The Angel and the Ghost
In the Castle an angel appeared one stormy night
saying: "I am a fallen angel who was bold.
I must perform good deeds to make it right
and I need your help to redeem myself, I'm told.
"You see I once played tricks on folks for fun
with help from grandpa Wyles our Castle ghost.
He loves to scare crap out of everyone;
to make them start and squeal is his proud boast.
"One night in catz's bower much noise we made
you should’ve seen the look upon her face
as round her room we flew she was afraid.
How fast she ran away as we gave chase!
"Then next we went to Am8ur to startle her,
appearing by her bed and shouting BOO!
She jumped so high I felt quite bad, for Am8ur
in panic ran to try and find King Hugh.
"I told the ghost we must behave ourselves
or retribution we would surely suffer
he laughed said he’d look after himself.
"I’m here to have some fun!” The silly duffer!
"King Hugh came roaring through the rooms so quick
“I hear that grandpa's ghost is playing games
and you, my dear, the damage must unpick
or I'll have to strike you off the list of Dames.”
"So now I must perform good deeds you see
for Catz and Am8ur until they say:
“The good deeds that you’ve done for Dee and me
deserve your wings back and you now may stay.”
"For weeks I ran between the two each night
performing chores until I earned my wings
and now I’m happy, having made things right,
I've earned the pleasures being an angel brings."
The King forgave his fallen angel bright
but Grandpa Wyles he wrathfully did scold.
“I feel ashamed of you! Go from my sight
and stay away! Don’t come until you’re told.”
To dungeons went the ghost for yem to chain;
he hung his head as guards led him away.
“Forgive me Hugh, I'll never stray again;
I’ll prove I can behave. Then can I stay?”
I hope you learn, from this verse that I post,
how angels fall who misbehave with ghosts.
Joan Benecke March 16th 2007
Author notes
I’ve chosen 17, 18 and 19 coz I ain’t gonna rewrite it!
someone else can describe the other ghost and the angel!
In a list
A contest entry
- A Contest That is open only to members of the group, Hugh Wyles Favorites by huguenauties.
904 points, ended March 26, 2007, 7 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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I've never thought of Angels being naughty 
Well done on this write Joan 
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Thanks Julie, yep, even Angels can be naughty.
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Sweet!
Angels are a little more than human, but they still can get in trouble. Thank goodness there is always a way to get back out! Nice poem Joan, the smile factor is pretty high.
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Yes they are sweetpea and OH Yes they can be very cheeky especially with Ganpa Wyles around.
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Lovely write. Angels that act sweet all the time would be boring!
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They sure do Elisa, ya gotta have some fun sometime, even if you are an
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ha ha ha great write AJ!!!!! i always thought angels were sweet angelic and innocent? i guess no one is safe in our special little group.... we'd bring out the mischeif in anyone lol..... or should i say anything? look at what we have done to a cucumber. for god sake we gave it a crown lol that speaks volumes lol
great entry.
loves ya long time
Til
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Dear Til, yeah everybody has that opinion.
and true! Nothing is safe in our group! Yeah, imagine a cucumber winning a beauty contest!
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Even angels get into trouble in that Castle! But look who he chose to play with! I don't know if it's a good idea to keep the ghost in the dungeon though. You see, there is a very naughty person there who I'm sure will corrupt that ghost lol
Very fun entry Joan, make Yem shine your wings now
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dear Gaze, Yeah! She chose Granpa Wyles of all people! when the two of them get together
what mischief they get up to!
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Dear AJ,
Oh Grandpa Hugh certainly got the angel into trouble, he's a crafty character that's for sure. Great entry and good luck in the contest.
love Jen.
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Dear Jen, yep, he certainly is a cheeky ghost, he love to have fun with the residence.
Love AJ
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Dear Joan
I really enjoyed your poem, it was so much fun. Grandpa Wyles is a naughty chap, I am pleased King Hugh came to help! You deserve your wings.
Love and Hugs
Petratani
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thankyou Petra, yes he is a mischevious ghost.
Love and hugs
Joan
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I'm glad you got your wings back!
Dear Joan,
I learned from your verse..I shall never misbehave with a ghost. (It's a good thing you wrote this 'cause, otherwise, I could have lost my wings, too!)
Love Ya!
♥ Maureen
P.S.: Thanks for not scaring me!
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Yeah, be careful maureen. King Hugh's grandpa can get us angels into a lot of trouble.
Loveya too.
Joan
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Weird, I thought I commented here? I know I had written out the comment because I remember what I wrote. Must have forgotten to submit it.
I remember mentioning the punishment down in the dungeon...Forced to drink Moderate amounts of Moxie, listen to Hugh discuss Maori history and watch hour long films of King Hugh feeding the ducks.
Glad that you are again with the Angels...I'm guessing it was the Moxie that did it.
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Yeah, I'm back again, wings and all, it could've been the Moxie that did it! ya gotta be careful of grandpa Wyles he can get very persuasive.
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naughty , naughty, naughty
butI bet you and grandpa's ghost had so much fun...and if I know catz, you will be forgive asap...Maybe amb8ur too...Good luck on your poem...
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HAHAHAHAHA Oh it was fun to write Darlene.
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Rrooooooooo Hoo Hoo
I was led here by angels by the bells Catz and Am8ur were ringing when once again you received your angel wings. I heard the King of Ghosts is Grandpa Wyles and you are our angelic queen; once again sprinkling angel dust on all our days.
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Hi Pixie, yes angelica has her wings back, ready to fly through AP site to assist anyone in need. I'm glad you enjoyed my poem, I enjoy these contest's as it gives me a chance to laugh again.
Love you my forever Texas friend
AAAJ
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Funny
Great write and full of honest clean fun but I am still roaring with laughter how amongst all the sweet lilly white words and angelic softness, heavenly clouds etc. jhow the phrase 'frightened the crap out of him" funnist thing I've heard in years ..
barry
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HAHAHAHA Barry, well, I originally had crap, then I thought "no I can't say that!" so I put life, but didn't like it, so crap it is! Well, I can't be an angel all the time.
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This is cute, Joan, and so like you... an angel of fun... fallen or not
And hey, thanks for the mention in this piece, and good luck in the contest
Dee
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Thanks Dee, I couldn't resist putting you and Til in it.
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Dear Bea,
Your angel needs to watch out when playing around with my grandpa's ghost. He wasn't actually a womaniser but my psychiatrist tells me that I have inherited his fixation with BOOBS which is apparently evident from DNA tests. I'm told it's passed down in the genes.
Maybe that's where they got that bit in the Bible where it says: "...and the sins of the forefathers shall be passed down to the children, yea, unto the third and the fourth generations..." All of which goes to show how the ancient study of Boobology is not just a new fad or a passing phase.
Your shocking tale of horror should be a lesson to anyone who messes with Grandfather Wyles' ghost.
Good luck in the contest.
Applause, love and hugs. vXXX Hugh R.
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