The shadow of the night
\nby cricketjeff on November 1, 2008.\u00a0 \u00a9 Jeff Green, All rights reserved
\nThe empty shadow of the night
\nA rush of air from overhead
\nThe icy blast of mortal fright
\nA scent that speaks of ancient dead<\/p>\n
A rush of air from overhead
\nAs off she flies to seek her prey
\nA scent that speaks of ancient dead
\nBeneath her spreads a cold decay<\/p>\n
As off she flies to seek her prey
\nHer shadow sweeps away desire
\nBeneath her spreads a cold decay
\nAlthough she breathes infernal fire<\/p>\n
Her shadow sweeps away desire
\nTo see her face is near to death
\nAlthough she breathes infernal fire
\nHer touch is sure to freeze your breath<\/p>\n
To see her face is near to death
\nShe has no fear of man or beast
\nHer touch is sure to freeze your breath
\nEach night she seeks a different feast<\/p>\n
She has no fear of man or beast
\nThere are so few who stand her rage
\nEach night she seeks a different feast
\nShe’s known the taste of every age<\/p>\n
There are so few who stand her rage
\nSome eagles and the boldest men
\nShe’s known the taste of every age
\nTonight she seeks a citizen<\/p>\n
Some eagles and the boldest men
\nThe few who’ll face this fiercest foe
\nTonight she seeks a citizen
\nWho wanders in the land below<\/p>\n
The few who’ll face this fiercest foe
\nThe noble figure of a man
\nWho wanders in the land below
\nWith power to end her mortal span<\/p>\n
The noble figure of a man
\nStand firm before her mighty blast
\nWith power to end her mortal span
\nShe senses that her time has past<\/p>\n
Stand firm before her mighty blast
\nA lance locates a missing scale
\nShe senses that her time has past
\nShe breathes her last ear-piercing wail<\/p>\n
A lance locates a missing scale
\nThe icy blast of mortal fright
\nShe breathes her last ear-piercing wail
\nThe empty shadow of the night<\/p>\n
Author notes
\nNormally my dragons are friendly souls, one of my best friends is in fact a
\ndragon and he will be most upset at me writing this piece. I blame an errant
\nmuse.<\/p>\n
The pantoum (originally pantun) is an ancient form of poetry from the Malay
\npeninsular where pantoums are still written, in eight syllable tetrameter and
\nrhymed abba throughout the poem, each stanza has a related but developed theme.
\nBrought to France in the 19th Century with an a1b1a2b2 b1c1b2c2 … z1a2z2a1
\nscheme.
\nOver time the syllable counts have varied and a few poets have abandoned rhyme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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