Glenda V

the falling snow

lightly settled, 

slowly layered upon her frozen corpse

the needled rows of twigs 

fir trees' branches 

would not tell 

the times of her demise

what against her, commited crime

something happened in the night

in wee hours of the frozen morn'

between the minutes' dusk,

night's friend

concealed some fiend

to pitch of black, 'til rise of moon

those tracks 

that led to the cave

beneath the basaltic cliff

in whose shadow evil played 'n plotted mischief

murder hid therein; 

it would not emerge 'cept to pervert an' harm

the innocence of man, 

adulterate his works

until the holy messenger 

of God's own throne 

sent to recompense 

at the appointed time

coerced its emergence 

with words high and mighty

tormented demons' ear to piercing screams

was then cast into the bottomless pit

chained 'til time of recompense,

the appointed time for hell's lake

banished 'til then it went

the moth man lurked in the shadows grinning

he sneered silently, 

his view of the fiery sword of justice meted on his kind

deterred him nought

his murderous intent formulated 

lust and vengeance meditated 

on sweet Glenda's innocence