Kanawha Black
Every step along this winding path Leads back to where the ghosts of men reside On the ridges where the vultures fly I hear them below… In rising smoke In mounds of earth where the broken bundles lie In winter’s thaw, revealing secrets of the land Kanawha black, a source of power in my hand Within these symbols carved in stone We find the hills are showing the way Thе lost living path of the past Now submerged bеneath the swollen banks Effigies that hold the truth for all time The hidden meaning only seen from the sky And felt deep inside Inscribed in the soul Tattooed in the flesh for the spirits to guide Burnt into the mind, always hearing its call Kanawha black, a memory left for us all Beyond the windswept horizon Unveil what no one can see No one can see Perched atop the precipice, seeing figures through the mist A bend in the river arcing waves to the south Long ago on sharpened stakes, severed heads of enemies Gave warnings in the rancid blood that spilled from their mouths Fires of the distant past, seared into memories Are found within the embers on the shore A yearning to return to the hills of Appalachia Atn wemi lakwa forevermore… The answers still remain unknown These signs will fade with winter’s return As mysteries woven in time Woven in time Every step along this lonely trail Scrapes the surface where the ancestors died In the valleys where coyotes hide I hear from above: In falling rains In howling winds sending flames soaring high In summer’s haze, arcane songs fill the night Kanawha black, transforming darkness to light The answers still remain unknown These signs shall fade with winter’s return As mysteries woven in time
Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Jun 05, 2026
At mid-day rest the sky had turned to black Along a stream near Nemacolin's Path An antlered form then surfaced, lurking at the edge Crushing the neck in its panicked leap Dragging it down to the murky deep With head of the buck and tail of the snake Man and beast - their flesh to take In the Yough' and under the land Heeding the call of a dark command There, shivering out of reach, I saw magic summoned from the depths Arise from slumber To ease the hunger... The clouds have gathered
Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Jun 05, 2026
Heads hang low, patience wearing thin Branches grow but the sky is growing dim Take these words and throw them in the fire There'll be no peace resounding through the land Bind their hands and keep them as your prisoners And, if they die, there'll be reprisal Upon the land, by the hundreds here they came Seasons pass but the anger stays the same Within those walls he told thеm "You may kill me... I can die but once, it's all thе same" Beside his son he lay with bullets in his chest And to this day we feel his sorrow Stood his ground at the sound of the door that had broken in Powder burst into flame and he fell to his knees Winds of war will sweep out from the lands of the western fields The cold breath of revenge will be lurking behind every tree, they will see what will be Hey old one, go release your spirit You've lived a life of strength in times of war Now fly high with dignity and honor Like an arrow shot straight into the sky Straight to the sky
Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Jun 05, 2026
Releasing the breath of creation Healer within the soil You stand in defiance of frigid winds A cure for the winter plagues
Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Jun 05, 2026
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