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Saturday, October 29, 2011

Ghost Gutter Inn

Flickering… a mélange of sidewalk signs
that in a second flashes ‘orange’ and ‘red’
neon lights carved too bright to really see
{mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha, mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha}
the hungry thing… lurking… in the shadows
twitched in time the demons in your mind
caught unaware inside Ghost Gutter Inn.

The air of night a bloody gurgle in its throat
that if you listen close enough you’ll hear
a THUMP followed by a crooked laugh
{mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha, mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha}
like a genie… possessed… in a bottle…
twitched in time the demons in your mind
vanished inside Ghost Gutter Inn.

@laurie kolp

Prompt inspiration: The Sunday Whirl (twitched, crooked, bloody, sidewalk, bottle, flickering, gutter, gurgle, thump, vanished, carved, caught)

Also linked to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Halloween share
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24 comments:

  1. Everyday GoddessOctober 29, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    spooky good!

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  2. UnknownOctober 29, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    eerily entertaining!

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  3. Laurie KolpOctober 29, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    BOO! Thank you.

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  4. Maude LynnOctober 29, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    I love the laugh!

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  5. MaryOctober 29, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    Halloween cometh indeed. I haven't gotten to the wordle words yet, but that is next on my poetic agenda. Boo to you! Well wordled.

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  6. vivinfranceOctober 30, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    Spooky poeming. Your wordle would also fit We Write Poems' prompt. Economise on the ghosts!

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  7. NankaOctober 30, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha, mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha a thump, a pat on your back for a good poem and a Boo!! for good measure!! :D

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  8. brenda wOctober 30, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    Excellent write, Laurie. I love the repetition of the last two lines, they are my favorite. The rhythm, the way they sound aloud. brava!

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  9. WillowOctober 30, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    Excellent, Laurie, scary, mwa-ha-ha-ha Halloween poem.

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  10. ScarletOctober 31, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    nicely done... the repetitive lines gives it a spooky twirl ~

    happy halloween ~

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  11. Susie ClevengerOctober 31, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    the evil laugh love it..creepy view of tortured thought...Happy Halloween

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  12. Kerry O'ConnorOctober 31, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    I love the auditory intensity of your Halloween poem - excellent work with the wordle too.

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  13. Jingle Poetry At Olive GardenOctober 31, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    you are quite productive.

    Happy Halloween, Thanks for your past support to Jingle Poetry Community,

    you are blessed, welcome back any time.

    Cheers.

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  14. flaubertOctober 31, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha, I love that, Laurie. Perfectly spooky.

    Pamela

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  15. Sherry Blue SkyOctober 31, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    Totally atmospheric and I love the wicked laughter!

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  16. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    Laurie, I actually had a "MOO-HA-HA" in my comment on my own poem, because I accidentally credited Mike Patrick's words to Joseph Harker.

    This was fun, nasty-good, chilling... all the ingredients of a perfect Halloween poem! (I love Halloween because it teaches kids that it's OK to be a little scared, because you have their hand and they know they are really safe) GREAT!
    Amy http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/lost-soul-sun-whirl/

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  17. FireblossomOctober 31, 2011 at 2:29 PM

    Excuse me. There are ghosts in my room! ;-)

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  18. ElizabethOctober 31, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    Ahh wicked laughter, what better to call to mind all the shenanigans of Halloween. Wonderful use of the wordle words.

    Elizabeth

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  19. vivinfranceOctober 31, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    I am horripilating horrifically having read that. Brilliant.

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  20. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    I had a genie in my bottle, too! :)

    good poem!

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  21. Philip ThriftNovember 1, 2011 at 2:18 AM

    Great name for a Gothic inn, and fun poem to go with it.

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  22. gautami tripathyNovember 1, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    Very good!

    innards

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  23. Mystic_MomNovember 2, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    Spookily good! :-)

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  24. AnonymousNovember 4, 2011 at 4:06 AM

    Great write Laurie. The Ghost Gutter Inn doesn't sound like the place for a quiet pint.

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