Comment from padumachitta

Excellent

Hey...a good goodbye to the hallows eve...to the night that the veil between worlds is thin and things best left under the bed and in closets rattle and crawl.
I have enjoyed your poems for this theme of the year...and this one is a super one to leave us with:-)
padumachitta

 Comment Written 30-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2014

padumachitta, thank you so much :-) Brooke

Comment from Tomes Johnston

Excellent

This is a bit of a departure from the normal that the author has created with this piece of work. This is certainly a piece I paranormal writing. Well done on changing the pace.

 Comment Written 30-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2014

Thank you so much, Tomes - don't believe in any of this stuff, just fun for Halloween :-) Brooke

reply by Tomes Johnston on 31-Oct-2014

Good stuff.

Comment from emrpoems

Excellent

Solid rhyming couplets
Lovely descriptive phrases
Vivid imagery of the Halloween night
Excellent enjambment
Much longer than usual by a delightful read
Fantastic presentation

 Comment Written 30-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2014

emrpoems, thank you so much :-) Brooke

Comment from tfawcus

Excellent

The cantering rhythm here gives a lightness that belies the macabre subject and brings it back into the realms of delight for children during this ancient festival of Halloween.

 Comment Written 30-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2014

Thanks so much, Tony :-) Brooke

Comment from Lighthouse Keeper

Excellent

A marvelously spooky tale for the Halloween Eve. These lines are great,

"Tis then when it did what all evil will do --
As the dark kept it covered, it flourished and grew."

I am having a hard time making this one flow as well as the others,

"but then as the rumblings picked up neath each mound,"

Thanks, once again, for the great Halloween verse.

 Comment Written 30-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2014

Lighthouse Keeper, thank you so much :-) Brooke

Comment from manicblue

Excellent

This was packed with horror - ghosts and goblins galore. Highly entertaining as the horror creeps from the graves to celebrate the season. Thank goodness they only crawl out once a year! Nicely done.
Lucretia xx

 Comment Written 30-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2014

Lucretia, thank you so much :-) Brooke

Comment from SteveY

Excellent

This is about my most favorite poem of yours! I loved it completely! Way to go. I had quite a bit more length to it as well, and what a story you tell!

 Comment Written 30-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2014

Thanks so very much, Steve :-) Brooke

Comment from Just2Write

Exceptional

Beautiful anapestic rhythm throughout, Brooke - A fine spooky story for Halloween, straight from the graveyard. You do well with this particular holiday - This is but one of many creepy Halloween tales from your talented pen. Got a book of 'em going?
Rose.

 Comment Written 30-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2014

Rose, thank you so very much for your generous and thoughtful response to this poem :-) Yes, I'm collecting my Halloween poems :-) Brooke

Comment from Dawn Munro

Exceptional

I bow to the master, my friend - this is fantastic! As a lover of horror and all things Halloween (LOL), I couldn't find a more entertaining or perfectly crafted poem.

(Still experiencing pc problems but working on it. Btw - that latest pic of Sawyer looks like an oil painting! - Just fabulous!)

 Comment Written 30-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2014

thanks so much, Dawn, for your generous six stars. My daughter does something to saturate the colors of photos when she uses instagram :-) Brooke

reply by Dawn Munro on 30-Oct-2014

You're so welcome - my pleasure. :)

Comment from Jacqueline M Franklin

Excellent

Hi, Brooke,

What a neat story, horror, skeletons, and all that stuff. Love the artwork too.

Happy Halloween!

Cheers & Blessings
Keep Smilin'.... Jax (*.*)

 Comment Written 30-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2014

Jax, thank you so much :-) Brooke