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The GiftEvening paints its splendor
Across a crystal sky
Stars and moon appearing
As sunbeams fade and die

Comes the sweetest music
Seductive and deceiving
Beckoning the senses
Spirit, slowly yielding

Floating, falling, needing
Heart take wing and fly
Surrendering to passion
Desire a pleading sigh

Come then honeyed darkness
And banish ordained death
Love that lives forever
And life that needs no breath

Drink this scarlet river
For all I am is thine
Death the path to life
Where spirits shall entwine...

A Poets TaleThunder rolls through heaven
And lightening falls like spears
Pain is heard in howling gales
Rain hides the flow of tears

This heart it softly rages
Howls against the loneliness
Yet wears a happy mask
To hide what it won't confess

Hurt in every lonely step
That cold and empty bed
Memories of better days
That echo in my head

Here the battered keyboard
That helps to keep me sane
Words that bleed with hurt
And yet the truth remains

Within this wounded heart
Love to give I've plenty
All around is beauty
Yet my world is empty

Thus the pilgrim poet
Found his haunting voice
The cost by world extracted
That did not give him cho

Heavens FirePerfect radiant beauty
Draped in soft sweet light
Enchanting and beguiling
With promise of delight
Tender is the moment
When lips at last do meet
The flame of passion's fire
Stirring up love's heat
Lost in land of rapture
Our fingers trace the way
Inner voices guiding
The way that lovers play
Comes the sweetest moaning
When silken folds are reached
Tides of pleasure building
As barriers are breached
Urgency now building
With every loving touch
Waves of Eros pounding
The pleasure seems to much
Sweet this nectar flowing
I need no other wine
Honey of an angel
Thank God who made you mine
Then the rising waters
Give in to deep desire
You and I both rising
To dance in heavens fire...

The PromiseBlood red skies the herald
Of dark unfolding night
Stars and moon give promise
Revealing sweet delight

Come oh breath of darkness
Bequeath thy gift so dear
Living death eternal
Thy kiss it holds no fear

Released of shrouds embrace
I leave thy comely womb
Palace, home and haven
My beloved, sacred tomb

This my treasured kingdom
Mountains, valleys and plains
King and bloody tyrant
Still my legend remains

The ruins of my castle
Hold yet my lonely throne
Here you are imprisoned
Your life and soul my own

Tremble then my darling
There is no hope of flight
I love to see you quiver
In flickering candlelight

Can you hear my hear

The FeatherThe world moved around me
And life just passed on by
No one spared a second glance
Or stopped to wonder why?
They saw so very little
They never looked within
As if the act of caring
Were a special type of sin
Perhaps this broken heart
Was never meant to heal
And that tide of loneliness
what I'm meant to feel
Sometimes though the burden
Well it just seemed all to much
And that final clasping hand
Perhaps a welcome touch
But then came my salvation
In the welcome land of sleep
A soft and gentle voice
That begged me not to weep
From the realm of heaven
A tender healing kiss
Tears that washed the pain away
Oh divine and loving bliss
Enfolded in an angels wings
I couldn't help but mend
Knowing on her love
I truly could depend
Was this just a dream?
A foolish flight of fancy?
A desperate hopeful longing
That echoes now so faintly?
Some I know would say
'by dreams you've been misled'
But they've not seen the feather
She left upon my bed...

My RoseHow can I extol thee
Paint a perfect vision
Sing a golden sunbeam
Write what can't be written?

Soul of burning wonder
Angelic, perfect heart
Overwhelmed I struggle
To capture thee with art

How can words paint heaven
The beauty I perceive
The rising sun of love
Such words I cannot bleed

Unworthy this poor tongue
To ring with fulsome praise
To sing a truthful hymn
Would take me all my days

Daughter of creation
Sacred jewel of night
Within this lonely heart
Shines your radiant light

How to scribe such beauty?
One comparison I know
Thou my hearts desire
Art like a perfect Rose...

Seeing Red...SEEING RED
Softest billows flowing
That paint my mind with red
Sacred, wondrous rapture
I find within your bed
Dreams like ribbons drew me
Your window open wide
The sweet perfume of youth
Each called me to your side
Peacefully you slumbered
So innocent and pure
The beast within me rising,
It just could not endure
Your throat warm and pulsing
Like magic it enticed
My weakness I'll concede
The blood that gives me life
For you I spun a web
A dream of blissful love
In my arms I took you
Touch gentle as a dove
You in rapture moaning
My fangs sliced through your flesh
Crimson joy exploding
As on your life I fed
All to soon you're dying
Life hanging by a thread
But there's no way to stop
Not while I'm seeing red...

