Category: Words
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Hurried Hallowe’en Haiku: Black Magic
Black candles burn well Casting light through the shadows, Magic from the books
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Wordle: Haunted
I watched the light flash fade I heard the sound of evil laughter I tried to mimic someone being brave I’m sure that I’ve run faster I spin at every sound In a state of fear and tension Heart beating to the limit Filled with apprehension I must flip this on its head Kick-start my…
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Eyes!
Even through the darkness they shone, peering from the top shelf like some twisted and horrific CCTV system, without the equipment. The flickering candlelight and echoing tick tock tick of the free-standing clock on the other side of the cellar made them become more alive. Animated. They bobbed and blinked and stared forwards, silently observing…
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Twisted Claptrap (hmmm)
I was recently introduced to a new form of poem called a clerical –nope – clarion – not that – cladogram – nah – clavicorn – claptrap – ah, a clerihew! A whimsical four-line biograph where the first line features the subject’s name. I wanted to do something slightly different with this form, and tell…
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Wordle: Spectre
The air is still, the sky is clear The breeze is keeping the mist from here The view from the bridge obscured tonight A light trail leads to an eerie sight A floating figure fills the space Long trim cloak obscures the face Fingers like needles pointing forth Words trip when it tries to talk…
The Mansionic Perspective 