L'aura del Campo

We are the Vamps! [285]

We are the vamps!

Over the river and through the woods
on nights when the moon is new,
we flutter and soar as we sniff the gore
of a cow that no longer moos.

Over the mountains and though the dales
we fly and start to croon:
we are the vamps coming to camp;
we're ready to make you swoon.

Over the cities and through the yards
we fly on winds that smell
of guts and breasts and sumptuous flesh
that soon will fall under our spell.

Over church towers and through the graves
we spread our joy; we must!
to snuff out the aches of the lives we take,
that come dawn return to dust.

Open your eyelids and stand up straight;
we never feast on the dead;
we like your blood in crimson floods;
scream if you must instead.

Over the river and through the woods
where werewolves begin to howl,
vultures scatter as if it matters
to vamps that are on the prowl.

© Kåre Enga [177.285] (29.november.2020)


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Notes:
1. Start your poem with the same first line as the prompt poem.

2. Maintain the syllable count

9, 7, 10, 8
9, 6, 8, 7
9, 6, 9, 8
9, 6, 10, 7
9, 7, 8, 6
9, 7, 9, 7

3. Maintain the Rhyme Scheme of the prompt poem. xAxA

4, Put your own dark twist on the poem. Your version can be mysterious, dark, or horror.

5. This contest forum is rated 18+. Your entries can go as high as GC, but please no sexual assault, pedophilia, scat, or racism.

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