Malabika Ray Choudhury Poet Free verse

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Halloween Nightmare

A Ghoulish Midnight...
                             WALKING through an eerie empty field, 
         Unbelievable! I see three abominable witches around a cauldron!
                                 The Witches from the Hell! 
                 are there a toad, fillet of a snake, toe of a frog, and...
     tongue of a dog, and what not - brewing together to make a potion!!!!
        How come I find the ominous figures who insinuated Macbeth!
          I am not a warrior, no way I want to be the King of England!

        Three CREEPY figures DESCENDING from the DARKNESS all around, 
                    there appears a frightful castle on top of the hill,
                           which was just ordinary yesterday, now 
                              turns into a looming nightmare, 
                             under the spell of an uncanny moon, 
                       probably inhabited by blood-sucking Dracula.

         SILHOUETTES  of ghosts and goblins are freely roaming in the OPEN, 
                from the GLOOM of the night I hear werewolves howling...
                             their shiny teeth gritting and glaring 
                         don't spot any LIVING being except me!!!
                                              Am I the only Victim?!

                        I DREAD this menacing night. I run and run...
                         falling into an abyss of frightening silence! 

                     Ohhhhh..Thank my stars! I am alive!
                                  These must be all hallucinations of a HALLOWEEN night! 



                                      October 25, 2022
                            For "Halloween" Poetry Contest 
                                     Sponsor: Emile Pinet
                                  10 required words in bold
                      
           Writing Challenge - "X'd Poems Second Chance" Poetry Contest
                              Sponsor: Constance La France

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Constance La France December 10, 2022 at 5:52 PM Mala, great poem, great pic. Congratulations on your win in my Writing Challenge- x'd poem - Second Chance, well done, just a little detail missed, no date that the NA contest was judged blessings

Valsa George October 25, 2022 at 7:29 PM This is so very gripping ! I enjoy all the Halloween poems posted by the members, these days. Each one has a unique charm. The three witches around the cauldron take me back to my college days when I studied Macbeth.You have satisfied all the norms of the contest, dear Mala. All the best in the contest.... Malabika Ray Choudhury December 8, 2022 at 3:44 PM Dear Valsa, we all love to experiment! This was my experiment in writing a Halloween poem! I was not familiar with this culture, but now I enjoy the scariness of the event. glad you enjoyed it! Your kind comments are so precious!