Dark Retreat

I love going for walks at night during the wintertime. It's so deliciously cold...

 

Arms of darkness pull me close

Whispering

“You aren’t alone”

Waves of icy wind arise

Numbing me

With soothing sighs

 

An eb’ny rose, frosted white

Mirrors the sky

Black silk, starlight

A lovely image, nothing more

Reflecting life

With an empty core

 

Like the rose, I’m frozen, still.

I find peace

In winter’s chill

No flame of passion, no wrathful heat

Can interrupt

My dark retreat

Reviews

[D. Christian Baker]

I like the imagery of this. It's dark and cold and snowing. a little bit depressing maybe, but good all the same.

[Queen of the Damned]

I like this. The imagery of the winter winds embracing the lonely soul that walks through it. The heart being frozen but still finding peace in the winters chill. Good write.