»
Archives
»
Open Poetry #45
»
Something Whooshed....!
| Open Poetry #45 |
|
Something Whooshed....! |
|
|
Namyh Senior Member
since 2009-01-20
Posts 988 |
This is for those who wake up mid-morning after trick or treating the night before. Happy Halloween. *************************************************** Something whooshed On a planet, in a country, in a state, in a town, on a street where a lampost shines and the houses, very warm, quiet dreamers in their sleep like a hush after church bell chimes. Something whooshed...on the wind in the distance. Something galloped in the lime moonlight -and its wings cut the air -into slices of Fear which it tossed in the night with delight. And I shivered with a tremble and began to disassemble with the fright now fused to my bones. -Slices landed on the rooftops, -slid across the treetops and fell down to cartop domes. Out my bed, 'cross the floor, thru a window did I spy down the street from that lamp lurking light, came an eerie fog creeping, 'cross the land was it seeping, into beds and blankets and the sleepers of the night. Then the church bell rang! Clang! Clang! The church bell rang! Clang! Clang! In its cloud came the hoofbeats thumping like heartbeats pulsing to a blood-beat time, -as the whoosh of its wing flaps -turned cold my blood saps freezing in the vessels of my mind. Fog seeped at a fast creep crossing onto my street's curb over lawn, more and more -while sliding past the fireplace, -creeping up the staircase, thumping down the hall to my door. Some human headed hoofed thing, half bull-half wing, eyes froze in fire-flicked flames, -just reached out from the mist, -grabbed me by my arm and wrist and pulled me, screaming, in the fog in pain. I jolted from this nightmare, awake and free of frightmares, gasping for some air or wake-up push. -Rushed to my window just to breathe. -The night air filled my lungs with ease when eyes and head turned left.....……..and Something whooshed ! Namyh |
||
| © Copyright 2009 Namyh - All Rights Reserved | |||
|
AncientHippie Member
since 2009-10-15
Posts 411Surfing the Cosmic Flow |
Very clever write, Namyh. Epic, like a very Darkside version of The Night Before Christmas. Exciting visuals, and wonderful shivers. Thanks. Sutra 8: Faith is not an alternative to thought: the one excludes the other. |
||
|
Namyh Senior Member
since 2009-01-20
Posts 988 |
Ancient Hippie - I fell asleep thinking of an animal love story and erupted from that sleep with this Frankenstein frightmare that jumped from my pen into vivid words and then on to the page. And any poet knows that when the words come rapid like that, it’s a satisfying experience afterwards and far remote from the chaotic struggles that we often encounter to create. I thank you so much for your epic enjoyment and for those wonderful shivers. I think I'm feeling one now.LOL Namyh |
||
|
Bridget Shenachie Senior Member
since 2002-01-23
Posts 1056Kansas USA |
Namyh-- I enjoyed this so much, I thought that I would bump it to the top so that more would read it 'fore Halloween-- Shenachie |
||
|
MorningStar Member
since 2009-10-26
Posts 290Pittsburgh, Pa |
Well, I guess I be breaking out my trusty night lite 2nite... Thanks for the scare!! Aenea If I don't say it...who will? |
||
|
Namyh Senior Member
since 2009-01-20
Posts 988 |
Shenachie – I’m honored indeed for the bump. Likewise, I hope this puts a Halloween bump in the night. But if it’s still there the morning after and whooshes. Get out of the house! LOL. Thanks. Namyh |
||
|
Namyh Senior Member
since 2009-01-20
Posts 988 |
Aenea – For such an ominous occasion I come armed with a short bazooka, 3 grenades, a survival knife, 2 land mines and a cold Sprite….shaken but not stirred for the monsters who can’t stand the fizz. Oh Yeah! I have one trusty night lite with the Ever-Ready Bunny batteries. I’m starting to feel a lot safer. Thanks Aenea. Namyh |
||
|
Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Namyh - I think I'd rather go through the cemetery rather than go outside your place. Then again, h'mmmm.... BC |
||
|
Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Namyh ~ What a fantastically creative imagination you have! All of your poems are captivating! A compelling Halloween poem! Boo! Linda Lou   |
||
|
Namyh Senior Member
since 2009-01-20
Posts 988 |
Bill – Ahhh Come on Bill ! You’ll never know what’s in store to scare ya. Take a chance. How bad could it be when even my therapist tells me I should be back on solid foods in two weeks.LOL Thanks Bill. Hope this elevated your heart beat just a little. Namyh |
||
|
Namyh Senior Member
since 2009-01-20
Posts 988 |
Linda - Just when you thought it was safe to ride on the waters of sleep, there you are wet and swimming with the shark of nightmares in this creation. It’s enuf to make the eyes and head turn completely around. The objective was to indeed put the reader smack dab in the middle of a nightmare where its impact is the greatest. Glad you came along for the ride where there is a signpost up ahead that says “Enter at your own risk. – Exit at your own peril – Whoosh!.” So very happy this captivated. Thanks Earth Angel. Boo! Namyh |
||
|
|
⇧ top of page ⇧ |
|
| All times are ET (US). All dates are in Year-Month-Day format. | ||
