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*** It was All Saints Eve, Halloween, And from my window I watched; Children dressed in various disguises, Trick or treating to each house, Where Jack-o-lanterns shined; On Halloween Night. Inside my house candles flickered, The corners filled with shadow; Upon a table was an ornate Ouija board, Waiting for my guest to settle, It was time to open the door; On Halloween Night. With our hands on the planchette, We asked the spirits that dwelled; To show us a sign or perhaps a presence, A long silence was thick and eerie, Candles blew out and a door creaked; On Halloween Night. We heard a man's harsh whisper, I could feel his breath on my cheek; As though he was leaning over me, All of us were frozen in cold fear, As footsteps on wood echoed away; On Halloween night. It was that very night in my bed, That I felt my covers being pulled away; And I had an odd feeling I was not alone, I felt his open mouth hanging over me, Then I was screaming and screaming; On Halloween night. ___________________________ August 31, 2014 Poetry/Narrative/On Halloween Night Copyright Protected, ID 08-595-563-31 All Rights Reserved, 2014, Constance La France Entered in the Standard contest, Halloween (old poems), sponsor, A Poet Destroyer, Judged 09/2014 Seventh Place

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Date: 11/1/2015 10:45:00 AM
Broken, Congrats on your Halloween win, hope you had a wonderful one. SKAT love
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Constance La France
Date: 11/1/2015 1:54:00 PM
Thank you Skat for the congrats ~
Date: 10/27/2015 11:39:00 PM
Congrats on superb win broken with this amazing write!
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Date: 10/28/2015 8:15:00 AM
Thank you Upma for your forever support ~
Date: 10/27/2015 8:12:00 PM
Congrats on your win with this great Halloween write my friend!!
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Date: 10/27/2015 8:24:00 PM
Robert, Thank you for the congrats ~
Date: 10/27/2015 5:16:00 PM
Dropping back with my congrats:-) hugs Jan xx
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Constance La France
Date: 10/27/2015 8:24:00 PM
Thank you Jan for the congrats ~
Date: 10/27/2015 2:10:00 PM
Broken :) Congratulations on your Good Old Halloween Poem. Had fun reading every entry. Stop by my latest blog "The Locked Room" in references to this contest if you'd like or have time. Always & Forever ~The Poet Destroyer~
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Constance La France
Date: 10/27/2015 3:02:00 PM
Linda, thank you so much for my wonderful win in your Halloween Contest, I am very honored ~
Date: 9/1/2014 8:16:00 AM
This is chilling. It remind me of a séance with a Ouija board my older sisters conducted at my grandmother's house long ago : We heard a voice ! Scared the ever holy **** out of us smaller kids ! I am voting for a win here !
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Constance La France
Date: 9/6/2014 6:18:00 PM
Thanks for your comment Keith, I remember doing something like that when I was a kid also ~~
Date: 8/31/2014 3:37:00 PM
wow, what an imagination. Wish I had thought to do one like this. I am STILL thinking and not sure what I will do. Maybe nothing!! Anyway, this is a sure win, sweetie.
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Date: 9/6/2014 6:19:00 PM
Thanks Andrea, I am sure you will write something amazing ~~
Date: 8/31/2014 12:27:00 PM
you told a wonderful story good luck in the contest:-) Hugs jan xx
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Date: 9/6/2014 6:20:00 PM
Thanks Jan ~~
Date: 8/31/2014 11:26:00 AM
again, you cast the spell with this frightful and beautiful hallow write, constance.. the repetitive lines doubles the suspense... wonderful!.. huggs
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Constance La France
Date: 9/6/2014 6:21:00 PM
Thank you so much nette, I am happy you like my poem ~~
Date: 8/31/2014 10:42:00 AM
excellent write. I hope this does well in the contest. great read. thank you
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Constance La France
Date: 8/31/2014 10:49:00 AM
Thank you so much Maurice for your encouraging words and support ~~

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