Dracula and the Dinner Guest

DRACULA AND THE DINNER GUEST

Here lie all parts of my retelling of Dracula, originally written by Bram Stoker. I have never read the book but was drawn into the synopsis that included my favorite dinner, a Hungarian favorite - Chicken Paprikash. The synopsis tells of a man named Harker who had dinner with Dracula. So here it is! Skip down if you have read the first parts or have another read. I hope you enjoy!

Part 1: A MERE HINT OF MALICE

paprikash chicken…
sweet dish...sink your teeth into
...careful of the host

his eyes hypnotize…
delighted to wine and dine
...hungry for Harker*

single baying wolf
under your satin window
...salivating dreams

Part 2: SUFFERINGS

stabbed at the dumpling…
cut the head off the chicken
...kitchen staff impaled*

Harker’s tipsiness...
ruddy wine blushes on neck
...teeth marks like fork tines

imagined in dark
mind of Dracula...scheming
closed lips...tongue beating

Part 3: DELICIOUS SECRETS

wings in spiked red sauce
...flappable supper
...disemboweled coffer

under linen cloth
secrets away its latches
and old silk lining

feet pressed against chest
ill at ease...Harker’s knocking
knees..banging back wine

Part 4: SPILLING SECRETS

the silver bullets...
a laugh from Harker’s friend
...Dracula’s raw steak

drains upon his plate...
handsome piece of meat...not pale
...centered fork wobbles

Harker drops his glass...
the smoking gun smiles
...ammunition spills

Part 5: PITCH DARK MADNESS

bat’s pitch dark madness…
guts like gallstone rocks
...a squeaky wheel sound

hunger passed away…
hospitality dried up
...Harker sees his life

floating matrix dots…
turns the exit knob
...dawn spares his demise

Part 6: CEMETERY PLOT

the flames and pitchforks
claim the apocalyptic
eventide of truth

Harker’s fingers pry
open a dusty coffin...
lies dead — Dracula

wicked and peaceful...
shadows open eyes
...silver sword lances

the vampire’s neck bone...
shriek of a thousand ages
...black blizzard dust

like a cloud of flies…
the buzz deafening...chokehold
of last mortal bite

disappears in full
moonlight and bright shining stars
...empty cavity

exposed...house vanished
...emerald green grass
like a cemetery plot

...Harker’s slain monster
no longer serves up malice
...long dead in seconds

villagers give up
the violence of the mob...
befriending their smiles

5/3/2018

*to fix in an inescapable or helpless position

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