A solitary walk along black ocean sands
Wandering along as waves go crashing by
Just a man with too much time on my hands
Gathering thoughts of a life gone awry
I see a reflection as a wave comes on shore
A threatening shape seems to be forming there
Just a trick of the light; I'm sure nothing more
So why is there a sudden chill in the air?
A vision of a man whose face is full of evil
His back is bowed from the weight of his crimes
His teeth are bared; it's the face of a devil
Dead eyes reflecting his bad life and times
A hat pulled down low, red eyes hid from view
A snarl on his lips, hands cracked and torn
Hypnotized, I couldn't look away if I wanted to
From this creature that water and sand had borne
A shiver ran over me as I looked on this apparition
For he seemed somehow familiar to me
Not sure where I know him from, but I have a suspicion
I'm not going to like it when his origins I see
I've seen many things in this long life of mine
Some dreams, some nightmares, some made me scream
As the image started to fade I knew that this time
I'd remember all the details from this wide-awake dream
The wave petered out and returned to it's origin
And left a man shaken to the depths of his core
For it was me I'd seen in that momentary vision
A old broken down man, nothing less, nothing more
Author notes
Photo by © jennifer aka Pantress , All rights reserved, not to be used without permission
Hope you feel something from this!
Dark, sad are the prompts
A contest entry
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Ahhh lovely!
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Wow, very nicely written!
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Definately felt something This was creepy Great job with this Congratulations on the Gold. Great rhyme and flow too. Good luck in the contest
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I am sorry but I am going to have to remove your entry for you do not have what is needed in the AN. You may re-enter once the error is corrected.
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THANK YOU for entering something other drivel (uh.. not that ALL your stuff is 'drivel' guys... um, opps) into my contest, I loved this poem. Thanks for the great entry
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wow
So many favorite parts to this
"I see a reflection as a wave comes on shore
A threatening shape seems to be forming there
Just a trick of the light; I'm sure nothing more
So why is there a sudden chill in the air?"
you know i might a well just copy and paste the whole thing.lol this was great. Thanks for your entry and best of luck in my contest. Jennifer
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Thanks, I actually saw something evil-looking in the photo...you have a good eye to capture this.
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An excellent story that has a chilling feeling to it and an great take on the picture prompt.
All the best in the contest...Sue
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You are so good at telling a story in rhyme...
This is a wonderful entry - truly heartfelt
poetry, my friend. love, lane
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