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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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 567 |
Words | 94 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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