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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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Date: 3/4/2021 7:15:00 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.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 3/4/2021 2:01:00 PM
Thank you, Julia! So sorry I missed out!
Date: 3/1/2021 12:32:00 PM
Love ghost stories. This one is chilling Kim. :) Linda
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 3/1/2021 12:51:00 PM
Thank you! I think I forgot to enter it into the contest.
Date: 2/27/2021 11:29:00 PM
A well composed ghost story. I would never attend a séance. Don't really believe in them, but your poem deserves high praise.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 2/28/2021 4:56:00 AM
We should never! You are right. Thank you!
Date: 2/27/2021 9:57:00 AM
Interesting structure for the couplets, and chilling! Good write! Best of luck in the contest.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 2/27/2021 10:59:00 AM
Thank you, my friend!

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