Silent night, Deadly night

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Waltermarks Posted in Dverse, Humor, Poetry

Tonight’s prompt in the Dverse Lounge is a quadrille. 44 words exactly, and the word of the day is “still”:

Stillness stalks the dead of night,
On dreadful shadowed wings.
Cape outstretched in silent flight;
Hungry wicked wanton things.

Weary, restless heart strings,
Plucked by nameless fright,
Silenced as great Luna sings.
Screeching out her heart’s delight;
Guess who, who, who’ll eat you tonight?

24 thoughts on “Silent night, Deadly night”

April 24, 2017 at 5:42 pm Reply
whimsygizmo says:

OH. Well done. This is chilling. And gorgeous.
Love this:
“Hungry wicked wanton things.”
1. April 24, 2017 at 7:10 pm Reply
  Waltermarks says:
  
  Thanks De, I haven’t tried to be scary in quite a while.
April 24, 2017 at 6:03 pm Reply
Victoria C. Slotto says:

The power of the predator is something so perfect for poetry–and something I’m watching daily right now as our baby ducklings diminish–not owls but hawks and coyotes.
1. April 24, 2017 at 7:09 pm Reply
  Waltermarks says:
  
  Ooh, coyotes and hawks are hard to deal with. We used to have a saying out in coyote country, ” Eat lamb, 50000 coyotes can’t be wrong”.
April 24, 2017 at 6:34 pm Reply
Grace says:

Scary and chilling though I love it when the Great Luna sings ~
1. April 24, 2017 at 7:08 pm Reply
  Waltermarks says:
  
  Thanks Grace, me too. I love hearing the owls hooting
April 24, 2017 at 7:10 pm Reply
coke girl(s) says:

I especially like the rhythm of these two lines:
“Cape outstretched in silent flight;
Hungry wicked wanton things.”
1. April 24, 2017 at 7:16 pm Reply
  Waltermarks says:
  
  Thanks coke girl.
April 24, 2017 at 7:11 pm Reply
paul scribbles says:

Superb. If I were a mouse I’d run.
1. April 24, 2017 at 9:42 pm Reply
  Waltermarks says:
  
  me too, lol
April 24, 2017 at 7:17 pm Reply
Arcadia Maria says:

Great ending. Nicely done. 🙂
1. April 24, 2017 at 9:43 pm Reply
  Waltermarks says:
  
  Thanks Maria, i like to hear them at night, but I guess i’m glad i’m not a mouse
April 24, 2017 at 7:34 pm Reply
lynn__ says:

Who, who, who’s at the top of the food chain? Yikes!
1. April 24, 2017 at 9:44 pm Reply
  Waltermarks says:
  
  ha, ha. That’s funny Lyn
April 24, 2017 at 8:53 pm Reply
sanaarizvi says:

This is soo chilling! Gosh now I’ve got goosebumps!
1. April 24, 2017 at 9:46 pm Reply
  Waltermarks says:
  
  Don’t hide in the barn 😢
April 24, 2017 at 10:26 pm Reply
purplepeninportland says:

‘dreadful shadowed wings’ – eerie image. I really can see this, but hope I never do. Beautiful darkness, Walter.
1. April 24, 2017 at 10:36 pm Reply
  Waltermarks says:
  
  Thanks Purple
April 25, 2017 at 4:14 am Reply
thotpurge says:

The rhyming, the last line… a great read!
1. April 25, 2017 at 8:23 am Reply
  Waltermarks says:
  
  Thanks Thot
April 25, 2017 at 4:40 am Reply
frankhubeny says:

Still of the stalker and silence of fear makes this haunting. Nice rhyme and meter.
1. April 25, 2017 at 8:24 am Reply
  Waltermarks says:
  
  Thanks Frank. Owls are silent deadly hunters
April 25, 2017 at 12:58 pm Reply
Björn Rudberg (brudberg) says:

The rhythm and rhymes makes puts a bit of comedy into horror… like it.
1. April 25, 2017 at 1:36 pm Reply
  Waltermarks says:
  
  Thanks Bjorn