The Circle

The circle,

Crimson hooded,

Black robed wickens of sorts.

Dancing around the dead,

Salivating in anticipation,

A feast of flesh and bones.

No ill will did they harbor,

Nor wish for victims demise;

Fate granted them favor.

Not at Satan’s command,

This is their nature.

Despised by the living

As a filthy wretched horde,

Outcasts of nature

Though their purpose is divine.

They are mocked and ridiculed,

Loathed and feared,

Still they offer back to the earth

What the earth has taken.

The vulture’s cry–

A lonesome song.

Treated as lepers of the sky,

Precious are they…

In the natural chain.

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Comments

8 responses to “The Circle”

  1. Just Patty Avatar

    Very nice Dom! I love the choice of words and the emotion in this piece.
    Lots of love

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Thank you Patty, I so appreciate it. :)

  2. arrowtarget Avatar

    Reblogged this on huntprayerpoems.

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Thank you very much for re-blogging my poem, that was very kind of you to do. :)

      1. arrowtarget Avatar

        It is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

      2. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

        My pleasure. :)

  3. Peter D. Mallett Avatar

    This was great. I was trying to figure out the imagery all the way through, then I got to end. Then I thought “Oh now it makes sense.”

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      I’m glad, that was what I was trying to accomplish so I guess it worked. Thank you very much Peter.

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