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Nightmare

A ghoul with an axe took a swing at me
I couldn’t move I was tied to a tree
Sweating profusely I let off a scream
Then woke with a jolt ‘twas only a dream.





Written 24.03.2019

For writing challenge 5, March 2019
Four lines poetry contest.

Sponsored by Dear Heart.

Copyright © Tom Cunningham | Year Posted 2019

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Valsa George Date: 3/15/2022 7:17:00 PM I too had such nightmares ! On waking up, the thought that after all it was just a dream makes us feel so relieved.....! Perfect Tom. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/15/2022 8:19:00 PM Thank you very much Valsa, relieved but feeling spooked for the rest of the day. Hope your week is going well. Tom

Andrea Dietrich Date: 4/2/2019 3:31:00 PM Cool little poem and I see it is a winner. congratulations. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 4/2/2019 5:30:00 PM Thanks very much Andrea. Tom

Gershon Wolf Date: 4/1/2019 9:43:00 AM Perfect nightmare: Scary and short! Best wishes, Gershon Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 4/1/2019 10:15:00 AM Thank you Gershon, hope you're well Tom

Lindsay Laurie Date: 3/31/2019 8:50:00 PM G'day Tom … how bad are your nightmares then Tom? Lindsay Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 4/1/2019 10:14:00 AM Well the worst one I had was it was a blazing hot day and I went into the bar for cold beer and they'd sold out, I woke up shaking lol.

Constance La France Date: 3/29/2019 11:02:00 AM Tom, congratulations on your win in my contest with this excellent poem and I love that twist at the end and even that gruesome image ~ Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/29/2019 11:08:00 AM Thank you Dear Heart, I tried to make it as dark as I could, but I'll never be Poe lol. Thank you for hosting. Tom.

Joseph May Date: 3/28/2019 7:05:00 PM A very scary dream Tom..Very nicely penned..GL in the contest.. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/29/2019 4:18:00 AM Thank you very much Joseph.

Timothy Mcguire Date: 3/28/2019 4:19:00 PM great win Tom! Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/29/2019 4:18:00 AM Thank you Timothy.

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 3/28/2019 12:28:00 AM Hi Tom, wonderful 4 lines and scary - congratulations on your win. Poetry hugs, Jenny. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/28/2019 4:14:00 AM Thank you very.much Jennifer. Tom

Vladislav Raven Date: 3/27/2019 9:56:00 PM Hi Tom, love the content of this wonderful write. Dreams can be so vivid sometimes Tom, many are the nights I have jolted awake from a horrible dream. Short, to the point, I loved the piece. Have a wonderful Thursday. Your friend always....mike. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/27/2019 10:35:00 PM Thank you Mike, happy you liked it. Hope all's well. Tom.

Nette Onclaud Date: 3/27/2019 3:31:00 PM came back to send my big congrats, tom... spill ink!...hugs Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/27/2019 10:34:00 PM Thank you nette. Hope all's well. Tom.

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 3/27/2019 2:32:00 PM - Congratulations, Tom :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/27/2019 10:33:00 PM Thank you very much sunshine. Tom.

Timothy Mcguire Date: 3/26/2019 5:13:00 PM until you looked down and saw your head, and found out you might be dead! wonderful poem TOM! Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/27/2019 2:08:00 AM Haha, have had many a nightmare in the past but try not to eat anything after tea in the evening. Tom.

Paul Callus Date: 3/26/2019 12:42:00 PM Thank goodness it was only a dream, Tom, but some dreams are so very vivid that they take their toll on us! Have to be careful what to eat before going to bed! Regards // paul Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/27/2019 2:07:00 AM Thanks Paul, that's so true, as much as I love cheese I eat it early and try not to nibble after six o'clock. Tom

Arthur Vaso Date: 3/25/2019 10:27:00 PM I loved this, I read the title I worried you read one of my poems!!!! LOL Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/26/2019 2:51:00 AM Thanks Arthur, love the comment lol Tom.

Caren Krutsinger Date: 3/25/2019 9:20:00 PM Oh, this is so GOOD, Tom! Loved the humor of it of course! Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/26/2019 2:50:00 AM Thank you Caren, glad you liked it. Tom.

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 3/25/2019 2:48:00 AM - A terrible nightmare, Tom - Luck in the contest :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/25/2019 2:52:00 AM Thank you Sunshine. Tom

Charles Messina Date: 3/24/2019 9:22:00 PM Thank god it was only a dream..lol Good one! Good luck in the contest Tom...Charlie Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/25/2019 2:50:00 AM Thank you very much Charlie. Tom.

Swetha Vangaveti Date: 3/24/2019 8:37:00 PM Marvellous write :) Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/25/2019 2:49:00 AM Thank you Swetha. Tom.

Eve Roper Date: 3/24/2019 6:06:00 PM You better have better dreams then that, Tom. Good luck in the contest. Hugs Eve ~`* Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/25/2019 2:49:00 AM Thanks Eve, be great if we could choose our dreams. Tom.

Arturo Michael Date: 3/24/2019 9:36:00 AM Vibes...Enjoyed the feel... Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/24/2019 12:45:00 PM Thank you Arturo. Tom.

Vijay Pandit Date: 3/24/2019 7:33:00 AM I liked the turn in the last line--well written as always, Tom. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/24/2019 12:44:00 PM Thank you very much Vijay, glad you liked it. Tom.

Nette Onclaud Date: 3/24/2019 6:34:00 AM tom, make sure you have a glass of water on the side table... i enjoyed the twist in the end; engrossing poem!...huggs Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/24/2019 12:43:00 PM Thanks nette, glass of water and a big stick lol. Tom.

Silent One Date: 3/24/2019 6:23:00 AM sounds awful.. I've been having some lucid dreams recenlty... glad it was just a dream.. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/24/2019 12:43:00 PM Thanks S.O., be great if you could somehow control your dreams, be like bring at the cinema with you always being the hero. Tom.

Demetrios Trifiatis Date: 3/24/2019 5:42:00 AM Yes, that is a nightmare but so artfully written that makes me scream for...joy my friend, Tom! Login to Reply Demetrios Trifiatis Date: 3/24/2019 1:51:00 PM TOM, my friend you congratulated me for POTW could you tell me where one can see it? Tom Cunningham Date: 3/24/2019 12:25:00 PM Thank you Demetrios, have had the odd nightmare in the past and when you awake you feel spooked. Tom.