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The Cemetery at Night

“There’s something special about visiting a graveyard. Both life and death meet together in time.” - Eric Overby


The town cemetery is quiet and dark at night
Most do not try to visit it unless it is daylight
It’s rumored to be haunted with many ghosts there
The moonlight illuminates the stones in a peaceful flair
As tree leaves rustle in the warm breezy night air
An old man then appears on the cemetery bench 
Smoking a cigar, as he is speaking in fluent French
Big band music is now heard lightly in the wind tonight
As a bride and groom appear dancing under the moonlight
A group of civil war soldiers appear marching like war began
A black cat then appears on the bench purring near the man
He cries in joy as he sees his beloved departed cat Stan

It’s dawn as the sun is starting to rise over the cemetery grounds
It appears empty, not a soul is in sight or any strange sounds
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025


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Date: 5/6/2025 4:17:00 PM
I can picture that spooky scene - congratulations! Many years ago, I was going to visit a cemetery at night. I think I chickened out and just walked by.
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Tania Kitchin
Date: 5/7/2025 3:26:00 AM
David, thank you.
Date: 5/6/2025 8:33:00 AM
Wow Tania. An enchanting and captivating write. Congratulations! :)
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Tania Kitchin
Date: 5/7/2025 3:26:00 AM
Linda, thank you.
Date: 5/6/2025 2:37:00 AM
belated congrats on your first place win, tania , with this stirring write...soup mail for you!
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Tania Kitchin
Date: 5/7/2025 3:26:00 AM
Nette, thank you.
Date: 5/5/2025 10:40:00 AM
Very haunting imagery- enjoyed reading it
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Tania Kitchin
Date: 5/5/2025 3:28:00 PM
Paige, thank you.
Date: 5/4/2025 9:09:00 PM
Enjoyed your beautifully rhyming poem. Even the cemetery, you have turned into a beautiful rendezvous. Congratulations Tania on your first place win.
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Tania Kitchin
Date: 5/5/2025 3:07:00 AM
Valsa, thank you.
Date: 5/4/2025 11:24:00 AM
Back with Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your wonderful write again. Have a blessed day with your win................
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Tania Kitchin
Date: 5/4/2025 12:01:00 PM
Paula, thank you.
Date: 5/3/2025 9:23:00 AM
Hi, Tania :) - Congratulations on your fourteen beautiful lines in the contest :) - Have a lovely weekend :) - hugs
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Tania Kitchin
Date: 5/4/2025 3:45:00 AM
Anne-Lise, thank you. -hugs
Date: 5/3/2025 6:30:00 AM
A very deep and descriptive write dear Tania, brilliant rhymes and i love the picture and quote also , as well as the way youv painted imagery and the ending is truly soul stirring! What an excellent write! So beautifully woven! Pleasure reading you today! Sending you light always
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Tania Kitchin
Date: 5/4/2025 3:45:00 AM
Ink, thank you.
Date: 4/28/2025 5:55:00 AM
One should pay one's respects to the dead, no matter the time. Loved your poem.
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Tania Kitchin
Date: 5/1/2025 7:03:00 PM
Victor, thank you.
Date: 4/28/2025 2:48:00 AM
- Not a place I would visit after sunset, Tania ... you never know who you might meet :) - Best wishes in the contest :) - Enjoy your spring week :) - hugs
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Tania Kitchin
Date: 4/28/2025 3:02:00 AM
Anne-Lise, thank you. -hugs
Date: 4/27/2025 11:31:00 AM
Your "The Cemetery at Night" is a wonderful write/story. Great Picture... I do not know why but I love to take pictures of Cemeteries. "Good Luck" Looks like we both did this one. Have a wonderful spring day.........
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Tania Kitchin
Date: 4/27/2025 3:40:00 PM
Paula, thank you.
Date: 4/27/2025 8:53:00 AM
Quite dark and forboding Tania, I only visit in daytime, even then it's a spooky place. Good luck in the contest. Hope your weekend is going well. Tom
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Tania Kitchin
Date: 4/27/2025 11:24:00 AM
Tom, thank you.
Date: 4/27/2025 7:30:00 AM
A shiver felt when reading the last lines, Tania. Carefully written so as to believable.
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Tania Kitchin
Date: 4/27/2025 8:00:00 AM
Lin, thank you. -hugs
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