OCTPOWRIMO – POEMS – DAY # 17 – HAUNTED HOUSE
I’m not really sure what today’s theme was…something about dancing? Anyway, I really wanted to try the one I skipped yesterday…the Paradelle … which was a bit difficult to get the form right, and took some time to do. I’m getting into the Halloween mood…all things spooky around here, anyway. 🙂
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HAUNTED HOUSE
Behold the haunted house
Behold the haunted house
Twisted black branches scrape frosty windows
Twisted black branches scrape frosty windows
Haunted branches scrape
Twisted black house, the frosty windows behold
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Shutters flap in Autumn winds
Shutters flap in Autumn winds
Dry leaves go skittering by
Dry leaves go skittering by
Shutters in Autumn go skittering
Dry winds flap by leaves
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Ghosts moan while chains rattle
Ghosts moan while chains rattle
Do you dare enter tonight
Do you dare enter tonight
Do you moan while Ghosts rattle chains
Tonight dare enter
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Behold, frosty Ghosts, in chains, go skittering by windows
The twisted winds dare scrape you dry
Tonight black Autumn leaves rattle haunted branches
Do enter house, while shutters flap…moan
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A bit of explanation about the pictures… This house is very old, and was moved from it’s original location. It is on the property of the Ranching Heritage Center, here in town. All types of original houses are here, to show the development of this area. This is one of the more modern ones. I’ve heard that it is haunted. People say that at certain times, you can see a lady (ghost?) standing at the upper windows. No one is allowed inside, but I love peering through the windows, as the houses are furnished with items from the era they were taken from. The photo where I’m looking in…I was outside the house, pointing the camera at a mirrored dresser that was inside, catching my reflection.
I’ve heard this house is haunted
That’s me, peeking in the window of the haunted house
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