October is for Poetry — The Ink Owl

Actually October is for all kinds of things: blankets, yellow and red leaves, fires, nippy morning breezes, apple pies and football.

But for me October is for poetry as well.

I happened to come across a plethora of wonderful poetry the other week by those blogs I follow, and can’t help but want to share their musical words with you. So here is my first offering to you wonderful readers.

Blogger Michael Erickson is a writer, husband, father, dinosaur enthusiast, future science educator, and, from his blog, The Ink Owl, a poet. What caught my eye this October was his series A Sinister Countdown.

It is a delightful collection of daily poems that touch on the melancholy, the macabre, the ambience of the Halloween season. I suggest you check out his blog and enjoy the ride!

Sinister Countdown – Where Darkness Lies

The sky warns of something coming,
Upon reality’s edge just beyond where darkness lies.
‘Tis risky for one as mortal as I,
To run a gauntlet of light as this.
Unseen beings prowl at a thinning gate,
As day gives way to night.
Soon my steps will be determined,
By an unforgiving monster.
One can only pray that this errand won’t fail,
Let me not stray into waiting jaws.
Let there still be hope in this world,
For a new day to dawn bright.
In the mean time I dodge and weave,
Braving a shattering path alone.