The Call Of True North

The Call Of True North

Poem by Donna Faulkner née Miller

Part I

Storming the horizon, 
Blackish clouds of chaos 
conjure foreboding. 
 
We stood upon the threshold- 
time and space between,  
when the void whispered its warning.  
 
Find true north, 
turn back to
the age of fable.  
 
Where the eagle dreams 
and rogue fairies 
indulge
 
in tea parties 
with toads 
that choose to remain 
 
kissed toads 
and have no desire
to be Princes. 

A place where no trees lay slain 
and mushrooms aren’t tasked 
with comforting fallen trunks. 
 
In that crazy space 
beyond 
these present halls of liminality,  
 
Elder Yews will watch 
as ravens abandon the tower. 
The Churches will crumble.  
 
Hallowed ground 
will be disturbed,  
and the earth will devour itself.  
 
Tiptoeing skeletons 
silent like snowflakes 
will drag you from your slumber.
 
The void whispered
Beware! , all your senses
will be subjugated.  
 
The sun will refuse
to rise for days 
and the moon will outgrow its welcome.
 
Close your curtains 
Turn off the lights 
Lock your door 
 
and let none enter. 
Find your core citadel 
and survive. 

Part II

The chaos arrived
the windows rattled 
claws gnawed at the door. 
 
The ground shook, 
unearthly screams 
harrowed outside. 
 
A lull, then a knock 
A child’s voice cried 

“Run for your lives!”
 
One of our numbers 
ran to the door.  

“No!” cried the others 
 
“Don’t open that door.
The void warned us, 
Let none in,
The void warned us,” the group repeated.
 
“But we are sitting ducks here,” one shouted back in panic. 

“And what if the void lied ?”

Donna has been published in 300 Days Of Sun, Fieldstone Review, Havik, Bacopa Review, New Myths, Windward Review and many others. Her book ‘The Oracle Of Birds-stories for the fireside’ was published by Written Tales and her first full poetry book ‘In Silver Majesty ‘ was recently published by erbacce press.

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