“A penny for your thoughts”,he smirked
so smart, a charmer’s grin and chiseled chin
but deep within his eyes the devil lurked
temptation growing, she considered sin
and seeking shadows walking hand in hand
but she was primed with holy water, stake
a sixpence in her shoe and all was planned
her virgin sweetness all pretence and faked
to lure and tempt the demon to his end
beneath a pregnant moon it’s dust to dust
seek into darkness courtship to be friends
he led her to his doom consumed with lust
now there below the bloom of June his grave
a demon slayed and for himself his slave.
Leonardo da Vinci
Today Dora is hosting Poetics at dVerse and asks us to be inspired by superstitions around weddings in June and:
Something old, something new
Something borrowed, something blue
And a sixpence in her shoe.
For some reason I wanted to turn the tables, but I know about garlic and holy water but just hopes that a sizpence in her shoes would help a bit.
It’s hard being a demon.
June 2, 2026
Björn Rudbergs writings 
N.B. It’s hard being a demon huntress! I love the flow of seductive meters, “hand in hand” as the two cooperate in their mutual doom. I wonder if they regret their choices as tempted as they were by the other? All’s well that ends well! 😂 A beautiful and entertaining read, Björn.
I have to admit that I was inspired by memories of Buffy
🙂 I remember that show fondly.
Traces of Buffy in this one, Björn, and I love where ‘sixpence in her shoes’ took you. The ‘charmer’s grin and chiseled chin’ made me think of my favourite Buffy character, Spike.
It could fit Angel as well I think.
Spike is still my favourite.
Love this touch of gothic horror Björn – glad she got her daemon! 🙌
A slayer always win
🙌
I was captured immediately by this. Wow!
Thank you
Interesting
much love
🙂
”he led her to his doom” — oh my. All the demonry …so we can assume the sixpence in her shoe saved her. great writing.
That and the garlic and the stake
This is scintillating, Björn. Love it! 🧛🏻♂️
Thank you… had fun writing it
I love the rhythm and rhyme in this, Björn, and great descriptions, such as “pregnant moon.” The comments make me want to rewatch “Buffy.” My kids loved that show when they were teens.
I spent a lot ot time with that show some years ago…. sounds good to watch it again
Indeed its hard to be a demon, but even harder to be an angel ; ) well done Bjorn!
Indeed… it’s hard to be good.
You certainly had fun writing this one, Björn. Love the rhythm, rhymes and the flow. Perfect gothic horror.
Bjorn, the last few lines had me wondering if she slayed the demon but lost her own will/soul in the process. I’m reminded of the line about staring into the abyss…
I love the way you slipped in a pregnant moon!
Loved this, Björn, I too picked up the echoes of Buffy…
but deep within his eyes the devil lurked
temptation growing, she considered sin
Wow, that was your usual dark turn on the challenge. Love it!
The many internal rhymes really make this sing Björn. Nicely done 👏