Cause To Be Heard on Samhain's Eve
By skinner_jennifer
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When night proclaims its vital
force this Samhain's Eve;
we'll walk in silence through
our ancestors graveyard,
where Yew trees stand watch,
demise of emotions filling
senses; as wild drifting ivy
creeps tombstones and walls,
sometimes apparitions appear
in shadowy form...emanating
from earth that's filled with
textures, where worms and
insects slither and crawl;
they know souls return
where misty shroud's
unrestrained.
Harshness of skin consumed;
past memories clinging where
clegs swarm immorality, and
every coloured leaf found in
Autumn gathers where tree
roots share secrets.
We must show respect for the
fallen loved ones that cannot
rest; unsettled spirits carrying
weight – the stillness of bygone
times incomplete, life taken far
too soon; many souls in limbo,
only formless soft breath moving
in ardent light's flow is seen by
Rook and Crow...they are both
dark as night detecting chilling
spectral shiver, silhouettes slow
moving; where spiders feel uneasy
brush of air through fine webbing.
There's no moral code here;
fear does not rest, ethereal
shadows chant their torment
needing to be heard, as desires
across time become whispers so
seldom heard.
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Graveyards can be very eerie
Graveyards can be very eerie with gusty wind and squelchy decaying lieaves this time of the year, and early darkness, as you well picture, Jenny.
But it's not the restless human dead. Though the physical body die and crumble, the spirit does still live, but not be restless and unsettled, though there are always regrets. But their souls don't haunt the graves, that is just evil spirits' lies and mischief trying to worry us. After death all are waiting for the coming of the end times and meeting the real King. Rhiannon
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It's funny how Yew trees are
It's funny how Yew trees are associated with graveyards but a truism, I think. This time of year is a rare moment where there is a collective effort to connect to the Departed. They are with us always. Enjoyed the ethereal feel of your poem. You have captured the mood perfectly. Paul :)
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Wonderfully spooky and
Wonderfully spooky and perfect for the season - congratulations Jenny - well deserved golden cherries!
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A spectral and morose walk
A spectral and morose walk through a graveyard; you’ve captured the essence of Samhain Jenny. The thin veil between life and afterlife is threaded throughout your Poe like poem ; and so apropos to the Season; well done.
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What a start, the idea that
What a start, the idea that night has a "vital force"! And you continue this sense of movement with "wild drifting ivy" and even the earth is "filled with textures, where worms and insects slither and crawl" and the space between "where spiders feel uneasy brush of air through fine webbing." And there is no peace in the mind, either, because "There's no moral code here; fear does not rest"
very very unsettling read, perfect
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Very well done, Jenny.
Very well done, Jenny. Congratulations on the P.O.D.
Luigi xx
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our ancestors are us. you
our ancestors are us. you walk us through them.
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