The gatekeeper was replaced when the final page turned. Bloodless shadow now seeping through to eat away at light that was already dying...
Voiceless, Screaming
Tag: storybook
The Court of the Druid King
A breeze down the street brings it all the smell of hot window screens and withering grass of a field between our dreams and a chance to taste them...
The Cobbler’s Workshop
The cobbler stands out front of his shop Smoking a cigarette on the street corner And I’m thinking how close he is to a storybook character Maybe he is one...
Skin Over Iron Bones
A cold city speaks of storybooks Cracks in the pavement spell out the final chapters Footsteps in the snow dotting i’s and crossing t’s A saga complete with no voice to read it aloud Yet heard by all who stop to listen.
