Trembles and Thrills

TREMBLES and THRILLS Her heart shivers As it draws near The darkness loud The footsteps silent The shadow trembles Void of a body A presence is felt Wolves howl shrill Is it darkness they fear, Or that which is near? She races faster Than her heart beats The trees race with her feet Senses numb Shadows she feels The canopy thickens Her pace quickens A light appears At the end of a tunnel Far as she can see "That's not right; A tunnel in the trees?" She races back She races forth Heart pounding in her throat A light appears To her left, to her right She races past She paces fast Warnings flash in her mind Stumbles on a road Concrete as any Waves to the truck Approaching at speed; Deer in the headlights The road, red The truck, air The wolves, quiet The illusion, gone; The shadow, trembles. _____________________________________ 4:30 pm IST, 28th Nov, 2015
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November 29, 2015 at 10:59 PM
Hi Prateek, this is such an excellent first posting that I enjoyed reading! I look forward to reading more of your work! Welcome to PoetrySoup and best wishes as you continue to churn out wonderful poetic pieces! Warmest regards and a score of 7! Pandita
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November 30, 2015 at 7:58 AM
Thank you very much Pandita :)
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November 29, 2015 at 10:01 PM
Awesome set of tanka... Prateek, WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun with this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I will enjoy following you and your poetry :) We are Lucky To Have you. Enjoy Poetry Soup:) Your New Poet Friend @-> LINDA <-@
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November 30, 2015 at 7:57 AM
Thank you very much, Linda! :) Happy to be here!
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November 28, 2015 at 1:56 PM
Prateek, Welcome to Poetry Soup. It will be a delight to read and become familiar with your poems in the future. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT
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November 30, 2015 at 7:55 AM
Hi, Thank you very much for the warm welcome! :)
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