Jack o'lanterns
Julie Shiel
leering from jagged faces,
their rough-hewn teeth
dripping the visceral remains
of their own broken bodies.
They swallow flames,
the malevolent light
flickering in the
darkness of hollow eyes,
as their flesh curls black
behind vacant smiles.
In the winter chilled wind
they whisper,
moaning in alien madness
as they murmur severed memories
under an Autumn moon.
Author Bio
Her poems and stories have appeared in Flesh & Blood, Star*Line, Blood Rose, EOTU, Dust Devil, Rogue Worlds, Other Dimension, Aoife's Kiss, Bloodfetish, Champagne Shivers, Wicked Hollow and various other magazines and anthologies. Julie has an upcoming poetry collection available through www.samsdotpublishing.com.
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Autumn Night
The Dryad
Diana
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