DARK SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT



Night’s dark shadows hide
All manner of evil,
Lurking just out of sight.

Dark rituals performed
In the cover of night,
On a lonely hill.

Eerie shapes and sounds
Permeate the dire night,
Terrifying passers.

Evil creatures stalking
Through the loathsome night-time,
Hunting human prey.

Night’s dark shadows lift
To reveal grotesque things,
Out to make a kill.

Things as black as night
Like bizarre carven gargoyles,
Eating living meat.

Night's dark beauty hides
The true ugly side of life,
Where only fiends dwell.

THE END
© Copyright 2021 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Night’s dark shadows hide All manner of evil, Lurking just out of sight.

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Written on May 27, 2021

Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on June 06, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme XXA XAB XAX XXX XXB AXX XXX XXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 567
Words 94
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

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