Acherontia Styx
The ancient river of between
Nightshades powdered wing gold and purple
Flutters the dead skull
In soft velvet wizardry’s cloak
The eye of the moon caped in cloud
Traverses the underworld sheet of stars
With deaths head mark laid upon its back
On the subtle wings of mysteries code
Luminescent beauty painted golden dark
And flight amidst the dividing veil
Carries in secret the phantom messages
Of ferryman Charon
And dreams so mortal of the silent expanse
Beckon on to the end of life
Portent and guide
Rides the shadow in the full moons eye
Categories:
acherontia, mystery
Form: Free verse