Sally of the Ferocious Night

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Open Poetry #42

Sally of the Ferocious Night

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

0 posted 2008-05-15 04:36 AM

Sally of the Ferocious Night

"Once a baby mysteriously disappeared, and the
town suspecting the worse was living in fear,
until Billie Bob's dog found the baby alive
and in good cheer deep in Grandma's basement.
For this, the Mayor provided free pretzels and
beer and the town had a grand celebration."

There's a place in the bayou
where the faint of heart shouldn't go.
Why? I will provide you with reasons why...
In this place strange things
have been known to happen;
for what appears to be a man by day,
by night transforms into a beast of prey.
Locals know that there has never been
an attack within our bayou town
but if you measure a miles radius around
the town, outside that circle, scattered
body parts have been found, of those that
dared to travel into that part of the bayou
in the darkness of the night, oh yes there
was one woman who returned still in one piece,
but from that night she's never been right,
and round these parts she's only seen at night,
and so she's called Sally of the ferocious night.

JamesLee
15May
2008

bayou-a sluggish marsh
inlet of a lake.

Margherita
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since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

1 posted 2008-05-15 06:27 AM

I am almost shivering, dear James, you are good in creating a frightening atmosphere!!

It began with pretzels and ended with Sally's disturbed mind.

I am reading a crime novel right now and you placed me right back into that kind of scenery ...

Very good!

Love,
Margherita

poddarku
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since 2008-01-15

Posts 589
india

2 posted 2008-05-15 07:40 AM

you successfully have erased the thin line between a story and a poem.beautiful

clever talks delay friendship!

2islander2
Member Ascendant

since 2008-03-12

Posts 6825
by the sea

3 posted 2008-05-15 10:43 AM

Very interesting James and frightening too...Nice story to tell...

Thanks

yann

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

4 posted 2008-05-15 11:58 AM

You do have a way with this kind of story.
Ida

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