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Ghost Bride

Windswept, moonless night, heavy, dark and bleak 
delicate lace brushed slow against my cheek
ghostly eyes blank, moaned haunting solemn riffs
shivered hard inside, as she drifted craggy cliffs. 

Vintage satin, wedding veil, left a bloody trail
bloody lips wailed, cried out in great travail 
satin skin, porcelain, crumbled into stone
whispered words of doom to a ghostly, cursed groom. 

Ghost bride, corpse bride, bony fingers clutched
old laces’ strangled touch, ‘round my neck, crunch
death’s cocoon, deathly strangle, suffocating cries 
‘til dawn came alive, saved by welcome sunrise. 








10/13/2021

Copyright © Laura Leiser | Year Posted 2021

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Mark Massey Date: 1/7/2022 8:45:00 AM Wow!...or should I say Boooo! This reads like a prologue to a Tim Burton movie. It would really sound great in audio. Well done Laura. Login to Reply Mark Massey Date: 1/9/2022 6:51:00 AM So do we. Laura Leiser Date: 1/7/2022 1:53:00 PM Ps.-I love anything “Tim Burton” as do my sons (they’re big fans of his) Laura Leiser Date: 1/7/2022 1:52:00 PM Thanks, Mark. So happy you liked this one! I was going for a certain rhythm that would add to the spookiness! :)

Poet Tellaferro Date: 10/25/2021 12:05:00 PM love your work, congrats! Login to Reply Laura Leiser Date: 11/21/2021 1:37:00 PM Thank you, Jehiel! :)

Sam Kauffman Date: 10/25/2021 10:17:00 AM Definitely saved by the bell at sunrise Laura! Wonderful images - so lifelike in their ghostly words. Congratulations on your win! Sending you blessings. Login to Reply Laura Leiser Date: 10/25/2021 11:17:00 AM Thanks, Sam. I enjoyed writing this one..I love creepy! :)

Tania Kitchin Date: 10/24/2021 2:07:00 PM Laura, congratulations on your first place win, your poem was chilling and with vivid imagery, well done! Login to Reply Laura Leiser Date: 10/24/2021 4:07:00 PM Thank you for my placement in your spooky contest, Tania!! I’m so glad you liked it! :)

Jan Allison Date: 10/24/2021 12:03:00 PM what amazing imagery I really love the middle stanza Laura, many congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Laura Leiser Date: 10/24/2021 4:08:00 PM Thank you, Jan! This was fun to pen! :)

Terry Flood Date: 10/24/2021 11:18:00 AM A smashing spooky win, Laura. Congrats. Terry Login to Reply Laura Leiser Date: 10/24/2021 4:08:00 PM Thank you, Terry. So glad you liked it! :)

Susan Lawrence Date: 10/16/2021 9:15:00 AM So full of detail and ambience...I could feel the chill, the cold...the creepiness of all of it ! Transported me to another place ! All the best to you, Susan :) Login to Reply Laura Leiser Date: 10/16/2021 2:18:00 PM Thank you, Susan. I wanted that effect and glad it came through! :)

Frederic Parker Date: 10/14/2021 10:28:00 AM I could hear the voice of the crypt keeper while reading Login to Reply Laura Leiser Date: 10/14/2021 12:05:00 PM Awesome! That’s the effect I wanted..thanks for commenting, Frederic! :)

Evelyn Judy Buehler Date: 10/13/2021 8:53:00 PM Beautiful imagery abounds in this captivating verse, that tells a chilling tale, with a wonderful, happy ending. I enjoyed reading this very much, Laura. Login to Reply Laura Leiser Date: 10/13/2021 9:22:00 PM Thank you, Evelyn! I wanted to tell it in a unique way, and I’m glad you enjoyed it! :)