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Night Frights |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now 
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"NIGHT FRIGHTS" by Bill Charles ~~~~ I knew it was Halloween, but figured what the heck, go through the park to get home, wasn't a long trek... So I went right through the creaky main gate, soon as I did I had the impression it was too late... Well I didn't know it, that is, what I was getting into, until scary things started to happen, holy phew… I heard this noise, sounded like something very angry, what was it I wondered, I certainly wasn't going to argue... A bolt of lighting, and some scary cackling laughter, there was a ghoul person looking like an aggressor… I didn't want to agitate him, so backed away did I, didn't do any good though, he caught me with his eye... So I turned tail and ran, later they said I was pure white, I was really scared, had a whole lot of trembling fright... And as I was running, fast as I could down that curvy path, out jumped a skeleton, with its entire terrible wrath... A ghoul, a skeleton, wow I thought, what's next, I shouldn't have asked, because next was the best... Evil red eyes were looking through the dark at me, it was coming from over there, behind another tree… It gurgled and said "A'rrrrrgggg", and other things, I said, "Wow Bill, this is not good, just too many beings"… My teeth were chattering, like I was chewing on a steak, hoping that that gurgling thing only had a bellyache... Never found out what it might be, because I left in posthaste, before that whatever thing it was wanted me to taste… I took off from that park, yelling “yahoooooo, come on feet, help me get out of here, just once make me an athlete"… So I learned one lesson, if you must walk through the park, don't go there when it's Halloween, midnight, and dark... Because all of those creatures, they have pretty big appetites, and there is one thing for sure, they will certainly give you night frights… ~~~~ |
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Paul Wilson
since 2002-07-07
Posts 4711United States |
Bill...Enjoyed your story very much. When I was young and had to walk down a dark street at night, I always use to keep looking behind me, thinking some terrible creature was right behind me waiting for the chance to jump out and grab me. Scared the daylights out of me every time...Paul |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Now I'm going to be awake all night!!!  Good stuff Bill! Happy haunting. ~Hugs~ ~ Time has cast a spell on you |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
This is so different from your usual romantic poetry, Bill... But you did an excellent job scaring me half to death... BTW... did you get a lot of candy for trick or treating?  ~ eeeeery hugsLyra |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Hah! Those ghouls and goblins and skeletal thingies cannot scare me out of my jammies! Oops! I left my jammies in Alaska when I moved! Now I am in big trouble! |
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garysgirl 
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Bill, you didn't even have to have all that music, scary graphics, and black pages that those e-mail greeting sites have for Halloween poems. Your words in this poem got me SCARED SILLY.....that is , what time I wasn't giggling at the expressions you used to get your point across. This was really good, Bill. I felt like I was in a spooky graveyard instead of a park. Thanks. Love To All, Ethel |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
scary poem, now you have given me the night frights. Kethry Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown |
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NewEnglandlazurlu Member Rara Avis
since 2002-01-04
Posts 7470A Mountain Paradise |
Yikes, I wouldn't go through the park no matter what the night! Very spooky and scary ... BOO!  Witches Hugs, Marti Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Remind me never to go for a stroll in the park with you. I only meet friendly ghosts and witches, and their all so little. Not to worry! hehe loved this Liz |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
"It gurgled and said "A'rrrrrgggg", and other things, I said, "Wow Bill, this is not good, just too many beings"… My teeth were chattering, like I was chewing on a steak, hoping that that gurgling thing only had a bellyache..." (giggles in delight) And just when I thought I had seen everything, there, in back of me, a grinding noise, like a lawn-mower...creeping to my neck. it could only mean one thing...if...YES, IT'S THE HATFIELDS AND MCCOYS AND THE SLACK-JAWED TOMATO MASSACRE...or wait, it's just Rascally Raccoon! LOL! This is sooooooo delightful, sweet friend, I LOVE IT, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Bill, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." Shakira [This message has been edited by Mistletoe Angel (10-29-2002 11:24 AM).] |
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Zinsser Senior Member
since 2001-02-27
Posts 1641Calif. |
love this... : ) |
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HollyDazed New Member
since 2002-10-29
Posts 6 |
Night Frights and maybe a bite...or two??? hmmmm  a-zombie |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Bill darling man scare the goodness out of me why don’t you? Wonderful writing darling man utterly utterly wonderful I love this utterly utterly utterly as always YOUR writing is simply perfect, you’ve given me a real scary fright, which proves this is exquisite writing   Love and warm stuff As always Mushy  Breathe through the heat of our desire |
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