Torrents of Tears
Halloween-inspired poem120 total reviews
Comment from judiverse
This is great, and it is in the Halloween spirit. I'm especially fond of "Ghouls on the Loose." Love the playful tone in this, and the alliteration adds to the fun. You have all the trappings of Halloween--the ghouls, the chains rattling, feasting of fangs. It's spooky stuff, but fun. Excellent rhyme and flow as usual. Really excellent. Great Halloween stuff. judi
reply by the author on 08-Oct-2014
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This is great, and it is in the Halloween spirit. I'm especially fond of "Ghouls on the Loose." Love the playful tone in this, and the alliteration adds to the fun. You have all the trappings of Halloween--the ghouls, the chains rattling, feasting of fangs. It's spooky stuff, but fun. Excellent rhyme and flow as usual. Really excellent. Great Halloween stuff. judi
Comment Written 08-Oct-2014
reply by the author on 08-Oct-2014
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Thanks so much, Judi - glad you had fun :-) Brooke
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You're welcome. I really enjoyed it. judi
Comment from donaldww
Having read, dare I say, at least one hundred of your poems, this one seems to be the darkest. Not a bad thing. Just an observation.
"Torrents of tears / scatters of screams ... scratching of claws ... gruesome groans ... gnashing of teeth"
--proving that even the kindest and gentlest of poets has a devilish streak tucked away inside her, and it needs to be let out of the cage from from time to time.
A ghoulish treat!
Cheers,
DW
reply by the author on 08-Oct-2014
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Having read, dare I say, at least one hundred of your poems, this one seems to be the darkest. Not a bad thing. Just an observation.
"Torrents of tears / scatters of screams ... scratching of claws ... gruesome groans ... gnashing of teeth"
--proving that even the kindest and gentlest of poets has a devilish streak tucked away inside her, and it needs to be let out of the cage from from time to time.
A ghoulish treat!
Cheers,
DW
Comment Written 08-Oct-2014
reply by the author on 08-Oct-2014
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Donald, thank you :-) You must not have read my October poems the past several years, where I've read much darker Halloween poems than this :-) I love to go dark during this time of year, of course, always writing about things I do not in the least believe in - it's like having fun getting scared by a thrill ride :-) Brooke
Comment from livelylinda
Brooke: well, that poem of rhyme chases us quickly down all the dark back alleys of Halloween! Our ears have to be on overdrive to properly separate all that input of sounds. A fun read. I had to put down my broom and scare away the black cat to focus on this piece of stimulation. Too much fun! Linda
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Brooke: well, that poem of rhyme chases us quickly down all the dark back alleys of Halloween! Our ears have to be on overdrive to properly separate all that input of sounds. A fun read. I had to put down my broom and scare away the black cat to focus on this piece of stimulation. Too much fun! Linda
Comment Written 08-Oct-2014
reply by the author on 08-Oct-2014
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Thank you so much, Linda :-) Brooke
Comment from Acquired Taste
Okay then, since this made me cringe am unsure if it is preferred reading for the young ones. On the other hand, a house full of little goblins might enjoy the read on this dark Halloween night. Nice one. Jean
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Okay then, since this made me cringe am unsure if it is preferred reading for the young ones. On the other hand, a house full of little goblins might enjoy the read on this dark Halloween night. Nice one. Jean
Comment Written 08-Oct-2014
reply by the author on 08-Oct-2014
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Jean, thank you :-) Yep, not every Halloween poem is suited for the pre-school crowd. Soon enough they're ten and eat this kind of stuff up :-) Brooke
Comment from CHIGYSISKI
This poem uses few words to create the Halloween setting in a very vivid manner. It cannot get any scarier than this. I liked the first verse best. the title was particularly creative.Well done!
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This poem uses few words to create the Halloween setting in a very vivid manner. It cannot get any scarier than this. I liked the first verse best. the title was particularly creative.Well done!
Comment Written 08-Oct-2014
reply by the author on 08-Oct-2014
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Chigysiski, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from JM daSilva
This one is different. Now I can see you also have a ghoulish side. I've been away, but it's a pleasure to read your poems again.
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This one is different. Now I can see you also have a ghoulish side. I've been away, but it's a pleasure to read your poems again.
Comment Written 08-Oct-2014
reply by the author on 08-Oct-2014
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JM, how great to hear from my long lost friend. Thank you for the generous six stars :-) Every year during October I post several instances of my ghoulish side :-) Brooke
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Great, I'll follow them. I missed your poetry.
Comment from Drew Delaney
This is very cute, Brooke. YOU could have almost joined the Alliteration Celebration contest with this one. Very cool idea to use the same letter in each line other than a few others. Well done.!
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This is very cute, Brooke. YOU could have almost joined the Alliteration Celebration contest with this one. Very cool idea to use the same letter in each line other than a few others. Well done.!
Comment Written 08-Oct-2014
reply by the author on 08-Oct-2014
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Thanks so much, Drew :-) Brooke
Comment from boxergirl
Great descriptions of Halloween night. Lots of alliteration in almost every stanza. ABCB rhyme scheme flows effortlessly. Nora did a fine job depicting Sawyer's sadness. Hope his noggin is okay. 8-)
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Great descriptions of Halloween night. Lots of alliteration in almost every stanza. ABCB rhyme scheme flows effortlessly. Nora did a fine job depicting Sawyer's sadness. Hope his noggin is okay. 8-)
Comment Written 08-Oct-2014
reply by the author on 08-Oct-2014
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Thanks so much, boxergirl :-) Brooke
Comment from jackpeg
Surely, you're not going to read this dripping fantasmagora to little Sawyer at bedtime, are you? At least wait 'til he's seven. "feasting of fangs,/buckets of blood," my, my.
reply by the author on 08-Oct-2014
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Surely, you're not going to read this dripping fantasmagora to little Sawyer at bedtime, are you? At least wait 'til he's seven. "feasting of fangs,/buckets of blood," my, my.
Comment Written 08-Oct-2014
reply by the author on 08-Oct-2014
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Thanks, Jack - yeah, not everything I write is toddler appropriate - there is only so much cutesy baby stuff one can write about Halloween :-) Brooke
Comment from krys123
Brooke;
What seems to be a simple format of a poem that is written, I also know that it is a very difficult one to write for the short and precise words are not many but fluently meaningful. And even in your rhyming quatrains your rhyming helped with the rhythmic flow which flowed smoothly and quickly throughout your writing.
A well-written Halloween poem, especially great for children and thank you so much for sharing and posting this for everyone to read.
Alex
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Brooke;
What seems to be a simple format of a poem that is written, I also know that it is a very difficult one to write for the short and precise words are not many but fluently meaningful. And even in your rhyming quatrains your rhyming helped with the rhythmic flow which flowed smoothly and quickly throughout your writing.
A well-written Halloween poem, especially great for children and thank you so much for sharing and posting this for everyone to read.
Alex
Comment Written 08-Oct-2014
reply by the author on 08-Oct-2014
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Alex, thank you so much :-) Brooke
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You are so sincerely welcome my friend.
Alex
