Ghoulies Grumble
Halloween Poem in trochaic meter132 total reviews
Comment from flamingstar
Perfect. Love the line "pour each goblet full of gloom." We might even get snow before Halloween this year. Do they trick-or-treat in Canada?
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Perfect. Love the line "pour each goblet full of gloom." We might even get snow before Halloween this year. Do they trick-or-treat in Canada?
Comment Written 29-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014
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flamingstar - I have some fan story friends in Canada, and yes, I think they trick or treat. I am in Pennsylvania :-) Brooke
Comment from Sanku
an expressive poem about the halloween ghosts.And they have to make the best of their given time .the alliteration in the first stanza very effectively conjures up the black magic atmosphere.As always expertly done.
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an expressive poem about the halloween ghosts.And they have to make the best of their given time .the alliteration in the first stanza very effectively conjures up the black magic atmosphere.As always expertly done.
Comment Written 29-Sep-2014
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Thanks so very much, Sanku :-) Brooke
Comment from tdragonfly
Love the Halloween poem. Great rhythm. I found myself swaying to the words. This would make a nice Halloween card for a preteen.
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Love the Halloween poem. Great rhythm. I found myself swaying to the words. This would make a nice Halloween card for a preteen.
Comment Written 29-Sep-2014
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tdragonfly, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from Phyllis Stewart
OooooOOOoooOOOooooo... verrrry scarrrry! This is a masterpiece of alliteration used for maximum effect.
till no sounds but screams remain. << Wins my prize for scariest line yet... shudder! :)
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OooooOOOoooOOOooooo... verrrry scarrrry! This is a masterpiece of alliteration used for maximum effect.
till no sounds but screams remain. << Wins my prize for scariest line yet... shudder! :)
Comment Written 29-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014
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Phyllis, thank you so much - not as grisly as some I posted pre-Sawyer, but I'm glad to hear it's still scary. Little ones like scary so long as it doesn't get grim :-) Brooke
Comment from pipersfancy
I've been playing with the trochaic meter, but you seem to do it with ease! I loved this fun, Halloween-inspired, rhyming verse!
It's amazing, isn't it... how the trochaic lines have an entirely different feel than the iambic. It's like they demand more attention somehow... there's a definite strength and energy that's there!
Christina
reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014
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I've been playing with the trochaic meter, but you seem to do it with ease! I loved this fun, Halloween-inspired, rhyming verse!
It's amazing, isn't it... how the trochaic lines have an entirely different feel than the iambic. It's like they demand more attention somehow... there's a definite strength and energy that's there!
Christina
Comment Written 29-Sep-2014
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Christina, thank you so much. Iambic comes naturally to me. Trochaic, not so much. LOL :-) Brooke
Comment from Giddy Nielsen-Sweep
Have you started early with your Halloween poems, Brooke? I like this one very much not just for its rhyme and rhythm but for its clever wording and true Halloween feel, Giddy
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Have you started early with your Halloween poems, Brooke? I like this one very much not just for its rhyme and rhythm but for its clever wording and true Halloween feel, Giddy
Comment Written 29-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014
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Giddy, thank you so much, my friend :-) Brooke
Comment from rjuselius
this is perfect halloween piece of poetic art! i love all mystical elements and creatures so this is right up my alley:)
thank you for sharing!
rebekka x
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this is perfect halloween piece of poetic art! i love all mystical elements and creatures so this is right up my alley:)
thank you for sharing!
rebekka x
Comment Written 29-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014
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rebekka, thank you so very much for your generous response to this poem :-) Brooke
Comment from krys123
Brooke;
Absolutely marvelous and a well-written piece of poetry that fits the mood and the time of Halloween.
You ghoulish rhyming were neither forced nor labored in even helped with the rhythmic flow which seemed to flow smoothly throughout your writing.
Your imagery was demonstratively descriptive and
screamingly expressive throughout your writing: "To Raise a toast to blackest doom, pour a goblet full of gloom. Guard the dark, be sure of it--Don't allow one candlelit." That is enough to scare any child from reading this passage either by themselves or being read to.
Thank you for sharing and posting this for everyone to read and may your horribly horrid Halloween be what fun and enjoyment, Judi.
Alex
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Brooke;
Absolutely marvelous and a well-written piece of poetry that fits the mood and the time of Halloween.
You ghoulish rhyming were neither forced nor labored in even helped with the rhythmic flow which seemed to flow smoothly throughout your writing.
Your imagery was demonstratively descriptive and
screamingly expressive throughout your writing: "To Raise a toast to blackest doom, pour a goblet full of gloom. Guard the dark, be sure of it--Don't allow one candlelit." That is enough to scare any child from reading this passage either by themselves or being read to.
Thank you for sharing and posting this for everyone to read and may your horribly horrid Halloween be what fun and enjoyment, Judi.
Alex
Comment Written 29-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014
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Alex, thank you so much :-) Brooke
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You are so sincerely welcome my friend.
Alex
Comment from CR Delport
I feel like that on this Monday morning, that ghoulies grumble, and goblins growl. This is very well done. Another excellent poem.
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I feel like that on this Monday morning, that ghoulies grumble, and goblins growl. This is very well done. Another excellent poem.
Comment Written 29-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014
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CR, thank you so very much for your generous and gracious review :-) Brooke
Comment from CHIGYSISKI
Excellent Halloween poem. Intriguing. I liked these lines best:
Guard the dark, be sure of it --
Don't allow one candle lit.
Chase all hope of safety out --
Fill each room with creeping doubt.
reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014
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Excellent Halloween poem. Intriguing. I liked these lines best:
Guard the dark, be sure of it --
Don't allow one candle lit.
Chase all hope of safety out --
Fill each room with creeping doubt.
Comment Written 28-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014
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Chigysiski, thank you so very much :-) Brooke
