an eerie fog out in the night 

winds in slowly

wraps up tight

a spook, a shout, a fright 

 

a deadly shrill rings through the cold 

the frost sets in 

and numbs old bones 

that lay here 

til the dawn unfolds 

 

forge on through the attack

blind to light 

and lost in black 

 

don't trip 

don't slip 

don't lose your grip 

 

sings every last touch of toes

to wet earth

and mossy mold 

 

the midnight song unfolds 

 

darkness silver quick

 

uncaught in finger tips 

deposits kisses on full lips 

 

pirouettes and smiles through 

ghostly woods 

that do not move

 

 

 

so still they stay 

 

a hush 

a quiet 

an unrest of silence 

a smell of earth and pine 

ahivers up a spine 

 

run quick 

 

a heartbeat thunders 

through the chill 

grounds shake 

a heart sits still 

a pulse of dark black static

 

no one saw

at all.