The Pale Horse Rides

[Dark Muse]

The Pale Horse Rides

There comes the pale horse
across the glittering snow
a sea of white, where ghost prints
leave no trails.

A shadow of a figure
mounted upon its back
undisturbed by winds despair
it seems to glide
as the pale horse rides.

There is no escape
when the faceless shadow
extends a hand, a whisper lost
to the souls

come and ride
away upon the pale horse

Moved, quaking inside
only coldness is the touch
but there is no denying
the draw to the darkness.

To be swept away
upon the pale horse
and ride forever
into the light of the moon

come and ride
away upon the pale horse

There echoes softly in the still air
not a sound heard, not a sound made
you know the time is here.

The time to ride
into the darkness
and sing the chorus of souls

come and ride
away upon the pale horse.

[PrinceMyshkin]

Is "the pale horse" a deliberate reference to "Revelations" or an inadvertent echo of that bleak, mysterious book? How well you used the reiteration of those lines referring to it!

[Dark Muse]

It is something of an indirect reference to Revelations. The inspiration of the poem was a painting called Death on a Pale horse, and the painting was refering to Revelation.

Though my attempt with the poem was more to try and romantice death in a way. It was sort of a mock of the "riding into the sunset" or "saved by a knight in shining armor"

[CathyEarnshaw]

This is beautiful. Everything about it is perfect!

[Dark Muse]

Thank you

[eyemaker]

I like this poem DM! very nice:)

[goldenrod]

The pale horse circles ever closer, and the hoof beat is becoming too familiar...I will hide the dull gleam in my eye and hope that this too, shall pass!

goldenrod.

[whitman]

sardonic atmospheric poem