deep in dark woods stood
bow hunter’s cabin where he’d
left his daughter that night
reclined near stone hearth
in dying warmth of fire’s embers
lone persona lost to her reading
a yellowed manuscript, an
epochal allegory held in hand,
empty pewter plate on table
she never noticed pair of
luminous eyes in window or
pernicious shadow pushing
open the cabin door…
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Anthony’s challenge to create poem from random gnarly words…used 10 of 12 words
a poem in my pocket 
Jun 01, 2014 @ 20:01:25
Really scary! Great setting of mood and atmosphere. k.
Jun 01, 2014 @ 20:45:01
thanks, K !
May 29, 2014 @ 17:51:45
Oh yikes. Ominous and a bit chilling. Great story that could morph into a piece of fiction.
May 28, 2014 @ 22:22:17
Oh my! Part two…please! 🙂
May 28, 2014 @ 23:36:22
hmmm…not sure i want to “spoil” this 😉
May 28, 2014 @ 23:54:15
I agree! I will use my imagination. 🙂
May 28, 2014 @ 21:37:23
Hmm… so what happened next? spill it! smiles… this tale was creepy… left me hanging at the end! nice
May 28, 2014 @ 22:21:37
thanks, Anthony…inspired by your awesome list of words!
May 28, 2014 @ 17:34:01
Creepy I’m glad you stopped there …
May 28, 2014 @ 21:17:57
…and i’m glad you stopped here 🙂
May 28, 2014 @ 14:10:27
Whew, your poem caused my heart to beat fast. Very effective writing. You created a vivid scene, pulled the reader in, and then left the reader to ponder what happened next!
May 28, 2014 @ 21:15:56
Thanks, Mary…i appreciate your comments!
May 28, 2014 @ 10:03:39
OOoooooh what happens next?? A little shiver at the end and I could see those luminous eyes… eerie indeed!
May 28, 2014 @ 13:39:32
it’s your nightmare now…thanks for stopping by the cabin 🙂
May 28, 2014 @ 04:25:28
Oh like something beastly coming at the poor girl.. Luminous eyes is usually not a good sign (even if it would be her father)
May 28, 2014 @ 13:38:08
exactly, something frightful and beastly…leaving it to the imagination
May 28, 2014 @ 03:59:38
Foreboding!!! Diane
May 28, 2014 @ 04:04:03
yep, my teenage son said, “now you’re scaring me!”
May 28, 2014 @ 03:02:43
bwhahaha
what fate is about to meet her
is it dark
or just her dad
coming home…?
May 28, 2014 @ 04:02:14
…i was thinking fur and fangs…bwhahaha >;)