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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Spooked Spirits

Key by key, letter to letter
the ghostwriter types away
spooky untold tales long buried,
while a player piano in the corner
key by key, note to note
booms low bass clef chords
incense burning, lights dimming;
spirits chase scary folk away.

@laurie kolp


Picture prompt inspiration: Magpie Tales
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30 comments:

  1. GlynnOctober 30, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    Having been a speechwriter for a great potionof my career, I can testify to the need of a musician to sit in a corner and chase the scary spirits away.

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  2. JJ Roa RodriguezOctober 30, 2011 at 9:06 AM

    Well composed... Love it! :-)

    JJRod'z

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  3. UnknownOctober 30, 2011 at 9:06 AM

    I like it!

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  4. Sioux RoslawskiOctober 30, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    How can I get one of those spirited ghostwriters over to MY house? NaNoWriMo begins tomorrow! Yikes!

    Clever idea.

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  5. MartinOctober 30, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    Nice, and very appropriate for this coming Halloween.

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  6. christopherOctober 30, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    Incantation will ever be present in the toolkit of the wordsmith.

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  7. robkistnerOctober 30, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    slowly creeps the witching hour...

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  8. anthonynorthOctober 30, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    You brought the time of year into this perfectly.

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  9. AnonymousOctober 30, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    Yeah...I like it!!

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  10. Other MaryOctober 30, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    Oh, I like this so much. Goes great with the prompt of an empty chair and typewriter, and love the play on 'ghost writer'!

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  11. Jenne' R. Andrews October 30, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    A wonderful take on the prompt, Laurie! xxxxj

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  12. MaggieOctober 30, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    Wicked!

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  13. Kay L. DaviesOctober 30, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    Wonderfully done, Laurie. I love the idea of the player piano. (I've always wanted one.)
    And I can really relate to "ghostwriter"!

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie’s Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  14. HelenaOctober 30, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    Blends in nicely to cater for our spooked few days to come!

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  15. Tumblewords:October 30, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    Player piano - perfect! Nice piece, to be sure.

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  16. Gemma Wiseman aka Pamela AdamsOctober 30, 2011 at 10:26 PM

    Two kinds of keys working in tandem! An interesting scenario!

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  17. kelvin s.m.October 31, 2011 at 2:03 AM

    ..loved the repetitions of some lines.. and your take goes easily with the prompt.. great take!(:

    ~Kelvin

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  18. Doctor FTSEOctober 31, 2011 at 3:33 AM

    Suppose she suddenly spots that the typewriter is playing the tune and the player-piano is . . . Ooerrr!

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  19. JinksyOctober 31, 2011 at 4:06 AM

    Ghost writers, indeed! :)

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  20. NankaOctober 31, 2011 at 4:54 AM

    "incense burning, lights dimming" a perfect stage scenario for the sequence of possible events unravelling in the spooky tales!!

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  21. The BugOctober 31, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    Spooky! I love the smell of incense - I wonder if it would inspire my writing?

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  22. Other MaryOctober 31, 2011 at 9:06 AM

    I'm imagining the 'ghost' writer as a ghost, so the typewriter going on its own, and the piano playing on its own..., lol, flickering lights...perfect take for All Hallows Eve!

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  23. LynOctober 31, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    Oh, this one is really fun, and clever..you are a star!!

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  24. MargaretOctober 31, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    Something eery in this photo, for sure. Fun!

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  25. Brian MillerOctober 31, 2011 at 3:39 PM

    ooo...nice and haunting magpie...mine is a cymballed monkey that sits in the corner clanging and chittering...bwahaha...smiles.

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  26. Susie ClevengerOctober 31, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    Love it!! I would need a ghost writer if I had to go back to using a typewriter... :)

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  27. Chronicles of IllusionsNovember 1, 2011 at 1:19 AM

    Laurie I love the two types of keys and their entaglement...

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  28. Isabel DoyleNovember 1, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    those untold tales are the most gripping

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  29. Arnab MajumdarNovember 1, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    For some strange reason, I read this one in Tom Waits' voice.

    I have to say, it made for a very interesting experience! :D

    Cheers,
    Arnab Majumdar on SribbleFest.com

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  30. Kristen HaskellNovember 1, 2011 at 6:47 PM

    spooky and chilly...I love it.

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Thanks so much for stopping by and taking time to comment.