Comment from LIJ Red

Excellent

Hidden away someplace-Disney's Donald Duck comic book,
Halloween issue, late forties, with rhyming speech balloons-
you did it again, the memory lane thing. Only Excellence does that...

 Comment Written 28-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014

LIJ, thank you so much :-) Brooke

Comment from jaeladarling

Excellent

Oooh, creepy poem - just in time for Halloween! :) Plenty of creepy ghoulies and goosebumps to keep the hair raised. :p Great work on this one - thanks for sharing!

 Comment Written 28-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014

jaedarling, thanks so much :-) Brooke

Comment from Dave Russell

Excellent

This was such a fun read for me...had me remembering the many Halloween's that I took Austin around to the familiar neighbors for goodies. God he was so cute. Thank you for the trip down memory lane with this delightful poem.

 Comment Written 28-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014

Dave, thank you so much :-) Brooke

Comment from kiwisteveh

Excellent

Look at all the strong verbs you can put into first position when you use this meter: rouse, raise, creak, guard, chase...

You can almost hear the monsters stomping along, too.

Nice piece of fun.

Steve

 Comment Written 28-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014

Thanks so much, Steve - yep, it's an ideal meter for imperative statements :-) Brooke

Comment from Adri7enne

Exceptional

Great Halloween poetry, Brooke. Ghoulies, ghosties, and goblins. All the usual suspects. And it all rhymes so well. The trochaic meter works well here, too. Fun stuff, Brooke.

 Comment Written 28-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014

Adrienne, thank you so much for your generous response to this poem :-) Brooke

Comment from Drew Delaney

Excellent

This is an awesome type of poem. I did read what a trochaic meter was a while back, but can't really remember. It reads well and I like the rhythm works nicely. You are just so gifted, Brooke. Well done.

 Comment Written 28-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014

Drew, thank you so very much :-) Brooke

Comment from Dawn Munro

Exceptional

LOL - it's that time of year again, and this poem is EXACTLY why I love it on this site at this time of year. SO much fun, Brooke. The alliteration is wonderful, rhyme and meter flawless, but it's your wonderful imagination (and vocabulary - LOL) that really makes this shine - SO many different characters to scare us! :0)

 Comment Written 28-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014

Thanks so very much, Dawn, for your generous and encouraging response to this Halloween celebration :-) Brooke

Comment from angelface2

Excellent

Brooke, this is the cutest Halloween poem I've read in a long time. It has such great rhythm to it. I loved reading it. :>D MIss Sally

 Comment Written 28-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014

Thanks so much, Miss Sally :-) Brooke

Comment from Dom G Robles

Exceptional

Broke, this is again one of the best I read about your poems. I counted the stresses and they are perfect seven. I tried to read it allowed, and it flowed freely. It had a singsong tone. And so,I'm rating it six stars. My sincere congratulations.

 Comment Written 28-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014

Dom, thank you so very much for your generous response to this poem :-) Brooke

Comment from Acquired Taste

Excellent

Am glad you didn't have a pic of Sawyer in this one - although that would have taken the 'scary' out of your poem. Fun to read to the kids of a Halloween evening - right before the little ones go out in the dark...or...maybe not. Nice change of pace and very good poem. Jean

 Comment Written 28-Sep-2014

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reply by the author on 28-Sep-2014

Thanks so much, Jean - closer to Halloween there will be poems about him in costume, but those will be cute because his costumes are cute. LOL He's not quite old enough for werewolves and vampires yet :-) Brooke