Henge Hell

Far off the village clock was striking twelve,
he stepped into the circle's inner ring -
he'd come that night to find a hidden world 
(no fear - he was prepared for anything!)
The ground was spinning, down and down he fell,
and thought he must be dreaming home in bed;
but as the hole above him closed, he saw
the lurking ghouls - and wished that he were dead...

written 25th October for Tania's spooky contest
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Andresen Avatar
November 6, 2020 at 11:58 AM
- Sounds very scary, Jack - Congratulations on your great win in this spooky contest - Have a lovely weekend :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
La France Avatar
November 6, 2020 at 10:50 AM
Jack, congratulations on your win in Tania's 8 lines of Spooky contest, with this chilling poem_ Constance
Proxenos Avatar
November 6, 2020 at 8:01 AM
Stonehenge, spooky when it is dark, I am sure. On our last trip to the UK finally visited Stonehenge, but could not get near enough to take photos so Elias somehow got up to the security fence with police everywhere and took at photos. Congratulations on your win my friend, enjoyed this write immensely. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer
Kitchin Avatar
November 5, 2020 at 2:12 PM
Jack, congratulations on your winning placement with your spooky tale, great imagery!
Callus Avatar
November 1, 2020 at 2:38 AM
Another dark Halloween write, Jack. Enough to cause the chills! Regards // paul
Watt Avatar
October 25, 2020 at 2:44 PM
I would not want to be at Stonehenge at midnight. Nice use of imagery and vertigo verbs to add that spookiness factor. Good luck in Tania's contest ~ John
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October 25, 2020 at 1:47 PM
Maybe he was dead and did not know it yet. Good one. Reads like a good contender. Sara..Thanks for all the visits.
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