Charon's ferryboat
    and cross the river
into the never realm of eternity

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Sam Kauffman February 29, 2024 at 10:29 AM Very creative, Frederic! Very visual set in the legends of mythology. So many remarkable lines. Congratulations on your win! Blessings.

Suzette Richards February 28, 2024 at 8:48 AM An interesting topic for the fantasy genre - it never gets old -- a good read. Congratulations on your placement, Frederic

Chetta Achara February 27, 2024 at 8:00 PM Congratulations on your placement in the Fantasy contest. Your poem was a pleasure to read. It remind me of what a song once admonished "don't pay the Ferryman until you get to the other side."