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// When the Night Mares Visit 
// Story: Pony Verse: A Collaborative Collection of Pony Poetry 
// by darf 
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			                                      When the Night Mares Visit

Wings like a bat
And snake-slit eyes
Fearsome is the Night Mare
If sleep brings fear
Then they are near
And so you must beware

The night is young
The light grows dim
Now the Night Mares arise
Clad all in clouds
And shod with stars
Take to the shadowed skies

They fill the air
And sweep the land
Silent, they speed away
For every Mare
A pony sleeps
Unconscious until day

Their wicked thoughts
And unkind deeds
Have drawn the Night Mares near
The Mares bring now
A chastisement
And fill their heads with fear

Guilt and sorrow
Terror and doubt
Reach them in their beds
They wake with screams
Or sweat and tears
Unsure and full of dread

But always it ends
The dreams received
Dark gives rise to bright
The work is done
The Mares return
Riding the crest of light

And every night
They ride again
Hoofbeats churn the sky
To deliver
Fear to those
Who disobey and lie

So listen now
My little foals
Yes, I swear it’s true
If you are good
And mind me well
The Night Mares won’t get you