The Gift by BlueLotus7

Writers • Gothic • posted on Feb 09, 2005

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I am finally allowed to post my winning poem in the Renderosity Magazine Halloween contest! It was a wonderful experience! Took me all of 20 minutes to write with no rewrites! My muse was with me!--and has laid back on laurels ever since! LOL Enjoy! The Gift Thunderous hoofbeats in the dead of night No mortal could this be on such a flight, You know of course the dead don't rot Instead they rise up this eve and plot. Brittle leaves scattered o'er street Grotesque shadows dog your feet, Full moon leers behind blackened tree Locks of long hair caught as you flee. Run past graves lost in the mist Cannot deny that ghosts exist, Skeletal hand breaks the ground To the baying of Hell's own hound. Jack O'Lantern grins fire from his fields Stalks of dried corn are the swords he wields, Ravens raucously mock labored breath Telling of some soul's gruesome death. Invocation of the warlock raises Demons born to give him praises, Goblins run to do his bidding Leaping to the Devil's fiddling. White of skin and long of fangs See the vampire where he hangs, Swooping down out of the wood Desiring only to drink your blood. Ancient hag lodged beneath the oak Stirs the cauldron behind the smoke, Cackling laughter splits the air As you stumble up your stair. Fumbling with the key and latch Your only light a moonlit patch, At last behind the door and safe No longer Halloween's lost waif. Light the fire and stir the ash Finally time to count the cache, Chocolate, candy, caramel, too Lots and lots of sticky goo! You laugh and dance late this day Knowing you've escaped the fae, Until you notice as midnight closes The large bouquet of dead red roses... --Ramona L. Bryans (c.2004)

Comments (21)

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Avalonne

2:08PM | Wed, 09 February 2005

Sweetie, you have a way with words like no other...what a fantabulous poem you have written here. I couldn't come up with anything this grand if given 20 years, much less 20 minutes...no wonder it won!!! {{{HUGS}}}

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prog

6:23PM | Wed, 09 February 2005

Oh, this is absolutely wonderful!!! All I know are limericks!! LOL!! A well deserved win!!! EXCELLENT!!!

logiloglu

6:55PM | Wed, 09 February 2005

sorry about my english, i dont understand all. but i like this i did understand . !!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!

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SophiaDeer

1:07AM | Thu, 10 February 2005

Excellent poem and congratulations for winning the contest!!

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eternalwytch1

5:24AM | Thu, 10 February 2005

Fantastic piece! Congrats hun!

GingerWolf

11:09AM | Thu, 10 February 2005

Such a wonderful writing :o) Congrats on winning. Inspires me to do more of mine... perhaps soon I'll have the time to get them posted here as well :o)

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romanceworks

11:10AM | Thu, 10 February 2005

A very inspried poem! Wow, this is absolutely fantastic. Such grand and grewsome images- really captures the Halloween spirit. Congrats on this well deserved win. :o) CC

annemarie2

1:40PM | Thu, 10 February 2005

Oh wow -- this is FANTASTIC!! I absolutely love your way with words:) Congrats!!!

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SK2Design

9:20PM | Thu, 10 February 2005

AWESOME! That is definitely a winner if I ever saw one. The way your words flow, and the rhyming are both so incredible. You take the reader on a spooky and delicious trip. Brilliant writing and a huge Congratulations!

tony_br22

10:33PM | Thu, 10 February 2005

hey, excellent done BlueLotus7

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TallPockets

4:00AM | Fri, 11 February 2005

"Took me all of 20 minutes to write with no rewrites!" -- stop rubbing it in. WINK. Love the rhyme to this. Like my type of style I sometimes use, only yours is a ''whole'' bunch better. Excellent.

adm5050

6:32AM | Fri, 11 February 2005

Holy chit, you need this published somewhere!!

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KITCHAOS

2:34PM | Fri, 11 February 2005

That's great Ramona! congratulations on the winner!...20 minutes!!lol

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Sylvia

7:53PM | Sun, 13 February 2005

~Fantastic~ You do have a Talent for writing :) Congrats... EXCELLENT!!

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Druidstorm

10:15AM | Tue, 15 February 2005

Wicked verse friend...Truly impressive work!!!...:)

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RNKarenER

6:05PM | Tue, 15 February 2005

Very wicked! And congrats on winning!

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pjaj

10:02PM | Tue, 15 February 2005

As always, an excellent job from you:o) Congratulations!!

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visualgirl

5:41PM | Thu, 10 March 2005

Awesome poem! Congrats on winning the contest. you're amazing!

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calum5

5:17PM | Tue, 15 March 2005

Congrats on the winning,you always create wonderfull work and you truely deserve the recognition!!I'll catch up eventually with what Ive mised:-))bye cal

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