
Somewhere deep within a hollow
Where nighttime doesn’t sleep,
And Goblin dreams of weary young ones
Freely crawl and creep,
The winter wind that whips your clothes
Makes visible your breath.
A chill reverberates the night
Its essence cold as death,
As barren trees spread icy fingers
Outstretched to the sky,
And all the dreams of hopeful men
Retire here to die.

Eerie voice of siren lore
Lends shivers to the spine,
As it travels through the dark,
Shimmering through the pines.
There a dark steed treads the night
The whole world all his own,
As he leaps with phantom feet
Over parapets of stone.

The weary rider bears aloft
A lonely lantern light,
Its solemn glow too small a hope
To penetrate the night.
Somewhere in this mystic hollow,
Its images dark and deep;
Where fairy wings, and happy things
Are far to scared to sleep…
You’ll find a light that’s bursting forth
Unnatural to this place,
And in that light I will keep tight,
The memory of your face.
For in the bleakest darkest shadow
Dwelling in my heart
There lives a love too deep and true
To surrender to the dark.

When riders, dark, entrap the heart
With beacons cold and bleak,
And hopeful men remember when
They once were not so weak…
I’ll recall my only blessing
Miracles in your eyes,
And I’ll have hope among the hopeless.
True love never dies!
About the Creator
Veronica Coldiron
I'm a mild-mannered project accountant by day, a free-spirited writer, artist, singer/songwriter the rest of the time. Let's subscribe to each other! I'm excited to be in a community of writers and I'm looking forward to making friends!
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Comments (9)
Beautifully written
That was beautiful! I really liked the line “retire here to die”
Wonderful words and love those images too
I really enjoyed this poem, Veronica. The rhyming scheme doesn't feel forced and you manage to tell a great story in a few words.
Bold, brilliant and beautiful love poem!!! Love this!!!❤️❤️💕
Wow, beautifully written
Wow. This is excellent. Really, really well done.
I really enjoyed this so much
You captured the essence of the fighting spirit of love. Great work!