thomas3535

ode to death

Oh Death
in crimson clad
she dances
the twilight 
soft and slow
so fair so bright 
to lead us onward 
to the endless
endless starry night

a waltz with shadows 
in the moon’s embrace
a memory of peace 
where sorrows grow
in shadowed halls 
of night she roams
a figure
draped in crimson 
soft as dreams

her eyes
in darkened skies 
they gleam
whispers in the wind 
where sorrow foams
her cloak a river red 
with silent flow
enfolds the world 
in tender velvet grace

a touch
a gentle touch 
upon the face
her beauty haunting 
leaves a tender trace
and weary spirits
listen thus
as death sings
death sings her lullaby