The beautiful HauntingIn the sweetest birdsong
I hear a haunting voice
Memories of our love
That bid my heart rejoice

In floating cherry blossom
I see the beauty of thy face
Echoes of bright halcyon days
And thoughts of fond embrace

Love for just a season
Times river dried and gone
But you still live and breathe
In this heart you e'er belong

Lips that touched, our token
Like a flower pressed
Found between our pages
And living in this breast

Serene and cherished lover
I read your crafted words
Etched upon eternity
Such comfort they afford

Your eyes I see before me
They touch and warm my soul
Passions flame still burning
For you, who makes me

Beyond The RainbowFar beyond the rainbow
Where time falls into space
Colors spin a melody
And all things find their place

Some hearts call it heaven
To others it's Avalon
For some it's just a dream
But there we all belong

Hurts shall be forgotten
And peace grace every heart
Beauty won't be hidden
And souls will fly with larks

Tears will mark the birth of joy
And death shall be no more
For in this land of wonder
Love like rain shall pour

For every broken heart
And every wounded soul
This the angels promise
"My lord will make you whole"

Dreaming?Feel the cold embrace you
Silence is deceiving
For in the dark of night
The dead themselves are stirring
Arms raised the warlock's standing
A hellish spell he's casting
Fingers gently moving
Power in his weaving
The earth begins to move
And mottled flesh appears
You cannot scream or run
You're paralyzed with fear
From the bowels of hell
The evil dead are raised
And from their rotting throats
They're singing Satan's praise
Shambling towards you
Deaths promise in their eyes
Terror's chain still binds you
Though a scream begins to rise
Feel their arms around you
The teeth that tear so deep
For now the truth is clear
You're really not asleep

Me, A Monster?I miss time's flowing river
And the golden light of day
My loved ones still remembered
Oh the games we used to play

The past still lives in echoes
Though this heart be cold and still
So I bow this lonely head
And bloody tears my eyes do fill

Rally now my noble soul
On these things I will not dwell
For life still offers pleasure
And the past is not a cell

Beneath this silver moonlight
I watch the ghouls sweet frolics
Unearthing rotting caskets
For food that would give you colic

Then I walk with Constantine
As he haunts this hallowed ground
Gregarious for a monk
As many of us have found

So with my spirits lifted
I turn to h

The Moons DaughterA gentle blue caress
The subtle touch of night
Your heart softly beating
Beneath this silver light

Sacred jewel of Nyx
I long to hold thee near
To share my lonely world
And stem the falling tears

Moonlights chosen daughter
I hear your ageless song
Are these foolish yearnings
Or with you do I belong

Something calls within me
I feel and smell your land
Forests bathed in silver beams
And serpents in your hands

In this place of wonder
May savage wounds be healed
Or deep dreams and desires
Be magically fulfilled

Still I hear thy music
Though sense bids hope to cease
My errant heart still lingers
In search of love and peace..

Crimson ShardBeautiful crimson shard
Glistening on the floor
Some say thou art broken
Though I see something more

Dancing in the candlelight
I see the heart within
Starlight's wondrous beauty
Caught and held herein

Sweetest Crimson shard
Thy radiance enchants
Lost in sweet surrender
My heart begins to dance

I'll hold thee forever
Make thee all mine own
Beloved crimson shard
My heart will be thy throne

Death... And lifeDEATH... AND LIFE
Gentle kiss of moonlight
That calls me from my grave
Sculpturing sweet shadows
That move like ocean waves
The serenade of owls
greets the burgeoning night
Swooping majestic flight
To bring the heart delight
Rats that leap and scurry
Freed from the cares of day
I thank the velvet blue
That calls us all to play
Then I hear you calling
With joy I make my way
Pretty flowers marking
The tomb in which you lay
Come then my beloved
Whose blood was finest wine
My gift of death bestowed
Given to make you mine
Rise up from your coffin
Nights music in your head
I'll still your trembling hand
There is no fear in death
In my arms find comfort
My world I'll share with you
King and queen of darkness
In this land of velvet blue...

LonelinessCruel day surrenders
To mists of softest dreams
I hear thy siren song
And walk in silver beams

Blossom rains in moonlight
Soft breeze brings thy caress
Sweet the song of nightingales
All by heaven blessed

In charmed world of wonder
This heart calls out for thee
My lonely, yearning soul
Pleads for what might be

Come then my Cleopatra
And fill this empty life
Wipe away the tears
And end this lonely strife...

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If your heart were free
If you could see beyond blue
Then maybe you'd see me
But life and love are tangled
Hearts weave complex webs
Broken dreams are cradled
And live inside our heads
So from afar I watch you
Love silent in my heart
Unspoken words a virtue
Though they echo in the dark
Your laugh and smile I treasure
Your kindly words I'l store
And in innocence find pleasure
Sweet soul that I adore
And if perchance you see me
Discern the love I hide
Would rising passion free thee
To sail on sweeter tides?

