All Hallow's Eve

Darkness claws
Shadows crawl
'Pour, obscure, plain' and small
Voices whisper:
  homely
Zephyr blisters:
  lonely
Wormwood and bitters
Starry night glitters
Master puppeteer pulls the strings
Salty wetness clings
Bluebird sings
Broken dreams
Walk hand-in-hand
By life's streams
Is it a day-dream?
As
The raven caws:
  Scars and flaws
Autumn ashes
Flint sparks matches
Births new passions
Orange, yellow, green leaves
Under the moon of All Hallow's Eve

By Shannon McKemie, M.A.
10-04-2016