»
Archives
»
Open Poetry #36
»
Something Wicked This Way Comes (repost)
| Open Poetry #36 |
|
Something Wicked This Way Comes (repost) |
|
|
Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
soft shivered whispers in dark of night from a bedtime story retold tis a ghostly, ghoulish tale to chill the blood of young and old white silken petticoats rustle against the floor noiseless footsteps in the hall soft keening cries of love unrequited slither up the wall in her wake bloody tendrils course with a chilling embrace though a mirror passes no shadow seen of her ashen face at stroke of twelve she sadly croons notes of her lovers lament heart thrust aside with careless laugh signaled her torment a knife appeared clutched in upraised hand to swing at him aloft but his was the quicker aim his thrust was hard hers much too soft her heart in deadly rent drained quickly blood of life whilst murderer smiled and quickly returned to his rich wife the dead shall walk forever awaiting vengeance on a hallowed Holy Grail and so she walks in dead of night blood marks her ghostly trail with lift of hand prepared to knock upon past lover’s door halting spirit in gasp as a light shines on the floor slashes seen on fingers held fast in her ghoulish stare she waits in deadly amazement that he knows that she is there he peers from behind locked doors in fearful dread what apparition does he see? a lover long thought dead! his faithless heart beats faster as he hears the ghastly scrape scorned fingers scratching he knows there is no escape brother wind blows the wooden door askew horror fills his heart he knows naught what to do whispers on a ghostly breeze seal his soul in fire as he comes face to face with the one he did desire slowly sunken eyes turn as ghoulish smile in haunt succumbs see now the phantom lover “as something wicked this way comes”* ~~~~~ *By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes. Open, locks, Whoever knocks! Macbeth. Act iv. Sc. 1. |
||
| © Copyright 2005 Poet deVine - All Rights Reserved | |||
|
Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Well done, Sharon!! Much enjoyed!  |
||
Nightshade 
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Awesome!! Enjoyed. Chris  Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. |
||
|
iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Chilling write, Sharon! ....jo |
||
|
JesusChristPose Senior Member
since 2005-06-21
Posts 777Pittsburgh, Pa |
An intriguing story indeed... very much enjoyed... I just had to find out what happened. Chillingly cool! |
||
|
Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Ah Sharon, How I hate to admit how good this is. I just hate scary things. But still I confess, this was really good.  If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. |
||
|
serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
I wished I'd taken a stab at this. (groannnnnnnnn...) Seriously, I should have read it in time for the season. Your take on things, I have much underestimated in the past. (Forgive me?) Love you Shar...  and um, Who's gonna carve the turkey this year? |
||
|
|
⇧ top of page ⇧ |
|
| All times are ET (US). All dates are in Year-Month-Day format. | ||
