Sunday 30 October 2011

Halloween treat

above skeletal and orange spooks
adorning blackened ceilings,
you and I cozy up
in big leather armchair


you, dashing in hunter's garb
me, sultry in vampire sheath
we listen to Frankenstein serenading
as mermaids echo his baritone voice


under cobwebbed chandelier, 
werewolves perform their magic tricks,   
ghouls dance as a hairy beast plays 
grand piano in pumpkin-fest ballroom


this is the eve of all hallows day, and
everything extraordinary is norm
lines blur as our worlds collide        
the unexpected and deadly, a treat



like your kisses, warm on my neck  
scorching my 200-year old body 




Posted for The Gooseberry Garden:   The Halloween Special  
and Imaginary Garden for Real Toads:   Open Link Night


Happy Halloween ~

Thank you for the award~ Thursday Poets Rally 

I nominate Adura's Eyes for the next award.

picture credit:  discretelycharming.tumblr 

27 comments:

  1. Delightful poem...

    Happy halloween ...

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  2. love it,

    haunting and sweet.
    :)
    Thanks for sharing,

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  3. Awesome! Excellent write!

    http://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2011/10/30/wax-candy-lips/

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  4. everything that is extraordinary is the norm...yes the veil grows thin...nice halloween post...

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  5. Happy Halloween!

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  6. Really like how you switched everything around and normal was now weird on the hallowed ground. and weird was normal now too, such fun to do.

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  7. I just loved this and the twist at the end is perfect.

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  8. Heavens,
    It is a Halloween special,yes! Anything goes and everything is considered normal. Great!

    Hank

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  9. Hi Heaven. Both sweet and creepy/haunting together! Would have done nicely for our Haunting theme!

    Just letting you know that you'll need to refollow us at our new RFWer site so you can keep in touch with out news! We had gremlins and had to make another site.

    http://romanticfridaywriters.blogspot.com

    Thanks!

    Denise <3

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  10. Just exquisite
    Nothing to be missed in each line.
    Lust and Halloween make a perfect match in this poem, Heaven!

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  11. You have managed much sensuality among ghouls!!!!

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  12. Ah for the night that keeps on giving! May your kiss last past the end of time .. Brendan

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  13. seductive Halloween...love the imagery...

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  14. I like the combination of cosy, warm and mysteriousness.

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  15. A grand celebration of all that is wild, hedonistic, and volatile!

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  16. Definitely one for Halloween. great ending, too. You'll find mine here.

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  17. love it spooky great finish ....my body feels 200 yrs old ! thanks for sharing x

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  18. Wow! and, according to the photograph, such a well preserved two hundred year old body, too, hee hee. Lovely poem about love among the ghouls:)

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  19. Hmm...I think I feel 200 today! LOL

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  20. This is an excellent piece! :)
    Great play with words!
    Thanks for sharing!

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  21. "grand piano in pumpkin-fest ballroom"

    I like that.

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  22. O Positive...
    My favorite vintage!

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  23. A 200 year old body...is that a trick or a treat. Great image!

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  24. Wow, thanks ever so much Heaven! I just saw that you've nominated my blog for an award. Something compelled me to scroll down and read more of your work. Signed up to follow you. And I notice you're also following me. Well, the feeling/admiration is mutual. Goes without saying...I love your blog! Have a great weekend, Heaven.

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