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Goblins In the Oaks

I was going to a haunted house, a ghoulish affair
Advertised in town with signs noting, "BEWARE."
They were posted with this cautionary warning:
"If you enter, there will be reasons for mourning.
Zombies will haunt you; you'll shiver with fright.
Vampires will be feasting this Halloween night!"

I drove to the site, looking forward to each hoax
but stopped when I saw goblins flying in the oaks. 
They looked so real, but I knew it was only trickery.
I was ready to face the beasts, spooks and witchery.

I ventured into the eerie house, a smile on my face
until spiders fell on my head. This was a horrible place!
I saw a headless creature, blood gushing everywhere.
In the horror of the scene, I screamed words of swear!
I've never been inclined to use expletives of profanity,
but fear beseiged my senses near the point of insanity!

Something wet touched my neck, and I was paralyzed.
A freaky creature approached, as an alien, disguised.
I kicked the diabolic fiend, hell-bent on my abduction,
not scared enough to fall for a phony Martian seduction.

It had been a maze of dark corridors, frightfully bizarre.
All too realistic, I thought, as I walked back to my car.
I didn't notice the cluster of spiders crawling behind me
and laughed as the speakers faked the wails of a banshee.
It was cleverly staged, and I was impressed by each hoax,
until I was captured by those goblins flying in the oaks!!!



October 24, 2020
Emile Pinet's Halloween Challenge
10 required words: alien, blood, cautionary, vampires, trickery, 
abduction, paralyzed, Halloween, feasting, diabolical

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Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 10/25/2020 12:38:00 PM

Such a magnificent scary write - best wishes for the contest , I see this as a win, I love scary poems, never had Halloween in South Africa, but slowly people are starting to adopt it, Such fun! Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.

Jenna Logan
Date: 10/25/2020 2:14:00 PM

Thank you, Jennifer. The Halloween writes are fun, but I hope people protect themselves this year, especially their children.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 10/24/2020 8:23:00 AM

You rose to the challenge well Jenna, you could always add those other stanzas after the contest. You've got me in the Halloween mood now, well written. Tom

Jenna Logan
Date: 10/24/2020 6:07:00 PM

Thanks, Tom. I think I still have them on file.

Mark Koplin

Date: 10/24/2020 7:15:00 AM

Incredible Jenna! Goblins in the Oaks, I'm just glad there are no Oak trees very close to my house, oh no I still have a pile of oak logs for firewood in the pasture. Great Poem indeed!!

Jenna Logan
Date: 10/24/2020 7:32:00 AM

Thank you, Mark. I was just writing away and had to delete a couple of verses so I wouldn't go over the limit. It was a fun challenge.