Wednesday, October 28, 2015

HALLOWEEN

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On this night
of immense and profound darkness,
the dead visit earth bound souls
that animate bodies
thick with fleshy matter containing
blood, bones, thoughts
that often contradict what's rational.

On this night, the dead play
with the living because they know 
about the intangible monster
that lurks in us all.

On this night, ancestral spirits warn us,
by animating ghouls, ghosts, goblins, gore,
that our fear is real,
almost impossible to kill.



 (For Poets United.)




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24 comments:

  1. SusanOctober 28, 2015 at 12:32 PM

    OooWoo! "the intangible monster
    that lurks in us all."
    Gosh, you have made this so real that I felt a chill go through my body. There is truth in this scary tale. That last line is a Zinger.

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  2. Purba chakrabortyOctober 28, 2015 at 1:44 PM

    Wow! What a wonderful take on the prompt. Loved this poem.

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  3. MaryOctober 28, 2015 at 1:48 PM

    This is chilling, Myrna! That last stanza makes me shiver.

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  4. Sanaa RizviOctober 28, 2015 at 3:08 PM

    Ooh so in sync with the Halloween season :D this is pure perfection!!

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  5. Rosemary Nissen-WadeOctober 28, 2015 at 4:27 PM

    A brilliant account of the deeper meanings of this tradition, in the human psyche.

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  6. Old EggOctober 28, 2015 at 4:38 PM

    Scary! I even feel the monster in me nodding his head.

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  7. De JacksonOctober 28, 2015 at 4:41 PM

    Whew. Delightfully creepy.

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  8. Sherry Blue SkyOctober 28, 2015 at 6:19 PM

    Ooooh, this is really good and very Halloweeny! Freaked me out!

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  9. AnonymousOctober 28, 2015 at 7:05 PM

    Very Halloween...nicely done!

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  10. ThotpurgeOctober 28, 2015 at 7:10 PM

    Very Halloween , Nicely done!

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  11. VictoriaOctober 28, 2015 at 11:44 PM

    Spooky - as intended.

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  12. Elephant's ChildOctober 29, 2015 at 1:13 AM

    Chilling, clever, real.
    Thank you.

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  13. rallentandaOctober 29, 2015 at 4:17 AM

    I don't like Halloween...it is only relatively a new celebration down under.I'm glad I did
    not grow up with it.

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  14. kaykualaOctober 29, 2015 at 7:06 AM

    that our fear is real,
    almost impossible to kill.

    When it comes to ghostly matters the fears linger on though for no good reasons!

    Hank

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  15. Jae RoseOctober 29, 2015 at 7:11 AM

    Fear can often be a good thing - it can keep us safe to survive demons of all varieties..a clever and beautifully written poem

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  16. MerlinOctober 29, 2015 at 12:52 PM

    Halloween is literally my favorite time of the year because it is a time for change and remembering those who we've lost, and celebrating those lives that are now away from us somewhere else.

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  17. PanchaliOctober 29, 2015 at 1:12 PM

    Phew! That was chilling, Myrna! Ghosts freak me out......beautiful poem!

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  18. AnonymousOctober 30, 2015 at 11:29 AM

    obvious and fun.

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  19. Gillena CoxOctober 30, 2015 at 5:06 PM

    Luv the animation moving across borders, nice Halloween poem too

    Much love...

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  20. ClaudiaOctober 31, 2015 at 1:56 PM

    heck - that sent some chills down my spine - halloween is not that big over here - but will keep my door locked after reading this - oy
    happy weekend myrna!!

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  21. UnknownNovember 3, 2015 at 8:11 PM

    Ohhh this one really hits the marrow. Wow Myrna a real chiller

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  22. IntelliblogNovember 3, 2015 at 11:26 PM

    Ah! Wonderfully creepy and full of chills and thrills, Myrna! :-)

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  23. HannahNovember 4, 2015 at 6:09 PM

    Fears being real...that's enough to frighten alone...you carry the tone so well in this poem!

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  24. Michelle Ivana Yunaska Theilfing ObamaNovember 5, 2015 at 8:24 PM

    lovely expression.

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