What beasts reside in grottos deep
Where dawnless deathly shadows hide
Pale nocturnal slugmites creep
Ghost-dancing serpents slide

Where musty mildewed madness dwells
Eternal pits crave midnight snacks
The mouth gapes wide but never tells
What lurks in caves or cracks

What twilight gnomish beasts we fear
Who wait concealed until tis night
Whose scraping furtive tracks we hear
Then vanish come the light

Whose full-moon amber stares we heed
The wolf-howl wind their wail
From cactus tooth and claw we bleed
Down some enchanted trail

Wherein lies mist and graveyard gloom
The heart betrays us loud or still
As we expect to meet our doom
Yet there least likely will

At trembling hours of ghoul and ghost
We heroes stand more tall
For facing that which scares us most
May banish monsters all.

Keyword: fears ghosts shadows madness beasts heroes

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Posted by alfred 2008-06-05 13:43:56 good This is kinda cool. Its seems to be a mature author behind its work. Haven't seen your profile, so that is simple a mere guess. If your a young person, you should be very proud of yourself. Even if your older,,that proud thing applies to you too. + Report this comment
Posted by lemon 2008-06-05 15:04:43 .... great imagery. :) + Report this comment
Posted by WordSmith13 2008-06-13 16:59:56 Much Obliged I truly appreciate the remarks. And the guess was apt that I am a mature author, which I believe is implying a compliment. Thanks for reading! + Report this comment
Posted by chaabuk 2008-07-23 22:00:20 .... This poem is sheer delight. I love your description of the dark world portrayed here. It all comes alive and seems so real. For Halloween seems to be present here in full force. Lovely. + Report this comment

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