Fantasy poem "An Invitation to Elfame" originally published August 2010 in Sounds of the Night and also published August 2023 in the now out-of-print poetry collection Cosmic Journeys and Gothic Visions.
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An Invitation to Elfame
Come closer, my fearless mortal,
To our home ‘neath this grassy hill.
See silver lanterns strung along
Gleaming chains of finely wrought gold
Glimmer bright with captured moonlight.
Peer between the scarlet pillars
Standing guard ‘round our turf-domed hall
To spy upon deathless lasses
Dancing a manic godless jig.
Join our fete, my handsome mortal,
And leave all human cares behind.
Reel away to an ancient tune
With a fair mistress at your side.
Fall for glamour’s seductive charms
While you kiss the cool crimson lips
Of a ravishing eldritch maid.
Honeyed tongue and bewitching eyes
Weave tangled webs of enchantment.
Drink deeply, my hapless mortal,
Of our heady, corrupting brew.
Feast upon fine foods and sweet treats
That turn to mere dust in your mouth
And mark you as ours forever.
Feel life’s warmth leave your soulless shell
Once that racing heart beats its last.
Lose the grace of mortality;
Become trapped for eternity.
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