His heart was won in just one night
by kisses with a strange delight
under the sultry, soft moonlight
She seemed so perfect; it seemed so right
He recalled her face, blue eyes that stare
Her lips deep red and raven hair
A lover sweet and beauty rare
She made him want; she made him care
Again he'd seek that childlike smile
that sent his heart to flutter; while
she laughed and danced all to beguile
with slender figure so gracile
Where did she say her dwelling was?
She'd written it down somewhere because
he'd asked; but on reading he did pause
A strange location indeed it was
A cemetery declared the map
But thinking this was some mishap
he set off in dismal rain, the chap
and shivered 'neath the thunderclap
When he arrived no house was there
just an empty road in moonlit air
and cemetery gates that yawned despair
Then of her presence he became aware
She called to him though she wasn't there
a trembling song on empty air
calling him on if only he'd dare
to Paradise which they could share
He stumbled in through creaking gates
puzzled by his changing fates
and ignorant of what awaits
then something odd on his nerve grates
Reading the note again he gasped
as the cold, cold fingers around him clasped
and pulled him down with chains that rasped
until in her arms she held him grasped
It was written clearly for all to see
beneath the address; if our love's to be
You must go under the ivy for me
Yet he had thought it fantasy
But all his screams with silence met
and are yet still heard on evening wet
by the white rose in the cemetery set
Belladonna has her lover yet
Author notes
Your call is answered by your faithful unicorn. 
A contest entry
- Take Me to the Dark Side by Paloszoo.
700 points, ended November 13, 2008, 25 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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wonderfully told, an eerie tale of man brought to his demise by his lover, woven brilliantly with magic
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Well Done!
I enjoyed reading this one as well. You tell of how the man came to be in the cemetery, descending to his demise. A good tale.
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Enjoyable read. Good story. It was long but kept my interest. Most of the rhyme flowed well. Only one or two spots did it seemed forced to me (chap/thunderclap, because/was). It is hard to keep a rhyme in all four lines of a stanza.
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Oh, I love this!! Nicely done, and a wicked tale indeed! Thanks for entering my contest. I'm honored to have you share your work here. Good luck!
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Hi Palozoo
Thank you so very much for the gleaming silver cup! I will keep it nicely polished. So glad you enjoyed this little story. 
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This is pure magic! You have woven a tale of love with mystery that is captivating. Your ability to rhyme so well adds depth and character.
Love,
Amera♥
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Thank you Amera! A lovely commendation from my fabourite dancing doll!
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