Paradise a Free Vampire Poem

by Rebecca Gillespie

"Paradise" the free vampire poem by Rebecca Gillespie was her response to a problem anyone trying to find great vampire poetry online faces, while there is a lot of poetry featuring vampires, little of it is actually good -- let alone great. As an instructor I can say, this poem exceeds good, it attains excellent.

I remember the taste of good wine,

The laughter of women,

And the yells of men.

We would dance the Saltarello

And the merriment would last,

At least until morning.

Then we would fulfill our duties

Ready for another night to begin

So that we might forget our daily troubles

And slip into a world

Of temporary paradise.

Now time has passed

And I am forever young.

I no longer taste good wine

And the laughter of women

Only fills me with hunger.

The men still yell,

But out of fear.

I dance the Macabre

Instead of the Saltarello.

I do not worry

About daily chores and duties,

But now hold the key

To a permanent paradise.

Copyright Holder for this poem is Rebecca Gillespie 2010