Poems

Himalayan Pilgrimage

Roving a tranquil alpine gorge,Past ancient relics and sacred artefacts,I saw jagged jutting lumps of glacial ice,And gigantic formations of…

Visions of Psyche

I saw an oracle bathing in ancient moonlight,Her tender naked body,Gracefully cloaked in flowing silk garments – I saw sparks…

Opium Den

I heard vintage vinyl radiating pulses of soothing hymnal lullabies,Delicate piano tinkles and sonorous saxophone,Winding through a labyrinth of exquisitely…

Riverbank

I saw a vibrant purple haze lay sensually upon the mountainous horizon,Streaks of technicolour violet lights and maroon clouds streaming…

Apocalypse

I saw a hellish waterfall of scolding molten lava,Titanic tectonic plates violently tearing apart,Loose rubble tumbling down into the abyss,Earth-shaking…

Cave Dwellers

Ephemeral jangling whispers creeping strangely through their mystical minds,I saw luminous beams of pale starlight twinkling down upon the sand-swept…

Golgotha

I saw a holy blade,Glistening in the dusk,Sacred howls swirling through the open window,Souls erupting into flame,The cast iron suit…

Subterranean Void

I saw a malevolent cloud of despair,Hovering above her fiery halo,Like a silent sense of discontent,Tormenting her mysterious mind through…

Ophelia at Dawn

At dawn she awoke,Shivering below eternity as the ancient bells of time resound,Peering through distant memories at the tormenting glow…

The Blood Countess: Elizabeth Bathory

I saw the throbbing neon glow of garish white lights,Illuminating her gaunt feverish face,Repulsively anaemic and pale,Repugnantly vacant and ghostly,Beads…

Carnivorous Feast

I saw heartless fools voraciously devouring the mangled flesh of mercilessly slaughtered lambs,Their malevolent greedy eyes prowling the blood-stained dining…

Lonesome Dawn

To know myself,To look upon my wretched blood-spattered pillow,Weeping for the lost innocence of pure childhood fantasy,The agonising howls of…

Bipolar Prophecy

I saw luminous turquoise lanterns floating through the soft air,Into a vast array of fluffy white clouds above,As peaceful to…

Lament

Wailing ambulance sirens writhing in the gloomy darkness,Tortured rubber of screeching wheels birthing monstrous plumes of smoke,Desolate roadkill strewn callously…

Desert Mirage

My warped mind thrust into a crucible of psychosis and hallucination,I saw a desolate wasteland mired in horror,A billion specks…

Willow Grove

I saw a magical grove of ethereal willow trees and peculiar lotus petals,The rich aroma of ancient maple leaves and…

Metamorphosis

I saw a crazed porcupine,Ramble strangely down the jagged path,Like a torrent of unyielding fury,Through the lamp-lit alleyways of Nirvana,Mercilessly…

Dreamers

A wistful calm fell upon the peaceful rippling lake,Besides which I lay with joyous chanting fairy spirits,Sparks of shimmering stardust…

The Lighthouse

I saw two tortured tormented souls discarded upon a solemn island,Their weary lungs heaving with cancerous tumours,Seeping malevolent fibrous roots…

Occult Ceremony

Wandering the candlelit tunnels of my mind one lonesome wintry night,I saw the ceremonial execution of a nomadic martyred mystic…

Gothic Nightmare

Plunged into a chasm of horrific visions,A cursed crucible of hell,Flooded with the eternal tears of mortal terror,I saw a…

Magical Forest

I. Brooding alone by the autumnal riverside,Captivated by the pulsating electric midnight wilderness,Intoxicated by the strange radiant desolation of existence,I…

Glass Temple

The spectral glass temple,Lay withering atop the sorrowful plane,Amongst the gnarled knotted roots of dying trees,And tortured stones of a…

Mandala

I saw sacred glowing orbs of profound ethereal beauty,A translucent waterfall of scintillating diamonds,Billowing tongues of flame infused with a…

Encaged

From deep within a dusty hovel,My mind encaged,I peer through the wooden slats of my skull,At the horrific radiance of…

Cosmic Cemetery

I saw dark clouds,Long brewing in his sad mind,Like a biblical storm rising from the depths of his haunted psyche,Bringing…

Horror

Trapped in harrowing restless nights,Caught and crucified within the horrors,I saw such malice and unfathomable malevolence,Crude ugliness and callous hatred,Woeful…

Awoken

I saw opulent penthouse lofts atop looming dystopian skyscrapers,And lavish crystal cabinets brimming with luxurious poisons – I saw monstrous…

Cosmos

A fog of corrosive sparkling stardust descending upon the technicolour cosmos,I saw dying stars smouldering with their final fatal sparks…

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