Kim Rodrigues Poet Couplet

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The House of the Dead

the chandelier quakes.
its candlelight...doth shake.

  from the house of the dead,
  bitter footsteps of lead.

    the awful clink of chains
    and howling screech refrain.

       my bones ensconced in chill.
       ghost’s dagger-breath could kill.

why did i conjure up,
‘vite this spirit to sup?

i thought it all a joke
when “of séance” was spoke.

         belovéd lies on floor.
         i’m frozen to the core.

      in silence i’m his prey.
     teeth chatter, “GO AWAY!”

   the dwindle of the mist.
  at my words...the ghost hissed.

in the house of the dead,
i’d no longer break bread.

2/27/2021
Julia Ward’s Ghost Contest

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Julia Ward March 4, 2021 at 7:15 AM Thank you for bringing this poem to my attention. It would certainly have done well in my contest, Kim. It's well composed and imaginative. Kim Rodrigues March 4, 2021 at 2:01 PM Thank you, Julia! So sorry I missed out!

Linda Alice Fowler March 1, 2021 at 12:32 PM Love ghost stories. This one is chilling Kim. :) Linda Kim Rodrigues March 1, 2021 at 12:51 PM Thank you! I think I forgot to enter it into the contest.

Victor Buhagiar February 27, 2021 at 11:29 PM A well composed ghost story. I would never attend a séance. Don't really believe in them, but your poem deserves high praise. Kim Rodrigues February 28, 2021 at 4:56 AM We should never! You are right. Thank you!

L Milton Hankins February 27, 2021 at 9:57 AM Interesting structure for the couplets, and chilling! Good write! Best of luck in the contest. Kim Rodrigues February 27, 2021 at 10:59 AM Thank you, my friend!