You Belong to the Night
Ra has withdrawn his lapis lazuli shield
left you unsheathed, bared and vulnerable
to the whims and yearnings of Anubis
the dark one reaches out
you protest with impotent resistance
he offers insistent intimacy
the thirst for moonlight brims
mutual desire must be quenched
Cleopatra, Cinderella
and Snow White, fallen before
the charms of caesars and princes
fade in the shadow-spill
of Stygian ink
dream darkly, fair lady
this is but a Duat visitation
drink it up
Red Riding Hood
has beaten the path
follow
Rapunzel shorn gold locks
have flattened the meadow
lay back
there is no slipping
the Persephonic mesh
for Sleeping Beauty …
while onyx reveals the stars
you belong to the night
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nightmare#/media/File:John_Henry_Fuseli_
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Dear fabulist, it's Spring, and Romance is in the air. I can't help but respond with this much-admired song:
Because the Night Belongs to Lovers:
Thank you, Yahia. Quite a fan of this version ...
Yes, me, too!
good poems, may you succeed
Thank you, Fikar:0
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Thank you, Fikar:)
Yes
Beautiful writing prydefoltz friend
Thank you, Cordero:)
My God, how beautiful! Thank you, @prydefoltz, you beautiful creation touched my fiber.
I am honoured:) Thank you, zeleira:)
Super all my favorite strong ladies inside 🦋
Thank you, May:)
It gains you .60 cents, but does not grow your soul. You have to do that, not steemit. It just tries to make money, but does not succeed. It is just not well conceived out of desires to make the world in peoples minds any better. Sorry, but that's the way I see it. It is up to you to do what you think best of course.
Intricate as always.. a lot hidden in the depths there!
Keep it up sister... we're getting there!
With Love
Hart Floe Poet
♥
A third of the way there now:)