DAY " 6 "OF THE HAUNTING

 

Photo by Florian Olivo on Unsplash

I heard you were bored.

so here you go

you want woe

then read my tale

a story of whoa

A WITCH I SOUGHT

One dark and dreary night

all Hallows Eve

I walked through the forest

no sense of the horror

my love had cheated

a lie he repeated

the pain severe

my destination unclear

but in a clearing

I found

a garden of beauty

forget-me-nots, roses

chyrsthamums

and a gargoyle doing guard duty

all kinds of posies

lifted my spirit

and gave me hope

but the effigies 

filled me with terror

it was truly a sight

still, beauty held my heart

then I noticed

a cabin with smoke curling

my thoughts were swirling

an abode of mystery

 a witch with  history

her advice, I sought

and then I bought

magic in a  bottle 

the sorcerer told me

if true love is your goal,

and your lover's heart is true

only you, he will see

no more will he stray

but if his heart lies

into a hideous gargoyle of stone

will he turn

forever to guard over thee

but never more will he roam.

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Photo by Mike on Unsplash

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did my story fulfill your wish

did I serve you a delightful dish

are you curious to see

the result of she

then come back tomorrow

for more sorrow

MUAHAHAHAHA!

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Yolanda Renée © 2023

 

JOIN US ON OCTOBER 18 – 20

FOR ALL YOUR

HALLOWEEN FUN

FLASH FICTION, POETRY, NON-FICTION, PHOTO ESSAYS...
POST OCTOBER 18th - 20th

1. SUBMIT your name and URL to the list below starting October 18th to the 20th
2. POST your entry according to October's prompt "PHANTOM OF THE OPERA"
3. USE WEP in your Title and the Poster on your page. Post your word count.
4. STATE feedback preferences and give positive feedback as requested. See WEP Critique Page.
5. SHARE THE CHALLENGE on social media. Tweets are ready on the WEP blog.

Open to all genres - 1000 words maximum 

Email Denise or another team member if you have more questions:

den.covey@gmail.com  yolandarenee@hotmail.com nilabose@gmail.com

1.	Denise Covey	7.	Shilpa Gupte	13.	Christopher Scott
2.	Yolanda Renee	8.	Roland R Clarke	14.	J Lenni Dorner
3.	Olga Godim	9.	Pat Garcia	15.	Ornery Owl (the ornery one)
4.	Nilanjana Bose	10.	Jemi Fraser	16.	Hilary Melton-Butcher
5.	Beth Camp	11.	Sonia Dogra	17.	Damyanti Biswas
6.	Kalpana M	12.	Jamie of uniquely maladjusted but fun

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