So apparently, I chose dark prompts for this Easter weekend. Here's today's, Angel of Death, and I wrote a Villanelle. Photo by Rakicevic Nenad on Pexels.com Angel of Death Past the soft flutter of wingsat the long end of days;shadowy emissary of divine kings Sunset hours, that final toll ringsExhausted eyes upward, to gazepast the... Continue Reading →
Drabble Wednesday: Secrets
Welcome to the last Drabble Wednesday for March. I'll be taking a break from drabbles in April for National Poetry Month where I post one poem a day, but this series will return in May. But enjoy these three dark bits until then. Photo by Ian Turnell on Pexels.com Pretty Things Serenity blossoms in the... Continue Reading →
Drabble Wednesday: Eternal Reckoning
Took a bit of a break from things, but the drabbles are back this week with three stories about eternity and loss. Photo by Mu00e9gane SSu on Pexels.com The Lonely Castle On a rocky rise, at the farthest border of a bleak wasteland, a crumbling castle reached towards a grey, washed-out sky. Perched above the... Continue Reading →
Drabble Wednesday: Dark Endings
Drabble Wednesday is back again, after missing last week, with three creepy offerings... Harbinger The dirt road led nowhere special. To an overgrown lot of nondescript dry grass and weeds. Yet an old car sputtered down the rutted lane, the man driving with a white-knuckled grip on the steering wheel. He hit the brakes, and... Continue Reading →
Drabble Wednesday: Morbid Musings
Welcome back to another Drabble Wednesday and today I have three murder drabbles for you. Enjoy. Image by brands amon from Pixabay Fascination Death. One singular moment in eternity. A release for some, a fight for others. Yet… it joins us all. Doesn’t it? I always thought so. It waits for us, chasing our heartbeats with every pounding... Continue Reading →