Icarus and the Fall

photo by lolamouse (s.tardio) oct. 2012

 Eight legged goddess

Dead center, lamplit doily

Warm autumn whispers

One parchment winged moth

Icarus to her false sun

Enshrouded pilgrim

submitted for Imaginary Garden With Real Toads, Words Count With Mama Zen

Deadly Games

Lady of midnight

A flick of your jet lashes

and they come running

Black patent vamp

What do you promise

behind your ivory gauze curtain?

Long lithe legs

obsidian silk stockings tied

in lover's knots

around their bodies

Lost in ecstasy

they look up and catch

a quick glance

Crimson lipsticked smile

hungry blood red tongue

But I know who you really are

I've seen your scarlet mark

Your time is up

You may be a ravenous beauty

 but I'm one deadly bitch.

photo of black widow spider (now deceased) in our basement

submitted for Poetry Jam, Color Your Life