Aphelion Issue 292, Volume 28
March 2024
 
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Woe

by Christine Smalldone


A dark mist rises from the ground
of graves, the death angel is awakened.

Ascending down with the veil of night,
spreading forth with wings of terror
the dance of death begins.

With outstretched hand the fingers meet
the cold touch of what was, as into
an intertwined embrace they fall.

With release the bonds of life tear away,
as existence is changed forever.


© 2001 Christine Smalldone

Christine Smalldone has been writing poetry for over 5 years and has had her work published in mainly scifi and fantasy magazines. She most recently has and will be published in the anthologies: "The Falling Rain", "Nature's Echo", and "Poets Elite".

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