Beyond this world there lies another
Beyond
this world there lies another
Peopled
by shades that walk among the trees
Elysian
Fields the beckoning meadows
The
gathering dark the gentle breeze
Stand as
in a trance, entranced
On the
shore Charon awaits
With his
humble ferryboat
Lights
upon the water dance
The trip
across the river Styx
Who
waits upon the shore afar?
For
those aboard to disembark
Stumbling
blindly in the dark
Who
guards the gates of Hades
Cerberus
with his three heads
A
devilish trinity of sorts
To
gather in the souls that dread
Once the
ferry crosses over
To the
shore of no return
Once the
gates behind souls close
Open others at key’s turn
Entry to
the netherworld
Place of
light, hole of dark
Fate of
souls whose lives unraveled
Eternal
rest the disembarked
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copyright 2014
Paula M. De Angelis
