Comment from judiverse

Excellent

Hi, Dean. Excellent work with the AABB rhyme, and it flows smoothly, like "The Night Before Christmas." This is one spooky visit that would scare the kiddos. A great description of the corpses dancing. I love the conclusion with the cops picking the doctor up and locking him up. What will the corpses be doing while he is in the slammer? They'll really be free to carry on. Really enjoyed this, and best of luck in the contest. judi

 Comment Written 25-Oct-2014

Comment from amahra

Excellent

Great title with a fun play of the word: Abra Cadaver. Where did you get that font? Loved the art work and especially the colors of the art work. Great poem entry, my dear.

 Comment Written 25-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 25-Oct-2014

Thanks, amahra, I really appreciate the complimentary review.

When composing a PictaPoem, as I call them, you can use any fonts available and stored in your computer's memory. To superimpose the font over the artwork, I use Microsoft's Paint program after I've written the poem and find the artwork I want to use. Then, I save it as a jpg image, and transfer it to my photobucket account where I can then generate an HTML code. The entire poem is just one large picture with words on it, in other words. That is how I utilize the different fonts for certain poems. Not all, but some. This font is called, "A Lolita Scorned", and it is in the true font family.

reply by amahra on 25-Oct-2014

Thank you, Dean. I appreciate the info.

reply by the author on 25-Oct-2014

No worries, amahra. I try and hide no "trade secrets", my friend. Anyone who asks and wants to learn, I'm always more than willing to teach. :}

reply by amahra on 25-Oct-2014

Ok, now that I've gotten you into a mushy mood. I'll jump on you with both feet. HOW COME YOU HAVEN'T BEEN READING MY NEW NOVEL POSTED HERE "Dark Covenat? LOL

reply by the author on 25-Oct-2014

Ha-ha, well...It isn't just your novel I haven't been reading, amahra. I've been so busy lately working with my editor and publisher trying to get my book ready for publication this summer. I feel as if I can't devote the proper amount of time required to read novels. I had to quit reading Phyllis Stewart's novel because of it, and i think it made her angry. It wasn't anything personal, she just posted so often I found myself struggling to keep up. Also, I feel guilty if I simply jump into a novel without actually know what's going on, just to collect your hard-earned member dollars. That's not right.

Believe me, it's nothing personal against you or your writing abilities, or Mikey Cahill's, or Phyllis's. I simply don't get involved in lengthy writes because I'm afraid I'll miss a chapter or three, and miss out on something. That's all. :}

reply by amahra on 25-Oct-2014

Smile. Thank you, Dean for having such a sense of humor. I quite understand. Good luck with your book. My "The Glass Cat Eye" should be out in 2015. So I know what you mean.

reply by the author on 26-Oct-2014

Mine is called Screams from a Darkened Room: and other tales of terror", amahra. It should be out in the summer of 2015. I'll be sure to keep an eye out (no pun intended, LOL) for "The Glass Cat Eye".:}

Comment from Ric Myworld

Excellent

Thanks for the pleasure of another fine poem that describes so many that we meet on the streets, babbling about nothing, or only themselves. But, just maybe, we should listen. Great job. :-)

 Comment Written 25-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 25-Oct-2014

Thanks, Ric, and I do listen. Where do you think I come up with all of this stuff, LOL?

Thanks so much for the awesome comments, my friend. :}

reply by Ric Myworld on 25-Oct-2014

There is no doubt you listen, my friend. I'm just glad that I'm not listening so intently or am unable to pick up on those hidden voices you hear. I would never be able to sleep. :-)

reply by the author on 25-Oct-2014

Heh-heh-heh... :]

Comment from TAB_that's me

Excellent

Dean, I think your anapestic tetrameter is better than any of the other entries that I have read. Very interesting story line in the poem. Good luck!
teresa

 Comment Written 25-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 25-Oct-2014

Thanks, Teresa, this piece has been through probably a hundred changes since I first posted it at the behest and helpful comments of many reviewers and member here. Being a "Picta-Poem", changing it is not a matter of simply going in and editing a few words. The entire presentation has to be redone, and it's quite a chore. Still, hopefully it is worth all of the time and effort to those who care enough to read it. I am certainly glad you did!

Thanks so much for the complimentary & supportive review. :}

Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell

Excellent

This is a perfect Dean Kuch poem, so very you, Dean. Loved it! LOL, I could just see the corpses dancing around on the slabs. Beautifully presented and a brilliant entry for the contest. Good luck! xsx Sandra

 Comment Written 25-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 25-Oct-2014

Thanks so much, Sandra. I'm very glad you liked it. :}

Comment from Samuel Dickens

Excellent

Well, that poor mortician really lost his cool, didn't he? Do you suppose it was the coffee? A frightful good one, Dean.

 Comment Written 25-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 25-Oct-2014

It could've very well been the coffee, Sam. But I'd say the reanimated cadavers had more to do with it than anything else, LOL!

Thanks so much for the review, my friend. :}

Comment from tdragonfly

Excellent

Nice Halloween rhyme. Like the AABB style. Art work is a nice choice especially the frame. The colors call out for Halloween also.

 Comment Written 25-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 25-Oct-2014

Thanks, tdragonfly. I'm happy you enjoyed the poem and the presentation as well.

Thanks for reading! :}

Comment from patcelaw

Excellent

I had to laugh. The picture you painted in my mind was funny. To have something like this happen would give any of us a start and may cause us to become wards of the state. Blessings, pat

 Comment Written 25-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 25-Oct-2014

Thanks so much, Pat. Much obliged. :}

Comment from barbara.wilkey

Excellent

As far as I'm concerned this is an excellent contest entry. I am guessing Halloween is right up your alley. I can see you have fun with it. Good luck with the contest.

 Comment Written 25-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 25-Oct-2014

Thanks so much, Barbara, and yes, it is my favorite holiday of the year, besides Christmas, of course.

I really appreciate you taking the time to read and review the poem for me.:}

Comment from Capricorn30

Excellent

Great, creepy Halloween thriller!
Not an easy night for this mortician;
At work one moment;
"now a ward of the state where he's doing his time"--locked up the next--what havoc corpses wreak on the mind;
"Abra Cadaver"-- as opposed to abracadabra--spooky pun, magic of a twisted sort.
Excellent!

 Comment Written 25-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 25-Oct-2014

Thanks a bunch, Capricorn. I am really happy that you enjoyed it.

Much obliged! :}