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Fangs of Trickery

Under ghostly moon--
Bloody skeletons hang
Opening coffins

witches brew maggots in cauldrons
at the end of hooded dance

Shrieks from bleak alleys
Ruffle cobweb  hairs
Medusa hunts for flesh

a shortening  of pulses
mingles with children’s sweats

Pumpkin lanterns
expand knifed fangs
Loot bags ripping

from cracked windows of  trickery
Halloween’s beat mounting,  run!


*alternating 3- and 2-lines, traditional rengay

For Rusell Sivey's The Ultimate Halloween Contest
by nette onclaud

halloweenholidaymysteryrengay

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Caryl Muzzey

Date: 10/14/2012 10:41:00 AM

Congratulations Nette, on your win with this wonderful Rengay. I enjoyed the read~ Caryl

Sara Kendrick

Date: 10/12/2012 4:16:00 PM

Congrats on your winning work..Great writing always reaps rewards..Sara

Joyce Johnson

Date: 10/11/2012 9:35:00 PM

This is the ultimate alright. I can only deal with pumpkins. Congratulations on your win. Love, Joyce

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 10/11/2012 12:13:00 PM

Congratulations on your win in Russell's "The Ultimate Halloween" contest Nette. Love, Carol

Terry O'Leary

Date: 10/11/2012 3:04:00 AM

Congratulations on your win! Terry

Terry O'Leary

Date: 9/24/2012 6:24:00 AM

Super achievement! Very nice (though gory) imagery ... good luck in the contest... Terry (& thanks for your kind words)

Joann Grisetti

Date: 9/22/2012 6:06:00 PM

Nice use of rengay for Russell. I loved Halloween as a child.

Wilma Neels

Date: 9/21/2012 11:55:00 AM

Eerie write you have here Nette, aenjoyed tonight :) *hugs* Wilma

Kash Poet

Date: 9/21/2012 8:25:00 AM

Spooky!!!!Very nice poem on Halloween Nette!Best wishes to you.

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 9/21/2012 4:40:00 AM

At the top of the winners list is where I see this dear Nette. Thank you for sharing. Have a great weekend. Love, Carol

Vesna Kovrlija

Date: 9/20/2012 10:11:00 PM

I enjoyed reading this poem.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/20/2012 8:55:00 PM

So this is Rengay. You are so good at these shorter forms, Nette. This is sure to stir the judge's couldron!!! Great Halloween poem.

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 9/20/2012 8:46:00 PM

oh luv this foem and grand words of Halloween horror described with vibrant visuals Nette luv .. wishing u a top win for an adventuresome entry ..

James Marshall Goff

Date: 9/20/2012 8:00:00 PM

Very cool Nette! Imagery super original!....to your challenge...ok! I will write a sequel to "straw man" this wkend....titled "False Flag, the 2012 Presidential Campaign" thanks for your interest! Jimbo

Russell Sivey

Date: 9/20/2012 3:43:00 PM

I am so excited right now, my good friend Nette has written a Halloween poem! You really should enter this write into my contest my friend! And to top it off, you wrote Rengay, I am so happy, you pleased me so Nette! Isn't the Rengay run? It's different, and quite interesting! This is a truly wonderful write, a glorious poem, Awesome piece, Great Work!!