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Haunts

 

The battered roses

stretch under yawning roots

that choke the moist soil.

 

Vines, false nightshade

climb porous walls;

shadows on tinted plaster.

 

Echoes from broken boughs

reverberate like laughter

through the cypress trees

and ripped paper doors;

where the spirits sit

beneath the gauzy blinds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • Pamela A Lamppa silver member
    January 20, 2008

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    OH my. You have taken this prompt to the next level in this contest. An entry that touches on the edge of nature, filtered by the spirit haunts.

    I am very pleased with this entry. Thank you so much. Your words will echo within me for some time. Beautiful. ~Pamela


  • Ellis gold member
    January 20, 2008

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    Tell me where this plant is so I can rip it up and put it in my Vegetarian Special Tiki Cat Food.

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  • Zarokk666
    January 17, 2008

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    my friend, once again you amaze me
    this a "hauntingly" god piece
    really like it

    see you around
    Zarok


  • seraphim shock
    January 16, 2008

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    Wow. This is amazing. It's so haunting, and the words are just stunning.

    Your work is always amazing... I entered, but failure is imminant.

    "Vines, false nightshade
    climb porous walls;
    shadows on tinted plaster."

    Brilliance.