The Abode

For Creative Poetry

Creeping about

in the shadows

a ghastly and repugnant 

creature 

haunts the corners

in sinister deception.

Less than transparent panes

give an ominous feel

to this seemingly

abandoned shell.

Many a child has paused,

fear seizing them

like cold fingers around their throats,

only then to run, to run home to their 

warm sanctuary 

from all things evil.

Avoiding, 

through extrasensory

knowledge, 

the 

creature

invoking the dread

in their innocent 

hearts.

Author's Note

Words 10/3: Transparent. Haunt. Shadow. Deception. Abode. Sinister. Repugnant. Ghastly. Ominous.

Reviews

[Samuel Dickens]

This one might give me bad dreams. Ooooo, creepy it is. I don't know how the others did with those words, but I doubt they beat this.

[Poetic Beauty]

Aww now this leave enough to the imagination to make it frightful. Creatures that scare children are not good. You have used these words well and made a very creative poem. Well done.

[J Todd Underhill]

Another word bank entry, and again you take us to school and show us how it is done! Bravo I am glad you are posting more again.