Witch in a torn lace smock
Goblin with spider-cobbed hair
Dryad hiding among fallen graves
      I saw her once
where the long grasses flow
      tending bouquets
      sweeping the weeds
The wind gathered about her
      a skirt of brittle leaves
as she floated through the yard
turning down the dirt beds
for every long-term guest

Wendy Rathbone has had over 500 poems published in small and pro press. Her latest work can be found in Dark Regions, Penny Dreadful, Flesh and Blood, Dreams of Decadence, Weird Tales and many others. Her collection of vampire poems and fiction will be available in Spring 2002 from DNA Publications.