Just Another Night .... #8

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Kit McCallum

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0 posted 2001-10-09 07:34 AM

(from #8 - in the spirit of Halloween)

.

. Just Another Night

He lurked amongst the cedar hedge,
As shadows filled the night;
A creature blending with the dark,
To keep him from her sight.

The night was still, the silence deep,
The air was damp and cold;
And from his hidden vantage there,
He plotted schemes untold.

If one had seen him standing there,
You'd think he was alone;
And yet, his head was filled with voices,
Urging him along.

They spoke to him in urgent tones,
His twisted mind did dwell,
On visions of his target there,
Beyond the window sill.

He slithered closer, cautiously,
The only sounds to hear,
Were cracklings of the underbrush ...
He shifted then, and leered.

His eyes were dark, like blackened orbs,
Held wildness there within;
An empty vessel looking back,
Glared remnants of his sins.

He moved with automation,
While his breath came hoarse and deep;
He watched his prey with naked shame,
As she prepared for sleep.

And in the room, not far away,
She hesitated then;
A prickling, strange sensation
Filled her heart with pending dread.

She peered out from the window
As she heard a crackling sound ...
And swiftly scanned the woods beyond;
Her heart began to pound.

Her eyes were wide and panic filled,
While terror filled her thoughts;
Her intuition straining;
Something tangible, she sought.

She shrugged her shoulders, shook her head,
To wipe her fear away ...
'Twas nothing out of ordinary,
Sighed ... and moved away.

She stretched and yawned, smiled softly,
As she reached to find the light;
While darkness then enveloped her;
... 'Twas just another night.

/Kit McCallum

[This message has been edited by Kit McCallum (edited 10-09-2001).]

Marge Tindal

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Florida's Foreverly Shores

1 posted 2001-10-09 09:24 AM

Kit~
This is plain downright spooky ... glad I read it in the daylight~
LOL !

Sends chills through me, girlie~
That's GOOD writing ! !

I'm keeping the lights on tonight !
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

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Seymour Tabin
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Tamarac Fla

2 posted 2001-10-09 10:11 AM

Kit,
Not too spooky, Well done I enjoyed the read.

suthern

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since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

3 posted 2001-10-09 02:00 PM

This delivers a great case of the shivers! *S* Well done!

(Now what's your address so that I can have my electric bill delivered to you??? LOL For I'll be sleeping with the lights ON! *G*)

Professor Gloom
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of Depression

4 posted 2001-10-09 02:09 PM

Very nice write,
actually,
it reminds me of a little back cat
the used to be in the neighborhood,
A fine stalker he was.

Gloom

Lady UXB
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5 posted 2001-10-09 02:12 PM

Goodness!! Brings to mind the sounds you hear outside your window while reading Stephen King. I may just think differently of them now! My hat is off to you!

LngJhnAg
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Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion

6 posted 2001-10-09 04:45 PM

whew! I thought you might have seen me that time! I'll be back tonight, my pretty, with red lights for pupils, and a slackened jaw mumbling for you. Oh, wait a minute. That's Balladeer all over! I can't imitate the real thing! lol

Enchantress
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Canada eh.

7 posted 2001-10-09 05:02 PM

GOOSEBUMPS!! That's what it gave me!
...and a smile cuz it's such a good write. ~Nancy~

~I've loved you forever, in lifetimes before.~

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