POETRY – Bloody Valentine’s Day Issue 2022

From the desk of your poetry editor . . .

Welcome to Tales from the Moonlit Path’s Bloody Valentine’s Day issue! Give your hearts a feast with these wonderfully decadent poems. From Chuthulu’s Mythos to macabre tips on creating the perfect date night to luscious acts of revenge—and more—please join me in giving thanks to these poets for sharing their work.

Until next time . . .

Yours in the darkness, the light, and the shadow realms between

Terrie Leigh Relf


The Batfields and the McCoys by Francis W. Alexander

3 Untitled by Francis W. Alexander

Soul Mates by Guy Belleranti

Scales by Marcia Borell

Untitled by Andrew Christian

A Bewitching Holiday: Valentine’s Falls Between Halloween and Walpurgisnacht by Gary Davis

Dear Valentine by Linda Trott Dickman

Snow on Snow by Mariel Herbert

The Way to a Man’s Heart by Mariel Herbert

If We Could But Die Together by Lauren McBride

Soulmate by Rick Powell

Bad Date by D.J. Tyrer

Perfect Date by D.J. Tyrer