Spooky: Lady of the House Pantoum

In the dark and shaded glen
amid foreboding trees
in the place where a house had been
there never comes a breeze

Amid foreboding trees
blood cries out from the earth
there never comes a breeze
she weeps for all she's worth

Blood cries out from the earth
where she became his wife
she weeps for all she's worth
for there she took his life

Where she became his wife
she suffered but overcame
for there she took his life
but she was not to blame

She suffered but overcame
the lady of the house waits still
but she was not to blame
it was against her will

The lady of the house waits still
haunting hearth amid the rubble
it was against her will
the beginning of her trouble

Haunting hearth amid the rubble
she paces and she broods 
the beginning of her trouble
where once her love was wooed

She paces and she broods 
in the place where a house had been
where once her love was wooed
in the dark and shaded glen
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Krutsinger Avatar
October 6, 2018 at 6:24 AM
Congratulations my friend on a well-deserved win! You are amazing!
Mcferran Avatar
October 6, 2018 at 2:02 PM
Thank you, friend! ;)
Gauthier Avatar
October 5, 2018 at 11:08 PM
Well done, Rhona. Congrats on your win.
Mcferran Avatar
October 6, 2018 at 2:01 PM
Thanks, Line! ;)
Canerdy Avatar
October 5, 2018 at 7:58 PM
Well-done, Rhona! CONGRATS! Janice
Mcferran Avatar
October 5, 2018 at 9:27 PM
Thank you so much!! ;)
Smith Avatar
October 5, 2018 at 5:26 PM
An excellent poem Rhona, much enjoyed, congrats :)
Mcferran Avatar
October 5, 2018 at 5:38 PM
Thank you so much- glad you enjoyed it! ;)
Kitchin Avatar
October 5, 2018 at 5:12 PM
A well done spooky poem, really liked the rhyming form, congratulations on your winning placement in the contest!
Mcferran Avatar
October 5, 2018 at 5:24 PM
Thank you so very much- I am honored!!! ;)
Krutsinger Avatar
September 27, 2018 at 11:43 AM
I like the ominous tone of this well-written poem, my friend. I have been to a place where energies refuse to let a breeze blow, and it is something you feel.
Mcferran Avatar
September 27, 2018 at 12:00 PM
Yes, although the "lady of the house" is pure invention, the 'dark and shaded glen' 'where a house had been' was not... I remember exploring that place as a child and always feeling a disturbing "stillness" there.
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