The Watcher in the Woods
Garbed in shadows black as night;
Hair as red as fire;
Eyes the fiercest emerald,
filled with raging ire.
The Watcher lies
in wait.
Creeping in the darkness,
the shadows between the trees,
she hides alone, watching
those who wander where they please.
The Watcher in
the woods.
She tiptoes in the twilight
and whispers with the wind;
Sifting through the void of night,
waiting for ones to end.
Waiting to end
the ones who
dared to cross
her sacred trees.
Waiting to clutch
their souls and
hear them cry
their helpless pleas.
Mercy!
Pardon!
Pity!
Grace!
These hollow words they cry,
pleading with the Watcher
to simply let them by.
But the Watcher takes
all who dare to touch
her hallowed trees.
Eating their souls,
then melting away;
she vanishes with
the breeze.
One moment she’s there,
the next she’s gone,
but never does she leave.
The Watcher always
lies in wait,
creeping behind her trees.
This post is great, haunting!
October 30, 2011 at 12:48 pm
Thank you! The concept had been stewing in my mind for a few weeks, and I finally decided to write it out. What with it being Halloween and all. ;P
October 30, 2011 at 1:05 pm
Lovely, and as stated above, haunting piece!
The picture makes me excessively happy. I can’t quite explain it. It’s not really a serene, gazing at moonlight sort of happy, but an actual thriving, near blissful emotion. Similar to falling into a pile of newly washed pillows and inhaling their freshness, knowing you get to sleep after working an arduous eight hour shift.
I don’t know what it is, but that picture makes me feel it.
October 30, 2011 at 4:53 pm
Thanks, Beth!
And maybe you feel such joy because the trees have screaming faces? ;P
And on a side note, the Watcher may or may not be Valeria…
Just sayin… ;)
October 30, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Perfect Halloween post. Very creative poem for the season, though it would be great any time.
October 30, 2011 at 9:31 pm
Aww, thanks, Miss D! ^_^
October 30, 2011 at 9:34 pm
Love this! One of your best yet. Reminds me of Shota. :)
October 31, 2011 at 12:34 am
Thanks, Lara! And yes, that would be an apt comparison. xD
October 31, 2011 at 8:31 am
very beautiful
November 4, 2011 at 8:13 am
Thank you!
November 4, 2011 at 9:33 am
very nice
November 4, 2011 at 11:08 am
Thank you! :)
November 4, 2011 at 12:06 pm