The birth...You touch me oh, so gently
Your tender fingers trace
Exploring every contour
Upon this careworn face
Kiss that's starts so softly
I'm held in your embrace
I feel your ardor rising
As my very soul you taste
Your passion is consuming
I feel the depth of need
Desperately you hold me
Is this love, or greed?
You suck the feelings from me
Bring numbness in your wake
No mercy and no pity
No care for heavens sake
It's billowing in my blood
I feel your poison spread
Killing all emotion
The dread cold touch of death
Trapped within this darkness
I hear your siren song
Evil and alluring
To you I do belong?
Candle light is glowing
I feel your icy hand
Rising from my coffin
You gently bid me stand
You touch me oh, so gently
Your tender fingers trace
Exploring every contour
Upon this undead face...

The Kiss...Sunlight slowly fading
Sets chained shadows free
Dusk her wings unfurling
Sings praise to what shall be
Comes the velvet darkness
Replete with silver stars
Moonbeams join in congress
And herald what is ours
Scarlet billows call me
They rouse me from this sleep
Death surrenders sweetly
Stone angels do not weep
I can hear them singing
My children of the night
Serenade enthralling
My wolves a sheer delight
Through the graveyard walking
I smile and bless the night
You, my love, are dreaming
Such raptures I incite
To your side unerring
Our love it draws me nigh
Life and death deferring
I kiss you with a sigh
Your dream deftly shaping
I swear you'll feel no pain
Mortal life though leaving
Our love, it shall remain
Scarlet life is flowing
Your blood such honeyed wine
In this gentle knowing
Love, I will make you mine
Now in triumph rising
This hateful dawn I'll flee
One last look espying
In death new life I see...
By Gary Jackson AKA Garythedreamingpoet

At Last...On summers wings doth heaven rise
And banish dread despair
Sweet succor in the dawns reprise
That brings faint heart repair
Purest blue the welcome herald
Burnished by that princely orb
Winters grip at last annulled
Come golden kiss, let me absorb
See, the hand of God is painting
The rainbow is his brush
An end to endless waiting
How awesome is this rush
Joy and colors bursting
My soul at last is free
With love my eyes are gazing
Such miracles I see
Life from death is springing
Green shoots and petals red
Sights that start me singing
At last the word is said
Spring, be thou the sacred gateway
To summers warm embrace
Bring the sweet and longed for day
Let sunlight kiss this upturned face...

JewelMy eyes they see you shining
Watch you walking with the stars
Brighter than the lightning
Beauty glowing from afar...
And my heart gently weeps
I watch your spirit soaring
Soft wings painting in the sky
Sweet raining words inspiring
See your canvass how it flies...
And my heart gently weeps
I see your sadness bleeding
Savage wounds that just wont heal
And know the love you're needing
The unending pain you feel...
And my heart gently weeps
My poet born in sorrow
What beautiful words you weep
High on that sacred plateau
Where none but angels sleep...
And my heart gently weeps

The Sea of WonderStarlight softly beckons
And calls this dreaming heart
Sail with me the heavens
Sweet waters we will part
Mighty planets dying
New sun's that brightly burn
Sights that leave you crying
For more your heart will yearn
Sacred wisps of color
Paint beauty in the sky
Here true wonder conjured
No point in asking why
Eternity is painted
On mighty wheels of grace
Where the hand that molded
The blessed eye that traced?
How poor this poet's art
This wondrous tale to tell
So sad then to depart
In dreams this soul would dwell...

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Dark Lord Rising

Journal Entry: Wed Sep 12, 2012, 4:17 PM

Light that gently flickers

And playful curling smoke

Shadows dance on circles

And ancient words invoke

Time and space are melting

The doorway's open wide

Comes the ageless power

From whom no man can hide

Beguiling in his beauty

By many names he's known

Prince of endless eons

Upon the blackest throne

Icy mantle falling

Frost painting floor and walls

Behold the blood red eyes

That look on he who called

Searching, ever searching

Not for pride, or power

The warlock pleads and begs

For life's unending flower

Heart and soul surrendered

He owns this Prince's light

A Dark Lord he rises

To rule the velvet night...

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Dark Lord Risingby *Gary-thedreamingpoet

Literature / Poetry / Horror / Traditional Fixed Forms

Warlocks are as dangerous (and as much fun!) as werewolves and vampires. I might write a few poems about this particular dark fiend...
Written while listening to [link] which set the mood beautifully for a warlock making a deal with the devil!

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~Bebopboy Sep 29, 2012

I like this, you keep up well with the rhyme scheme and your imagery
and tone really hold the readers attention.

One of my other poems about darkness

Turn On The Dark: [link]