From your diligent mind come the fiends,
whom ascend from depths and beyond, unseen
Between these pages looms a gory tale
The King of mystery, never will fail.

The devil, on cloven hoof jumps for joy
as you start another, enticing ploy
Immortality bestowed upon
Your creations, your babies, your sons.

From your pen mightier, a dragon was slain
And many a ghoul and devil hiss your name.
I read about Flagg, the walking man,
Demanding an arrogate in The Stand.

From Carrie, Christine to Cujo and Wastelands
This is the history from your masterful hands.
I might be like Annie Wilkes your No.1 fan,
But no, for she claimed and vexed her man.

Instead, I'll curl up with Misery in my bed
and glance at the past, the books I've read
Or I'll read again with hunger, Needful Things
another majestic from Stephen King.

TeAnne © May.28.1999