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The Dark Wood

In that wood so dark and deep where ne'er but silent shadows sleep there spectral images e'er do creep in that darkened wood so deep In that wood of shadows long where ghouls and ogres there do throng there where spells are cast in song there in that wood of shadows long In that wood so still and dark where wolves do howl and coyotes bark there where bleeds the elder bark there in that wood so still and dark Into that wood go not at all where spooks and banshees scream and call there where many are said to fall do not go to that wood at all

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Date: 4/2/2020 9:02:00 PM
I am a lover of evocative horror. Horror without all the gore. This piece strikes a perfect balance between vivid imagery and descriptive horror.
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Kevin Duncil
Date: 4/3/2020 12:15:00 AM
Thank you Kimberly, this poem came to me several years ago after I had attended a halloween party with my grandkids, which ended with people telling spooky stories,and while driving home, the words started coming to me one or two lines at a time. Glad you enjoyed it. Kevin

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