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Come In

the open door
bangs in the howling wind --
a black cats runs out

the carpet
is sticky beneath my feet --
the flashlight dims

shadows move
across the moonlit window --
the smell of sulfur

on the chaise she lays
a black puddle by her wrist --
guano on her dress

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  1. Date: 11/8/2012 3:24:00 PM

    I must have no sense of taste, ... however I can feel the shadow moving... love the third poem, on this list of poems. you are awesome, anyways~ i enjoyed showing these off to my friend... tatatat... pd

    Guzzi Avatar Debbie Guzzi Date: 11/8/2012 3:35:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    It has a title because for this contest it did not matter, , basically trying to write a haiku about a holiday makes it fairly imposible for it to be a haiku-though they are haiku-like they are fantasy and so not haiku, I did not experience any of it..so not haiku/ I did it to contribute to the contest to be part of the fun
  1. Date: 11/8/2012 3:22:00 PM

    why does this have a title... pd

  1. Date: 11/2/2012 10:26:00 PM

    Debbie--this is real Haiku, it is a challenging form that you do so well.

  1. Date: 11/1/2012 4:16:00 PM

    Debbie, congratulations in Tracie's fun "~Spooky Ku'~ contest. wishing you the best always :-) PD

  1. Date: 10/30/2012 2:02:00 PM

    ONe of the best, Debs. Congrats on the winners list.

  1. Date: 10/30/2012 10:23:00 AM

    Big Congratulations to you friend Debbie for winning Tracie’s “”Spooky Ku” contest. Happy Halloween!(^_^) hugs! Maria

  1. Date: 10/30/2012 6:45:00 AM

    Congratulations on your poem winning in Tracie's "Spooky Ku" contest Debbie. Love, Carol

  1. Date: 10/30/2012 6:12:00 AM

    congrats on your win...

  1. Date: 10/30/2012 2:35:00 AM

    Congratulations on your spooky ku win Debbie xx

  1. Date: 10/30/2012 2:28:00 AM

    Congratulations with your spooky Halloween Haiku poems! - Hoping for a scary Halloween night - oxox / / Anne-Lise :) Booooo

  1. Date: 10/30/2012 12:37:00 AM

    CONGRATS DEBBIE ON A WONDERFUL SPOOKY KU WRITE AND WIN LUV ..FILLED WITH HALLOWEEN FLAVOR.. HOPE U R SAFE AND OUT OF HARMS WAY FROM 'SANDY' .. WE HAVE LOTS OF DAMAGE ALONG BEACH AREAS BUT WE R OK .. STILL HIGH WINDS AND MASSIVE RAINS ..

  1. Date: 10/27/2012 12:28:00 PM

    Thinking of you today. It's raining, here. I've heard the hurricane has been downgraded to a storm, but a mother of a storm. Frankenstorm? Keep us posted if you can, hon. Have you battened down? How far are you from the ocean? I had no idea you were seaside! xoxox

  1. Date: 10/27/2012 8:47:00 AM

    Wonderful haiku. You do always nice, but i miss always. My hard disk is very small and limited. Loved your comment. Thanks, my friend, loved always, bl

  1. Date: 10/26/2012 3:01:00 PM

    Shivers Debbie, I feel the connection and I'm privileged, love vie

  1. Date: 10/26/2012 3:50:00 AM

    A wonderful haiku for the season Deb. Each haiku flows seamlessly into the next with vivid imagery. Very nice!

  1. Date: 10/25/2012 11:19:00 PM

    Deb, in my "Christmas Present contest" it is just one person writing gifts for 5 different poet, so one poet being presented a gift per verse for a total of five poets in all getting gifts...thanks so much for the Haiku info. Feel free to offer your help at anytime. One love. Joy wells.

  1. Date: 10/25/2012 10:04:00 PM

    Great poem for Halloween.

  1. Date: 10/25/2012 9:47:00 PM

    Soup Mail :)

  1. Date: 10/25/2012 7:46:00 PM

    Oooh..the smell of sulphur. That's good. It's nice meeting you, too...Nice write. Holly Moore

  1. Date: 10/25/2012 3:38:00 PM

    Well, Halloween in coming, that's a spooky poem for that day, well written I enjoyed reading it.God bless you. Hugs!Erich

  1. Date: 10/25/2012 2:13:00 PM

    Way to showcase how it can be done, hon. Especially liked sulfur and guano. What a flipping week. MY GIRL HAS CHICKENPOX! Though she was innoculated, apparently she's a part of the small percentage who can still get it! Very minimal outbreak, no itch, just a tad more tired. YES, to the contest. LOL. I'm saying yes and have no idea what it entails. Will read up on it tonight. Wrote a sorta curtal sonnet (meter not correct/no real volta) just wanna feel out the rhyme scheme for a bit. Thanks sisxo

  1. Date: 10/25/2012 12:36:00 PM

    Good spooky ku here Debbie!Ok I am number 1 of your verses for Joy's contest.You proceed.......I don't think I have to also write for this contest..isn't it?

  1. Date: 10/25/2012 12:26:00 PM

    Very original and lovely.

  1. Date: 10/25/2012 10:31:00 AM

    Interesting work..Not many would know what guano really is..I remember from farm days..Thanks for stopping by...Sara

  1. Date: 10/25/2012 6:09:00 AM

    School is in session. OK..so does the third line has a relation to the first two or is it of no consequence? (I am doing this openly and not in a message so others can benefit also). Better yet Debbie, could you do a blog (in layman's terms) on how to write Haiku. This is a challenging form that we use so often but some of us has not got the semantics pat down. One love, Joy Wells

  1. Date: 10/25/2012 4:43:00 AM

    well the title is a real welcome, but you soon put that to right, with this wonderful "Hold one's attention poem" had to look up the word guano, so i have been taught a new word today, for that i thank you Deb, and also for a wonderful poem....

  1. Date: 10/24/2012 5:26:00 PM

    Soup Mail!

  1. Date: 10/24/2012 4:18:00 PM

    great story in this set, Debs. I enjoyed these.

  1. Date: 10/24/2012 2:58:00 PM

    lThis should win. Soupmail I meant admonition in my soupmail

  1. Date: 10/24/2012 2:37:00 PM

    Well written Halloween Haiku, Debbie - oxox love Anne-Lise :)

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