#SpokenWord – Curse of the Bark

A reading of my horror-themed 50 word story poem

 

He startled her with a roguish pinch

Ignored her feral smile and angry squint

In a fine-china cup she served him tea 

Made from the bark of the wolf-willow tree

Too late he learned in the moon high dark

The gypsy curse of the bark in the bark

© 08 March 2018, by D. Denise Dianaty

Werewolf transformation provided by Robert Trafkofler (Bad Bunny)

 

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

aaaaaaaaaaaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! ;) fun sensual spooky read .. great use of the language .. natural flow and rhyme says i! well timed for this All Hallows Eve to come :)) glad i did not miss this one Mom! peace on Earth
E.
ps. love the spoken word with effects .. very cool says i! ;)

[MomzillaNC]

Thanks so much!

[willweb]

That was really cool, you did a good job with that and so did the werewolf. : )

[MomzillaNC]

Thanks so much. The transformation voice over was done by Robert Trakofler.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

This is so funny in a dark way. great combination

[MomzillaNC]

Thanks! I'm actually running the same 50-word story prompt that inspired this in WE PAW Bloggers on Facebook. You should hop over there and join the prompt. You'll get an issue of the group ezine published on Medium, under your very own byline to promote you as a writer. And, the ezine issue will be pushed to the Medium publication for our group there as well.

[...Relic...]

Remind me never to drink that kind of tea. :)
Three cheers for you and Bunny.

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you so much!

[Robert Trakofler]

I feel for this poor fella I drank that tea too:) wolfsbane only goes so far!

[MomzillaNC]

LOL. Thanks. And, thanks for the transformation track!

[R.E. Ray]

Denise, the spoken word and background howls are haunting. And, that maniacal, perhaps vengeful laugh. A incredible achievement in 50 words and a few seconds. Love the originality and creativity in this poem.

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you so much. I'm pleased you caught that tiny little chuckle. My son thought it too subtle and would lost in the reading for most folks.

[Pryde Foltz]

A engaging and clever reading, Denise. I loved it:)

[MomzillaNC]

Thanks so much, Pryde!