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Halloween Fright Night

It is a black, moonless night; bleak and barren the desert landscape is alien with twisted cacti shapes. Elongated shadows fall upon fresh blood kill, with gapes a cautionary reminder of coyotes, or were they vampires? The mind can play its trickery when it is terrified... ...a wrenching sound, a blinding light, a sinister abduction. Tranquilized and paralyzed, I falter as I lay exhausted and helpless on this cursed Halloween night. How can I escape these terrors from without and within? Will howling werewolves be feasting upon my flesh tonight? I hear the wind whipping through the diabolical world of devils and demons I cannot escape, I am woefully undone... ... until I am startled awake by my dog’s sticky tongue! Written on 10/26/2020 For Halloween Challenge Poetry Contest Sponsor: Emile Pinet

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Poet Tellaferro

Date: 9/20/2021 8:15:00 AM

Chilling! Nice, love your imagery...

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/20/2021 11:09:00 AM

Thank you! :)

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 11/8/2020 5:54:00 AM

Scary and fun Laura! Congratulations on the win! Linda

Laura Leiser
Date: 9/20/2021 11:09:00 AM

Thank you, Linda :)

Emile Pinet

Date: 11/7/2020 7:20:00 AM

Congratulations Laura! Your poem earned a distinguished place in my spooky Halloween contest, well done my friend, Emile.

Laura Leiser
Date: 11/7/2020 1:09:00 PM

Thanks so much for my placement in your contest, Emile! I am thrilled you liked it! :)

Alexis Y.

Date: 10/27/2020 9:14:00 AM

WoW! Laura, This well written “ Halloween “ write had me on edge. The fright and terror leaped off the page(screen). I have the urge to cut on all the lights! But wait! it’s daylight . Nice twist at the end, I wasn’t expecting it all. Best wishes in the contest. Have a wonderful day:-) Alexis

Laura Leiser
Date: 10/27/2020 10:29:00 AM

I’m sorry glad you enjoyed this one, Alexis! I wanted to have fun with it at the end! :)

Silent One

Date: 10/27/2020 7:22:00 AM

You really know how to set the scene, creating the imagery... This is a great entry for this contest..

Laura Leiser
Date: 10/27/2020 8:32:00 AM

You think so? I kind of did it “tongue in cheek”, so to speak! Anyway, glad you liked it! Ha! :)