Spooky and Night are this week’s prompt words chosen by Ronovan Hester of Ronovan Writes.
Ron hosts a challenge that anyone could participate in called Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge every Monday, and you have until Sunday to create a post featuring your haiku poem. He is an author and poet and also does author interviews and much more on his blog. Be sure to check it out. Read Ron’s Haiku Prompt Challenge Guidelines for more information.
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“I like to write in a shroud of secrecy because I have to keep finding ways to scare myself.”
~ M. Night Shyamalan
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“Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.”
~ German Proverb
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“The artist must bow to the monster of his own imagination.”
~ Richard Wright
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2 Line Horror Story:
I awoke in the middle of the night to hysterical laughter. I live alone.
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When the day grows short
and spooky night chills our bones
We’ll tremble ’til dawn
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Icy fingers touch their prey
Screaming campers run away
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I like your two line horror story:) I don’t think I would camp at a cemetery, although, I do make a trip through on Halloween…
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I did it once to grant a friend’s birthday wish. It was very creepy. To top it off, there was a wicked fog that night. It was okay during the day, but at night it was an entirely different story. Thank you! 😀 xx
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You are a brave soul:)
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Love the German proverb. Our minds have a tendency to magnify fears. Scary tanka. Silly campers. Ha ha!
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Ha, ha! Yes, I did it once with a group of friends and I felt really silly after sunset. 😮 Ha, ha! Thank you!
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🙂
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I loved the Tanka, amazing what lengths people will go to scare themselves.
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I agree. Ha, ha! Thank you.
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Brilliant post, Vashti. Have a wonderful weekend.
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Thank you, Robbie! ❤
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Wonderful Post, Vashti.
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I’m glad you enjoyed it, John. Thank you!
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Great story and poem, Vashti. I took a picture of the same sculpture (I imagine there might be a number around), the one of death in a cemetery in Barcelona. Have a great weekend!
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Thank you, Olga! I’d like to collect pictures of these incredible cemetery statues. There are some real works of art out there. 😀 xx
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Oh my … I scared the cats when I blurted out… HAAAAA! I would be one of those silly campers, which of course means, I would NOT be one of those silly campers. You have a way with the horror, so I leave it in your capable hands.
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Ha, ha! Sorry about that. Poor kitties. Thank you very much, Annette! ❤
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Love the two line horror story. Powerful!
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Oh good! Thank you, Sunni! I hope you’re feeling better and your project is going smoothly. ❤
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Great post, Vashti… Chills! ♥
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Hi Al! Thank you! I’m going to head over to your blog, because I saw on twitter that you’ve started blogging again. 😀
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Yeah, I’m getting back in the game… 😀
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These are wonderful, Vashti. Fond of camping as I am, your ‘Icy fingers’ brought back memories both terrifying and hysterical 🙂 ♥
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Really? I’d love to read about those camping memories. Ha, ha! Thank you, Tina! ❤ xx
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Someday, Vashti 🙂 ❤
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Always Good!
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Aw, thank you, Billy! 😀
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A joyful set of interpretations for Halloween Vashti, I think you had fun working on this post. Back in my teen years a friend and i were doing a road trip on the cheap and yes we did camp in a cemetery one night, in his car. It was very cheap.
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Ha, ha! I did the whole camping thing years ago while in college. It was a friend’s birthday and it’s what he wanted. It was a freaky night and none of us slept a wink. I never did it again. Kids do crazy things . . . Ha, ha!
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Wonderfully spooky wordplay here Vashti. ❤
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Thank you, Debby! ❤ xx
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❤ Welcome Vashti
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Love that last picture! Horrifying!
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