This blackened angel slowly rides to earth, from heaven on down. As his horse makes contact with this worlds unhallowed ground. Earthquakes erupt with an ear deafening sound.
Humans and animals fall dead from just a glimpse. From this riders pale grey horse and hollowed black eyes. Eyes that when stared into it’s like looking back in time.
A time when the earth was covered in ice allowing no light inside. Wielding a rusty sharp scythe covered in the blood of both the people who were innocent and those who deserved to die. Even the innocent cries won’t change the mind.
Of the being who dons the black shroud and has no reason to hide. Who is more then ready to take their lives. And whether sinner or saint he will not abide
The fourth and final rider, before it all comes to an end. Before the human race caves in on itself and it all begins again.
Next time with the eye on a better and righteous plan. A plan that may keep the apocalypse from happening once again.
Author notes
This is the forth and final poem I wrote about the 4 horsemen of the APOCALYPSE.
It reminded of the poem i found below
http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/718.html
THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE
PESTILENCE
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4440911
WAR
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4440787
FAMINE
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4440737
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This is a really good piece. I do wonder if breaking this up into small stanzas might help the flow of the poem, but I enjoyed this, well done. Best to you
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this one i had to think twice before clicking on the poem...kind of being scared...not knowing what i might read...so i did i read the start and went on...and as i read i had to stop and remind my self its ONLY a poem...
are you trying to give me nightmares...ahhhhhhh
juliet
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Well this world is a violent dreary place. No matter how many G rated movies Disney produces.
ALLAWY
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Wow
I like how you metered them out into four pieces instead of one long drawn out one. It leaves one something to look forward too. You have talent keep writing and I shall keep reading.~mandie~ -
Very good. I don't know the details of Byron's poem and would have to research it to appreciate it fully I think, but I see the correlation, not only in style but in the theme of a dark rider of the apocalypse which I also see is sort of a recurring one in your work.
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Thank you for reading and commenting. if you get the chance feel free to read the poems i wrote on the other three riders.
Alex
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