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Amber flames flickering In the hearth, Shadows dance across the wall, Candle sputtering on the table, Casting an eerie glow on the page The book being read, strange tales Outside the wind surges, spattering Rain against the leaden panes Warm and cosseted against the storm The page is turned, the story continued A single scratch at the window, And a rattling of the latch The book drops …
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Sep 1, 2015
Sep 1, 2015 at 6:50 AM UTC
Ghost Story (draft 1)
Amber flames flickering In the hearth, Shadows dance across the wall, Candle sputtering on the table, Casting an eerie glow on the page The book being read, strange tales Outside the wind surges, spattering Rain against the leaden panes Warm and cosseted against the storm The page is turned, the story continued A single scratch at the window, And a rattling of the latch The book drops …
I thought Id show you how a poem develops in my head, and the drafting process I undertake... the picture and atmosphere I'm trying to create is that of someone reading a ghost story and being terrified by the noises outside, will see what happens
#ghost#story#terror#horror
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Sep 1, 2015
Sep 1, 2015 at 6:50 AM UTC
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