Dennis L. Siluk
“Ol Charlie-Henri Sanson
With just one swing—
With a sword could bring,… ” (31 October)
Dennis L. Siluk
“The long night
The first glow of dawn
The Jackal, lion, wild bull… ” (31 October)
Phillip A. Ellis
“Stars, like gods undreamt before,
shine upon this foreign shore
breathing diamond light before… ” (31 October)
Phillip A. Ellis
“My heart is never with Galilee
knowing history’s sacks and pyres,
my heart belongs to Thessaly… ” (31 October)
Ron Shiflet
“Exotic Xiccarph's pale, decrescent moons
Illuminate night's grotesque give and take
Of life and death, of pasture and lake… ” (12 October)
The Sorcerer Retrieves an Unselected Moment in Time A sonnet
Michael Fantina
“The sorcerer rang out his ancient spell
That would recall an unselected hour.
So with a little-used and potent power… ” (30 September)
Lights dim, apocalypse calls, lying mask..
Phillip A. Ellis
“Lights dim, apocalypse calls, lying mask
is driven again to the man, still, standing
in darkness, waiting. Words but shoulder, demanding… ” (30 September)
As from their crypts, the ghouls emerge as one..
Phillip A. Ellis
“As from their crypts, the ghouls emerge as one
and look upon the slowly setting moon
that's frozen, thin, a grinning demilune,… ” (30 September)
Dennis L. Siluk
“Once witches danced to plenilunal magic,
With weak souls to molest—;
And ah, yes, way back then,… ” (30 September)
Phillip A. Ellis
“Lost, under the stars, I pass
through wizard dreams of enigmas, seeking
an ageless place beyond the glass… ” (30 September)
Phillip A. Ellis
“A joyous bird soared
in the woods to pour
his joyous song… ” (30 September)
Phillip A. Ellis
“Grow thus the flowers, ancient, fair of face,
efflorescences arcane, blooms to treasure,
grow thus the blooms unknown in ancient place,… ” (30 September)
Phillip A. Ellis
“Though the passing ages find us
little more than chaff to spread,
let the winds that strike remind us… ” (30 September)
Phillip A. Ellis
“Hummingbirds mark in joyous airs
his final place, shaded by trees
standing to the west. Under leaves,… ” (30 September)
Dennis L. Siluk
“"If Poe wouldn't have been born?"
There'd had been no rapping or tapping—… ” (30 September)
Dennis L. Siluk
“Snow on earth falls gently, gently falling,
Where more dark days lie
Eerie is the voice that calls all, eerie calling,… ” (30 September)
Opus 1638: An Ode to Clark Ashton Smith
Phillip A. Ellis
“Long before I drew a breath,
down to Death you bowed your head
as is deemed for mortal blood… ” (30 September)
Phillip A. Ellis
“My heart is as a maiden
who contemplates an ashen urn
upon a carven pedestal… ” (30 September)
Phillip A. Ellis
“Diamond points of sun on sea,
glittering freely, seize the gaze
of a heart that plays its air… ” (30 September)
Phillip A. Ellis
“Forever is enough for sleep; shall we sleep then for forever?
Let us this day be as thankful for beauty… ” (30 September)