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SWIPE RIGHT
It was a Halloween
dating site
when handsome, despite the mask
caught my
attention
foregoing all
inhibition
he was the one
our first night
would be nothing but fun
I was right
it was a Halloween
to remember
Mr. Handsome,
so easy to dismember
and dinner for all my guests
just so delicious
and oh-so-nutritious.
Muahahaha!
YRS © 2024
Tagline: It's Halloween. Make sure you aren't dinner.
HAPPY
HALLOWEEN!
Photo by coincidence on Unsplash
SEANCE
Candlelight
flickers
a few novices
snicker
flowers offer
comfort
a reminder of summer
the medium
enters
takes a seat
at the center
no smile is
offered
even after
mine is proffered
Halloween she
says
a night of
spirit play
will their
presence
be an answer
to prayer
or will you
all become
their prey.
Muahahaha!
YRS © 2024
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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Photo by Mark Rall on Unsplash
Tagline: Beware the known unknown.
Add your story link here:
My interview with Anne Greenawalt of WOW regarding my story
https://muffin.wow-womenonwriting.com/2024/04/interview-with-yolanda-renee-fall-2023.html
AN ANGEL
I know an angel
of earthly fame
many seek her confidence
life is tough
living can become rough
this angel understands
many lose hope
but her light's bright
her words pure
this angel
with a heart so true
offers love and advice
recognized truth
means sorrow
disappears
promise returns
her magic works
happy folks
all recognize
her blessing
God's messenger of love
the restorer
of damaged souls
this holy vessel of perfection
but she knows sorrow
and immense pain
more profound than most
suffering despite
her heavenly calling
her beauty shines from
within
and still
she gives all
despite her grief
this spiritual being
a guardian angel
of hope.
***
Yolanda Renée Stout © 2024
In honor of Elephant's Child!
NOIR
She was a beauty
tall and blonde
with curves in
all the right places
she claimed to
have loved him
couldn’t live
without him
but now was
forced to
she hired me to
find his killer
the trail had
gone cold
the police had
given up
could I do what
they couldn’t
I gave it my best
just to stay in
her presence
shock of shock
I became the top
suspect
had she set me up
I couldn’t
believe she would
those lips, that
kiss
her tears, those
eyes
I’m no fool
but the bars of
my cage say differently.
YRS © 2024
