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Ghost Bride

Windswept, moonless night, heavy, dark and bleak delicate lace brushed slow against my cheek ghostly eyes blank, moaned haunting solemn riffs shivered hard inside, as she drifted craggy cliffs. Vintage satin, wedding veil, left a bloody trail bloody lips wailed, cried out in great travail satin skin, porcelain, crumbled into stone whispered words of doom to a ghostly, cursed groom. Ghost bride, corpse bride, bony fingers clutched old laces’ strangled touch, ‘round my neck, crunch death’s cocoon, deathly strangle, suffocating cries ‘til dawn came alive, saved by welcome sunrise. 10/13/2021

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Mark Massey

Date: 1/7/2022 8:45:00 AM

Wow!...or should I say Boooo! This reads like a prologue to a Tim Burton movie. It would really sound great in audio. Well done Laura.

Mark Massey
Date: 1/9/2022 6:51:00 AM

So do we.

Laura Leiser
Date: 1/7/2022 1:53:00 PM

Ps.-I love anything “Tim Burton” as do my sons (they’re big fans of his)

Laura Leiser
Date: 1/7/2022 1:52:00 PM

Thanks, Mark. So happy you liked this one! I was going for a certain rhythm that would add to the spookiness! :)

Poet Tellaferro

Date: 10/25/2021 12:05:00 PM

love your work, congrats!

Laura Leiser
Date: 11/21/2021 1:37:00 PM

Thank you, Jehiel! :)

Sam Kauffman

Date: 10/25/2021 10:17:00 AM

Definitely saved by the bell at sunrise Laura! Wonderful images - so lifelike in their ghostly words. Congratulations on your win! Sending you blessings.

Laura Leiser
Date: 10/25/2021 11:17:00 AM

Thanks, Sam. I enjoyed writing this one..I love creepy! :)

Tania Kitchin

Date: 10/24/2021 2:07:00 PM

Laura, congratulations on your first place win, your poem was chilling and with vivid imagery, well done!

Laura Leiser
Date: 10/24/2021 4:07:00 PM

Thank you for my placement in your spooky contest, Tania!! I’m so glad you liked it! :)

Jan Allison

Date: 10/24/2021 12:03:00 PM

what amazing imagery I really love the middle stanza Laura, many congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx

Laura Leiser
Date: 10/24/2021 4:08:00 PM

Thank you, Jan! This was fun to pen! :)

Terry Flood

Date: 10/24/2021 11:18:00 AM

A smashing spooky win, Laura. Congrats. Terry

Laura Leiser
Date: 10/24/2021 4:08:00 PM

Thank you, Terry. So glad you liked it! :)

Susan Lawrence

Date: 10/16/2021 9:15:00 AM

So full of detail and ambience...I could feel the chill, the cold...the creepiness of all of it ! Transported me to another place ! All the best to you, Susan :)

Laura Leiser
Date: 10/16/2021 2:18:00 PM

Thank you, Susan. I wanted that effect and glad it came through! :)

Frederic Parker

Date: 10/14/2021 10:28:00 AM

I could hear the voice of the crypt keeper while reading

Laura Leiser
Date: 10/14/2021 12:05:00 PM

Awesome! That’s the effect I wanted..thanks for commenting, Frederic! :)

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 10/13/2021 8:53:00 PM

Beautiful imagery abounds in this captivating verse, that tells a chilling tale, with a wonderful, happy ending. I enjoyed reading this very much, Laura.

Laura Leiser
Date: 10/13/2021 9:22:00 PM

Thank you, Evelyn! I wanted to tell it in a unique way, and I’m glad you enjoyed it! :)