It Rides on Horse With Crimson Eyes (Acrostic)

It rides on horse with crimson eyes

Cleaved head its eternal quest

Hades resurrected, for centuries tries

Avenging soul the Devil blessed

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By night the Hollow, Hell on earth

Onerous task in this Sleepy land

Demon slaughters for all its worth

Child and woman and man

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Raise its head from unmarked grave

A task of a gruesome sort

Ne’er resting until craniums been saved

Ensure the wrath of the apocalypse four

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

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26 responses to “It Rides on Horse With Crimson Eyes (Acrostic)”

  1. Sahm King Avatar

    YES. This is a lovely tribute to the Four Horseman. I’m sorry; I’m a huge fan of the Apocalypse and the four horseman in particular, and you’ve captured the idea brilliantly.

    Very nice work, Dom.

    I’m not crazy, btw. I’m just fond of…esoteric mythologies.

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      I don’t think you are crazy at all, I like very much the same thing. Thanks for the terrific compliment.

  2. Sahm King Avatar

    Reblogged this on The Arkside of Thought and commented:
    “And behold, a pale horse, and he who sat upon it was called Death, and Hell followed with him.”

    One of my favorite quotes of all time.

    Check out Dom’s latest. There are volumes spoken here from ages dead and gone; relevant to today with all the war and suffering. Check it out.

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Sahm, thank you very much for the reblog, you have been a terrific supporter of my writing and I appreciate it a great deal. :)

      1. Sahm King Avatar

        Anytime Dom. :) You write some pretty great stuff. And some like it dark however they can get it. :D Seriously, though, you’re friggin’ brilliant.

      2. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

        Thanks my friend, more darkness to come. :)

      3. Sahm King Avatar

        Heck yeah! :D

      4. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

        Thank you Sahm, I had so much fun writing this one.

  3. Charles Yallowitz Avatar

    Loved the atmosphere of the poem. Very creepy and dire.

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Thank you very much Charles, this one just popped into my head out of nowhere.

      1. Charles Yallowitz Avatar

        Have to admit that I love tales of the Four Horsemen for some reason. I’m working on creating a variation of them for Windemere.

      2. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

        They really represent the ultimate terror, I with you an having a love for them.

  4. Kaufman's Kavalkade Avatar
    Kaufman’s Kavalkade

    Ichabod Crane says hi!

    Scary stuff.

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Thanks my friend, I was waiting to hear from him. :)

      1. Kaufman's Kavalkade Avatar
        Kaufman’s Kavalkade

        Ichabod Crane
        Woke up and did not refrain
        To escape on Jet Plane!

      2. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

        I love it! Thanks my friend. :)

  5. JMC813 Avatar

    Legend of sleepy hollow told brilliantly. And the four horsemen tied in very well. Reminds me of a flash fiction piece I wrote a while back called Four. Feel free to drop by any time and look at it or just stroll around my dark imagination. Anyway, just had to say I love this piece and look forward to seeing what else you’ve come up with.
    Keep inspiring

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Thank you very much, I will absolutely stop by and take a look at it, and thanks again for the support it is always appreciated.

  6. words4jp Avatar

    Spooky – a good pre- Halloween piece. Cool writing!

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Well it is that time of year, I think I will do a few more before the month is out. Thank you my friend. :)

      1. words4jp Avatar

        Please do. Get down with your funky bad ghoulie self!!

      2. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

        More on the way! :)

      3. words4jp Avatar

        Yippidy!

      4. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

        :)

  7. jrosenberry1 Avatar

    Brilliant! Can’t wait to see what else you’ll do for the season. :)

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Thank you very much, there definitely will be more this month, I’m having fun with it. :)

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