Tamara Beryl Latham - The Poet

The Song of Lucifer

 

 

The Song of Lucifer

 

From the crypt his voice is calling

deep Satanic, eerie moans.

The stars drift through a blood-drenched sky

then harmonize with piercing groans.

 

The graveyard\'s still, no sound escapes

through cold, grey lonely, granite walls.

While God and mankind lie asleep

it\'s at this time that Satan calls.

 

In each looming necropolis

(where for years the dead lay still)

he elevates sleek marble tombs

with little more than iron will -

 

then sings \"The Song of Lucifer\"

as the dead in slumber rise,

and chooses who will savor hell

with deep hypnotic, blood-shot eyes.

 

Those poor souls who Satan\'s chosen

run amok like scattered sheep.

Eternal torture in hell\'s fire, 

\"Pray the Lord my Soul to Keep.\"