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Candlelight

by Jody Pratt

Shadows fill the empty grave;
in the black cadavers maze.
Charcoal fogs whisper fear.
Haunting figures linger near.

Liquid smokes pan to and fro
like dancing gremlins in candles glow.
Hunched and crooked, twisted and tall;
Ghosts and mysteries embark the wall.
Dimly yellow, vaguely hue
in the jungle the wall doth skew.

Scarlet savages scorch a scene;
cloudy picture like a dream.
Hazy carnage blurs the mind,
tainted umbra; tangled vines.

Dusky mosaic of saffron and sand;
A twisted demons slithery hands.
Lost souls find peace in a chaos setting.
Silent screams of strangers venting.
The only life form in the vacuum;
a lonely candle lights the room.

01/01/2008

Posted on 07/21/2011
Copyright © 2024 Jody Pratt

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Angela Stevens on 07/22/11 at 03:25 AM

Fine imagery indeed. Thank you for this.

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