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Naught For the Faint In Heart

Naught for the Faint in Heart

Harrowing bloodcurdling decapitations, decomposing cadavers, and spine-tingling minions of apparitions, 
          that unravels in this gothic horror too spooky for the sane,
a haunted house wizard's necromancy as orbs creeps out the culled to unnerving extreme conditions,
          with levitations abound as specters possess those they drain,
a witch incantations o'er boiling cauldron with the eyes of newt, whorling bats, hooting owl renditions, 
          arched black cat hissing as the mangled mouse shrieks wane,
hair-raising tools of chainsaws, pitchforks, guillotines, scythe, thumbscrews, and fatal games of volitions,
          petrified palpitations immeasurable to read a pulmonary vein.

2020 October 30
*5th Place*
8 Lines of Spooky Rhyme
~~Tania Kitchin
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Andresen Avatar
November 6, 2020 at 12:02 PM
- William, congratulations on your great win in this spooky contest - Have a lovely weekend :) - // Anne-Lise :)
Kelii Kekaula Avatar
November 6, 2020 at 12:30 PM
Thank you, Anne-Lise, and a wondrous weekend too, Aloha!
La France Avatar
November 6, 2020 at 10:52 AM
William, congratulations on your win in Tania's 8 lines of Spooky contest, with this chilling poem_ Constance
Kelii Kekaula Avatar
November 6, 2020 at 12:02 PM
Thank you, Constance, for your thoughtfulness, Aloha!
Kitchin Avatar
November 5, 2020 at 2:07 PM
William, congratulations on your winning placement with your spooky tale!
Kelii Kekaula Avatar
November 5, 2020 at 2:08 PM
Thank you, Tania, for the opportunity, Aloha!
Kauffman Avatar
November 5, 2020 at 12:40 PM
Goose bumps too, William. I see a hint of Macbeth in your beautifully composed tale of horror from your haunted house - nicely done! Congratulations on your win!
Kelii Kekaula Avatar
November 5, 2020 at 12:50 PM
Thanks, Sam, and ditto, to your eerie one-way trip as well my friend, Aloha!
Fowler Avatar
October 31, 2020 at 6:35 AM
Goose bumps William. And great accompanying photograph. :) Linda
Kelii Kekaula Avatar
October 31, 2020 at 10:05 AM
Thanks for your expressions, Linda, Aloha!
Pandit Avatar
October 31, 2020 at 5:39 AM
I like your rhyme scheme William. Very apt for the contest theme--in spooky sights and sounds.
Kelii Kekaula Avatar
October 31, 2020 at 10:09 AM
Thank you, Vijay, for sharing your wondrous insights, Aloha!
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