Once upon a night so bleak,
frozen silent laid the creek --
air of death, pushed, swore
and swore...as if were fists
pounded the frail, wood door;
shutters noised, bolting and
banging; metal hinges oddly
clanging – cupboard glasses
adding more tumultuous tang,
as they, in vile unison, vibrantly rang…
suddenly, through frosted pane
I spied, crossing the blanketed
plane, a spirit like figure --...
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