Darkness Comes

This is a villanelle for Halloween from a prompt by Cathy Holmes here, but as always I make it difficult for myself. I am trying not to include any definite Halloween touchstones, but also am putting together a reading of my Edgar Allen Poe inspired “Another Raven” that you can read at the end of this poem.

This is also my twenty first dark poem in the series inspired by Dharrsheena.

Although I have used it before the music I have chosen is Van Der Graaf Generator's "Darkness"

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The Only Light Is The Stars And The Moon

In This Darkening World Of Old, Old Night

Shadows Hide Things That Can Never Be Shown

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The Swirling Mist That Spreads Around The Stones

A Place That Holds An Unholy Quiet

The Only Light Is The Stars And The Moon

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A Feeling Of Unease, You Are Alone

Any Sound Round Here Now Can Cause A fright

Shadows Hide Things That Can Never Be Shown

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The Freezing Fog Will Bite Into Your Bones

It Drains Your Blood, Your Fading Hold On Life

The Only Light Is The Stars And The Moon

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In The Place Of Darkness All Hope Is Gone

The Pale And Gibbous Moon, Queen Of Old Night

Shadows Hide Things That Can Never Be Shown

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The Stones, The Fog, The Darkness, Now You’re Done

In This Place Pursued By An Evil Wight

The Only Light Is The Stars And The Moon

Shadows Hide Things That Can Never Be Shown

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