Witch

Another little experiment with tetractys poetry.

 

Now,
The witch,
Casts her curse,
Upon us all;
Amulets and hideouts will not save you.

Love Story (Poetry)

Poetry time again! Something I came up with late at night after a lot of caffeine…

Love Story

Decayed fingers push through the soil,
The living thrown into turmoil,

Corpses shuffle along, some fresh, some stale,
Their blank faces pale,

Their natural instinct is to feed
On warm flesh, take heed,

They like intestines, brains, and a heart
They’ve pulled someone’s limbs poles apart!

Amidst the terror, chaos, and pain
Two at the graves remain.

Married in life, dead side-by-side,
The groom turns to his bride;

“Never thought I’d see you again, my sweet”
Content, their hands meet.

Sonnet-Love for Revenge

A sonnet I wrote a while ago. Will be back to updating this blog more regularly; I’ve had a mad week :S anyway, hope you like and feel free to give feedback!

Love for Revenge

If I were to take my revenge on you,

Would I simply murder you, end your life,

Is that really the worst that I could do?

Remove you, stop your caustic knife.

Should I tear the beating heart from your chest,

Let my claw like nails puncture your skin,

Crack your ribs to reach my bloody prize, best,

Would claiming this muscle merit this win?

No, this revenge would be too merciful,

With care, I can inflict much greater pain,

Therefore, I will lead you into a lull,

And then, in all that you do, hell will reign.

There are things more brutal than a fleshy scar

For you, punishments, more cruel and bizarre.

Haiku-Typical

Another short poem-this time a haiku. Something that popped into my head after a particularly good night out…

Typical

Just one drink, we said
Cider, vodka, shots and bombs;
Now I feel dead.

Tetractys Poem-Meeting

This is my first attempt at a tetractys poem; a style I discovered from a fellow blogger.

Meeting

Elves,
Fairies
And goblins
Meet in shadows,
To play their cruel tricks, to bring themselves joy.

The Warning and The Rebellion

These two poems were part of a portfolio I submitted for my University coursework. They were also two of my first attempts at poetry :). These are both villanelles, and I had fun experimenting with this style (though finding so many words that rhymed was tricky at times!).

When writing them I drew influence from classic fairy tales, thinking how the protagonists are often told to stay on the right path and/or keep out of the woods. This idea is used for ‘The Warning’, while ‘The Rebellion’ is the response to this.

Hope you like!!! Feedback much appreciated. Will probably be uploading prose next 🙂

The Warning

Don’t enter the woods in the dead of night

You don’t understand what hides in there

Stay where I can see you, within the light.

Creatures that will cause pain, creatures that bite

Monsters that will shred, rip, maim, grip, tear

Don’t enter the woods in the dead of night.

Go and you will suffer a dreadful plight

Which would be too much for me to bear

Stay where I can see you, within the light.

Please do not dispute this, please do not fight

Do not disobey me, please don’t you dare

Don’t enter the woods in the dead of night.

You do know that, as always, I am right

Don’t try to tell me that it isn’t fair

Stay where I can see you, within the light.

The creatures will attack with all their might

I only forbid you because I care

Don’t enter the woods in the dead of night

Stay where I can see you, within the light.

The Rebellion

Unlike you, I’m not afraid of the dark

Not afraid to enter the woods, and there stay

My existence within the light is stark.

Not all creatures are akin to a shark

I wish to meet an elf, an imp, a fey

Unlike you, I’m not afraid of the dark.

I am bored of life on the path, please hark

I need more than this, I must go away

My existence within the light is stark.

The woods to me are an enchanted park

Somewhere new, exciting, where I can play

Unlike you, I’m not afraid of the dark.

If wolves or witches find me during my lark

Let them, or anything else come what may

My existence within the light is stark.

This adventure will give my life a spark

So yes, from you, from safety, I’ll stray

Unlike you, I’m not afraid of the dark.

My existence within the light is stark.