Monday, December 5, 2016

Scarology


Welcome to Scarology
Pass the bragging rights about
For whether in bravery
Or foolery
A story’s lurking there
Horrifying feats to be told
So pick up your trophy
Step up to the mic
And leave no detail out
We want to hear it all



for dVerse

Friday, November 25, 2016

Monsters In the Night


No monsters here says mother bright
Yet I know they come in the night
Creeping forth from the shadows
Down the chimney with their mayhem
Even now I can hear them
My dark and blighted glacial foes
Softly to the front room I sneak
To save us from the danger
When what should I see before my eyes?
Christmas tree blazing and Santa
Brushing himself free of cinders
While reindeer chase blights through the skies
And we sit down for milk and cookies
Safe in the light that Christmas brings



written for dVerse

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Saving the Princess


Through starry night the dragon soars
O’er darkened streets and sycamores
While the city sleeps behind locked doors
At the castle the dragon roars
And carries off the princess
Torches now light the way below
The city takes an orange glow
A single archer nocks his bow
But cannot hit the fearsome foe
Escaping into darkness

Night covers their headlong flight
’Til another city comes in sight
The palace windows all alight
Waiting to greet the scaly knight
Who flew to save the princess
And was crowned with gold upon his head
Now she rests in her own bed
Fireworks burst overhead
As the joyous news is spread
The city bathes in brightness



written for dVerse