Category: Rhyme
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Feardrop Before Dawn
Helpme,helpme,nighttime starKeep themonsterswhere they areKeep the monsters well awayKeep them from me from this dayI see them when I look around,but then they’re gone without a sound.I hear them scuttle across the floorI hear them tapping on the doorI feel them brush my cheeks at nightthey wake me up with such a frightthey whisper words…
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Isaac Cole
A little short of time to write a new post for today, but in keeping with the Halloween theme, here’s a quick repost of a rhyme from 2011, ever-so slightly tweaked: Isaac Cole is a funny old soul He’d head for the top of the stairs He’d sit and wait and meditate Until there was…
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The Skeletine Dance
Out of stepOut of timeOut of rhythmOut of mindWrapped togetherBones entwinedThey do it badly;The Skeletine Do they Tango, Twist or Waltz?Whatever they do, it’s without clothesApart from a hat, or maybe shoesThey simply concentrate on their movesNaked clicks when bone meets boneRib cages lock without a moanLegs outstretch and don’t snap backBony fingers creak and…
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Eyes of the Museum
When the lastOf the visitorsLeave The PartyReally starts The ghosts fromThe relicsOf Yesteryear Dance by theRhythm of theirHearts Standing guardEvery night are Two who never miss a thing One was an upstart who tried his bestTo replace his then High King The other, much to his dismay,Is the king him Very Self And every…
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Dragon’s Rest
What a strange place for a dragon to rest.Too small for its home, too remote for its nest.A small mound of sand that is far out to sea,Why here, why now, oh, what can it be? The dragon’s wings crack as he flies overhead,As he circles this mound from the sea bed.The sand is quite…
The Mansionic Perspective 