THE LAND OF THE DEAD (I)
In the land of the dead
Nothing living dares move,
Screams resonate through
the doleful night;
With no one to soothe
In the land of the dead.
In the land of the dead
No one even dares breathe,
Elephantine shapes winging
just out of sight;
As all hope quickly leaves
In the land of the dead.
In the land of the dead
Night creatures prowl,
Strong women scream,
strong men cry;
And young babies scowl
In the land of the dead.
In the land of the dead
Where the living all cower,
Mournful howling resounds
in the drear night sky;
Shrieking rings out the hour
In the land of the dead.
In the land of the dead
The living are doomed,
Only terror can live where
no hope resides;
Lost dreams aren’t resumed
In the land of the dead.
In the land of the dead
Primaeval monsters hunt prey,
Where the living must slink
and brave men hide;
Till the light of the day
In the land of the dead.
THE END
© Copyright 2021 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
About this poem
A horror poem about a terror-filled land; inspired by the writings of H.P.Lovecraft in particular.
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Written on April 20, 2013
Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on September 06, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AxxbxA AxcbdA AexfeA AgdfgA AhxxhA AicxiA xxx |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 967 |
Words | 180 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 3 |
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