Dusk ~ A Poem

[Julie]

Dusk

Dusk drew heavy, gloom began

an hour was left, there wasn't a plan

A walk, to break the cloudy air

to blow the cobwebs away somewhere

The shadows moved the air was dense

secrets held me in suspense

But all the while, my body grew cold

the gnarled old Oak spoke of days of old

A twig cracked as footsteps emerged

a fear was brought forth, chilliness surged

What could it be shivering towards

the old thatched building with the creaking boards

A scream rang out, blood froze in my veins

from out of the earth the phantom feigned

Laughter filled the overhead trees

menace roamed, my skin did freeze

I woke with eyes that clung shut with sleep

I moved the bed covers, in apprehension peeped

I never knew where I'd been that night

the scream that froze me in my desperate flight

Julie

September 2025