Sam Kauffman Poet Sonnet

Night of Fright

Night of Fright

Dark intones creeping mists that enshrouds barren trees
Goblin dance on wild wings fear unleashed…shrieking fright
Shadows creep, ghosts arise, full moon shines…mystery
Folklore rules in pale light…smothers all candlelight

Haunted night ghost brides fly…specters float dread writes scripts
Footsteps sound, muffled loud, moaning through empty gloom
Creaking stairs lead to crypts no way back…panic grips
Swirling fogs, wraiths unleashed for one night from their tombs.

Howling hounds, rat’ling chains no escape…terror reigns
Whispers from bony hands haunt this night…spooky plans
Pulse that pounds, heart that faints with ghost tales unexplained
Fetid fumes cobweb snares shrouds the graves…time’s quick sands.

Hallows’ Eve, angels watch night of fright …spirits bold
‘Til twelve bells sends them back, haunted space, tales untold.

10-19-22
Contest: All Hallows’ Evening
Sponsor: Craig Cornish

Rhymes checked with www.rhymezone
Written in anapestic tetrameter 
Thank you Jenna!

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Valsa George October 24, 2022 at 9:04 PM I feel you are an expert at composing spooky poems and ghostly tales. Indeed terror striking....! In your poems, I see a natural way of unfolding ghastly scenes one by one. This is indeed a great sonnet satisfying all stipulations of an anapestic tetrameter. Best of luck dear Sam for your entry in the contest Sam Kauffman October 26, 2022 at 9:48 AM Valsa, dear friend, thank you! I am so humbled by your wonderful feedback! I guess Halloween is a time when I let my imagination run as wild as the wild ghosts and goblins of All Hallows Eve! I tend to see poems like movies or plays that unfold before the reader's eyes. I am so happy that shows. It took me awhile to pick up the cadence of this tetrameter but it was fun to work with once I got it - almost like a Halloween drumbeat! Many thanks for your good wishes! Blessings!

Janice Canerdy October 23, 2022 at 3:34 PM Whew! You have vividly painted some scary scenarios, Sam! Janice Sam Kauffman October 23, 2022 at 4:12 PM Hi Janice! Thank you so much! For me, All Hallow's Eve really provides some great scenarios for poems - ghosts, goblins, haunted houses and all the unexplainable myths and stories. Thanks for sharing this scary-spooky night! Blessings.

Anisha Dutta October 21, 2022 at 7:50 AM Wow! A Real Scary Haunting Night. Ghosts tales unexplained. H ave Good Days Sam Kauffman October 21, 2022 at 12:15 PM Thank you so much Anisha! I believe in our world there are things that are unexplainable that seem to take life on All Hallows' Eve. Blessings of good days to you!

Michael Tor October 19, 2022 at 7:55 PM Almost everything to make one's treakor treating a haunting night you have captured Sam... Nicely done... Sam Kauffman October 20, 2022 at 9:26 AM Hi Michael! A heartfelt thank you to you! For me All Hallows' Eve is not only about the fun and spooky things of the holiday but also about laughing at death. "Death where is your sting?" We get to rejoice in that victory! Hope you are well. Blessings of the season to you!

Jenna Logan October 19, 2022 at 3:37 PM You sure filled this Sonnet with intrigue and fear. Well wishes in the contest, Sam. Soup mail for you. Sam Kauffman October 20, 2022 at 9:21 AM Hi Jenna! Many thanks for your feedback and words of compliment. So appreciated! All Hallows' Eve does have that element of intrigue and mystery that I was hoping to capture! Thank you for your affirming words. Once again, thank you for your soupmail! All the best to you. Blessings!

Sand Blown October 19, 2022 at 12:53 PM ....'how-low-we-lean' on a 'night off-right' ....eh?!....i love sweets......stans sand Sam Kauffman October 20, 2022 at 9:14 AM Hi there! So nice to meet you! Thank you for your visit and your very fun comments! I have always love the spooky elements of Halloween not the gory or horrific! And, I, too, love the sweet side of All Hallows' Eve! All the best! Hope you have a fun and spooky holiday!

Andrea Dietrich October 19, 2022 at 12:53 PM Lots of good and spooky images in this one for Halloween. Good going, Sam. Sam Kauffman October 20, 2022 at 9:17 AM Thanks so much Andrea! I think I've mentioned before that I love the spooky elements of Halloween, the playful costumes, the pumpkins, the colors. This poem, while it has some scary parts, was a fun experience. Happy Halloween to you!