CAVE

       Black cavern yawning open to the tide
       A sentinal of ages in repose
       Upon the threshold of eternal night
       Through which the ancient ocean breezes blow

       The terracing of ages drawn in stone
       Carve neptunes stairway deep into the cave
       A gateway through which I must pass alone
       To join the noble legions of the brave

       My journey in that dark forbidden veil
       Evokes the grand emotions of the soul
       All calm but for the sirens lonely wail
       And echoed rhythms of the oceans roll

       Within this cave of mystery lies a trap
       Narcotic dreams to tempt the greed of fools
       And lead astray the paths of mortal kin
       With visions of a treasure hoard of jewels

       The roster of forgotten souls is long
       Lost in palatial caverns of the deep
       Passed down the winding spiral into hell
       Where demons of the darkness wait asleep

				B.E.