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Bloody tower

Bloody tower

Telling here a tale of a prince whos love has been stolen from him by a wicked witch who seeks to disgrace her in a tavern with a lowly serf but the prince in black armour rescues his love in the nick of time though she remains unconscious under the now dead witches spell. Or is there another story entwined?
 

    the bloody tower of lost lament
    stands frozen to the hour
    where on the ramparts highest reach
    he'd held his perfumed flower         
    the vacant strain of memory
    like a bitter teardrop falls
    a distant jester trills a melody
    but vengence scales the walls

    boiserous warmth of beer drunk breath
    concealed a dark intent
    from cursed lips and kissed caress
    sang the spell of deaths lament
    the witches deed now almost done
    as her jealous eyes beheld
    two innocents now danced as one
    in consciousness dispelled

    a pale eyed minstrels cadence played
    the bawdy doors thrown back
    spellbound looks turn centre stage
    a swordsman dressed in black
    the evil hag screamed out her curse
    cut short upon his blade
    a final breath was cut mid verse
    blood poisoned black night shade

    gathering then his golden jewel
    as silence fell around
    he slew the witches chosen fool
    cut him to the ground
    no minstrel there would play again
    so unfolds the widows tale
    who slowly croaks her sad refrain
    her son on sword impaled

    a full moon casts its silver peace
    across pools of yesterday
    where tears of loss found no release
    for the swordsman so they say
    a white witch calls o'er that bloody tower
    she casts three spells each day
    across his golden jewel, his pefumed flower
    that they shall have their day.

 

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sparrowsong

Hello Dusk...

This is one for a scary story telling by flashlight...

Do you mind if I share at the next Halloween party?

Awesome write!

Thank you for sharing...

sparrowsong

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Dusk Arising

Thank you sparrowsong. By all means share on Halloween - accompanied by spooky lighting perhaps.

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Being Me

I have a huge soft spot for poems that tell a story. Love this x

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Dusk Arising

Thank you so much. This was so much fun to. write. My stories can be frivolous too.

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Neville

This is one of them that is so very much deserving of the full whack of stars, the pin and me punching the hell out of the green heart-shaped button thingy up there ...................... Neville :)

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Dusk Arising

Thank you Neville, don't go damaging anything punching, i've only just got here.

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sparrowsong

Hello Dusk...

I was thinking flashlight...

You know how people look really scary when they hold the flashlight under their chin and definitely some spooky lighting around the circle...

Ooohh!!!

Spooky indeed!

Have a squeaky door ready to sound...

All in the timing...

People would be peeing in their pants... Lol.

Thanks for letting me share...

sparrowsong

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