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"Child of the Night" by Natalie Paquette

SF&F Picture 2 out of 15 by Natalie Paquette

This is just a poetic version of what an elder vampire might tell its fledgeling. *shrug* It's a few years old - four, at least. ^-^ But I'm still fond of it.

“Fear is power,” the eldest did confide,

“Mortal minds with thoughts can bend;

Home is darkness, where I hide,

Every beginning must start with an end.

Touch not the sun, oh poisoned light,

But embrace the silver temptress moon;

Make your sanctuary the velvet night,

The wolf’s howl is your mother’s croon.

Blood is wine, flesh divine,

Nary a prayer will halt your will;

Garlic, silver, nor holy sign, --

Only the sun makes your blood stop still.

So be wary, child of the night,

Let no mortal know of your bloody endeavor;

Sleep with the rising of the sun, tainted light,

Safe with the thought that you’ll live forever.”

←- Bahl'zaroth | Dance of the Fae -→

Date	Name	Comment
21 Apr 2003	Marta Leonhardt	Loading... Oh! Brilliant! Just wow.. I really love the fine words you use and the rhymes- wonderful reading loud ^_~ eum.. And not talking about this evil darkness that lays within..mmm..makes it feel like my (actually rather pointy) teeth are getting sharper..my eyes search for any mortal being, that might could be my very first prey evil grin hehe..Now I know you have more than the gift of an artist~ You are also a good writer.
14 Aug 2003	Elven_archer	Loading... Wow, your poem flowed so well!!! It perfectly conveyed how a vampire lives and views the things around it...Bravo!!!!! Natalie Paquette replies: "Thank you."
9 Oct 2003	Carolyn Anderson	Loading... Wow, for some reason i never visited your library... maybe i assumed you didnt have one, despite the little library link anyhow, this is amazing! i dont see why you consider yourself better at drawing than writing, you seem a master at both. this is beautifully written and quite inspiring, thanks for sharing! Natalie Paquette replies: "^-^ I'm such an interet slut - I'll make up stuff just to spread myself out over the web even further. lol I prefer drawing to writing, just because I find it less time-consuming, and I too often have difficulty expressing myself exactly through words. Not that I always can with pictures, but... I guess I'm just more likely to. ^-^ Thank you for such kind words. You're a master at both, too (unlike what you suggest in your own library bio!)"
28 Oct 2003	Amber Silver	Loading... Holy crap, the flow of this poem is just incredible. There was never once a halting, or a jarred word, or an out of place word... it was all excellent. So polished and smooth. Well done! Natalie Paquette replies: "Thanks so much. ^-^ That really means a lot to me, because I'm so picky about the flow of my work. "
11 Dec 2003	Steve Doyle	Loading... Hey! That's my friend Amber up there points. Small world, huh? I like this poem very much, the rhyme scheme and word choice are very good. Another scene that's easy to picture because you wrote it so well. Natalie Paquette replies: "Thank you. This is one of the few old pieces I have that I'm still content with. - I very much like telling a tale in my poetry, and not just reflecting emotion, as most modern poetry is concerned with. So it makes me happy to know that you were able to readily create a scene in your head to go with the words. "
6 May 2004	Tiffany Hayes	Loading... When I read poems like this it makes me wish I had a talent with poetry. Natalie Paquette replies: "Aww. ^-^ .. well, I wrote lots and lots and lots of bad poetry to get where I am today. lol So all it takes is practice and a good rhyming dictionary."
30 Jun 2004	Mariah	Loading... Funky but cool. Little creepy but cool. thinks for a moment Cool. Creepy. Funky. Leave me alone for a while. Hides in corner. Natalie Paquette replies: "Heh. Glad you seem to like it. "
17 Aug 2004	James Milligan	Loading... Of all the pieces, here, this one I have the hardest time finding words to comment with - there is something about this that just IS - it is neither fiction nor fact, it's a matter-of-fact, rote-memorization kind of lesson - you'd almost expect to find it in a book of Proverbs for Vampires, maybe? Does that make sense?
17 Aug 2004	Leigh	Loading... Bloodsucking Demons very cool. Amazing!!!! you are so very talented!!!
17 Nov 2005	Jennifer Crowley	Loading... I was expecting when I read your write up a really long poem, and I was plesantly suprised to see something that was much more consise and lyrical. I like the rymeing, but I wish there was more of a rythmn to the lines. That can be difficult, I know; but I think it would make the poem that much more effective. All in all, very good. Come visit me!
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About 'Child of the Night':

• Status: OK
• Created by:

Natalie Paquette
• Copyright: ©Natalie Paquette. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Vampire, Nosferatu, Poem, Child, Fledgeling, Wisdom, Advice
• Views: 130

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