The Black Horse Inn

By lupus tenebrae

 



This town, these antiques,
stampeding like ebony stallions
through time itself,

Riding high, steadfast
on the backs of broken novella,
their bindings, yellow, older than the soul.

In flecks of near-nausea
there’s tunnel vision, and branches
that should have died centuries before.

The road to ruin, plunder,
and unresolved mythos,
is lain, brick by brick, beginning to end.
 

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Copyright 2012 lupus tenebrae
Published on Friday, June 8, 2012.     Filed under: "Tribute" and "Poetry"

Author's Note:

Just a little verse conceived on a yard sale outing. It was like riding through time itself.
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  • TropicalSnowstorm On Monday, October 13, 2014, TropicalSnowstorm (1703)By person wrote:

    Love this one, it reminds me of the many towns in this area that have repackaged themselves as weekend destinations to go antiquing. Great piece! Ciao, T/S Scholar

  • dwells On Friday, June 8, 2012, dwells (4285)By person wrote:

    Don't think those bricks were yellow ones. Reminiscent a bit of Sleepy Hollow for some reason. I just finished reading a sci-fi anthology from the 50's, described perfectly, thanks.

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