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You are the Lover, the sweetness of Life The Star that shines forever Your temple sits in ruins, Your priestess abandons You You Whose wings have sheltered us and helped us take flight You blocked the poison arrows Our enemies turned to dust Because of You, there was music and laughter A fire to warm…
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Placed in lands of dangerous ways Once-open hearts now turned away Veritas silenced by diamond ears Every demon devouring fears Rest denied, the bill comes due Trust abandoned, a sickly hue Young and old, strong and weak Hope and Anger both will seek. Poetry Copyright © 2018 – 2023 by Ena Whiteraven All rights…
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Fleeting shadows, wisps of darkness Arrested breath Illusion? Flashing beacons, wings so bright Racing mind Confusion. Scarlet portals, sinister gaze Rising fear Delusion? Light is darkness, darkness – light? Woven webs Corruption. “Nothing to fear. Do as thou wilt.” Questionable fantasy Propagation? Angelic sonnets turned to sneers Devilish growls Deception!…
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A beautiful angel encased in ice Sentry for a thousand years Mask of reality cloaked in shadow Graceful form thrown into sharp relief Standing on the precipice Of the mouth of hell Gazing with deceptive blindness Into endless horror Bones made of ice and stone Skin made of thorns and nails Hands formed from judgment…





