“Hello, my dear,” the monster said.
“Who’s this?” she cried.
“Come to me, little one.”
“Hey, that’s creepy!”
“You can be a princess
in the underworld.”
“Ugh! Let go!”
“Love’s more pure beyond the grave.”
(Those hands touch
round her throat.)
Now
here I was
with a pocketknife.
Large plastic torch.
(And holy water
too.)
Sat
fearful.
Waiting
in the crypt.
Outside
thick fog
conceals
faint murmured
groans.
Some
thing moves
closer
all
the time.
Get ready!
It’s
nearly
midnight.
(Above is a piece from when I had just turned 21.
Partly inspired by old horror movies.)
Hope you are well?
My flu-type illness has improved a lot.
Though the post-viral depression lingers.
At present, I feel unable to write poetry.
Is anyone else spending more time online than usual?
I found the greatest benefit of that, was discovering many interesting new bloggers
(artists, poets, photographers, and writers) in recent weeks.
Some have even visited my site.
It’s so nice to connect with other creative people.
(And, perhaps I am slightly immature, but an unexpected like still gets me excited.)
Comments are always VERY welcome.
Thank you
for reading.Β Β π
(Art on the blog is mine.)
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Love the art and the poem does remind me of horror movies. Good to hear you’re doing better. I’m positive you will get back to writing. Our creative expressions cannot be contained forever!
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Thank you, Moises!
I appreciate those supportive words.
Hoping your week goes well. π
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Thank you, sorry for missing your last comment! I am doing good, sending good vibes to ya!
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Hi Ken, thanks for liking one of my posts on my student blog. You have an extensive body of excellent work here!
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Thank you, Janice!
I’ve just found, and followed, another blog of yours (“Art from Norfolk”) which looks very good.
(Hope you will visit again.π)
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Love this drawing. Glad you are feeling better. Many people donβt think creativity takes any energy. They are wrong. Get your strength back and keep creating. The world needs us more than ever right now
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Thank you, Cheryl!
Started doodling with an old blue biro, one day (when I was 17), and things evolved.
(It’s unfinished, really, but I never went back to add any more detail.)π
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Thanks for the Compliment on my Vampire Bible…
Saw the poem thought you might like a few of mine
https://missmusingswritingessentials.wordpress.com/2015/10/19/13-frights-of-halloween/
The one led Cliche is my Horror movie inspiration poem. You can find a list of my Posted Poems in the archive
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Thank you, Kim!
I enjoyed your poem, and gave it a like. π
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Hello. Thought I’d pop over after you visited me. Yes, spending hours online at the moment. Hope you feel better soon.
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Thank you, Rose!
How nice of you to drop by. π
I’m feeling quite a bit better.
(Never reach 100% well, due to long-term health problems.)
Depression has lifted, too.
Still can’t write any poetry, yet, though.
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Oh that’s good to hear. Depression can really hang around. π
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Yes.
Today I’m even feeling unusually cheerful,
for a poet. LOL!
(Perhaps extra interaction on WordPress has helped, more than I expected. π)
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Great. I hope you can sustain that feeling for a good while. π€
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Thanks, Rose!
I hope you and baby have a lovely weekend.π
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Your poem here reminds me of the lead protagonist in Andrzej Sapkowski’s series of books about a “Witcher” (a monster hunter in a fantasy realm). Nicely done!
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Thank you, Jo!
Good to hear from you.π
That’s interesting: though I’m not familiar with Sapkowski’s work.
Back when this was written (1977) they showed a series of “Hammer horror” movies on TV.
(I especially enjoyed the vampire ones.)
(Sorry for the slightly delayed reply: WordPress hid your comment in the spam, so I got no notification.)
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Your artwork really calls out to me! Beautiful!
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Thank you!
I’m really glad you like it.π
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Horrible horror movies, they grip you in fear and it does always feel. someone sinister is near. To grab and kill..eeee
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Thank you, Kalabalu!
To be honest, I don’t like very gory ones,
and prefer gothic atmospheres.π§π»ββοΈ
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I am scared of horror movies π§
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