Poetry: October 13, 2021 Issue [#11007]
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 This week: Creepy Poems for October
  Edited by: Lilli ☕ still Quilling
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About This Newsletter

When people think of poetry, most often they think of a romantic, meaningful genre of writing within which people can express their deep wells of love, admiration, and longing.

Well, this week we are not going to talk about that poetry. The creepy poetry below proves that poetry doesn't have to be cute and that, like any creative form, it can be used in any number of ways. In this case, poetry is used to create dark, unnerving stories and scenarios, none of which are even remotely pleasant.

Bahahahah! *Bats*




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Letter from the editor

These poems aren't all about monsters and death. That would be too easy. Sometimes what's really creepy is saying stuff that sounds real, stuff that you may have thought about or wondered at some point in your life. They play with our minds and leave us stunned and confused. You may not love all of these poems, but you (probably) can't deny that they stand out from the crowd.

I can't guarantee that you'll get chills, but I'm willing to bet that at least one of these poems will catch you for a minute.


I Felt a Funeral, in my Brain
by Emily Dickinson

"I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,
And Mourners to and fro
Kept treading – treading – till it seemed
That Sense was breaking through –
And when they all were seated,
A Service, like a Drum –
Kept beating – beating – till I thought
My mind was going numb –
And then I heard them lift a Box
And creak across my Soul
With those same Boots of Lead, again,
Then Space – began to toll,
As all the Heavens were a Bell,
And Being, but an Ear,
And I, and Silence, some strange Race,
Wrecked, solitary, here –
And then a Plank in Reason, broke,
And I dropped down, and down –
And hit a World, at every plunge,
And Finished knowing – then –"


Her Strong Enchantments Failing
by A. E. Housman

Her strong enchantments failing,
Her towers of fear in wreck,
Her limbecks dried of poisons
And the knife at her neck,

The Queen of air and darkness
Begins to shrill and cry,
'O young man, O my slayer,
To-morrow you shall die.'

O Queen of air and darkness,
I think 'tis truth you say,
And I shall die tomorrow;
But you will die to-day.


Antigonish
by Hughes Mearns

Yesterday, upon the stair,
I met a man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
I wish, I wish he'd go away...

When I came home last night at three
The man was waiting there for me
But when I looked around the hall
I couldn't see him there at all!
Go away, go away, don't you come back any more!
Go away, go away, and please don't slam the door... (slam!)

Last night I saw upon the stair
A little man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
Oh, how I wish he'd go away...


Editor's Picks

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Eye in the Darkness  (ASR)
a bit about my Night Terror, what's yours?
#2258165 by A LeJenD' in Mourning


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The Scarlet Forest  (GC)
Written for Dark Dreamscapes poetry contest.
#2100351 by w0lfbane


 
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Haunted House  (13+)
A ghost tries to convince an old house it's not as empty as it thinks. A Villanelle
#2095768 by 𝔹𝕝𝕦𝕖𝕪𝕖𝕫


STATIC
Beyond the Grave  (13+)
Two boys disturb the dead. Winner of Dark Dreamscapes Poetry Contest, August 2021.
#2256994 by Beholden


*Pumpkin2* Looking for a contest to enter your spooky poetry?

FORUM
Dark Dreamscapes Poetry Contest  (13+)
On Hiatus Closed for now
#1971713 by 🌑 Darleen - QoD


FORUM
Rebel Poetry Contest  (18+)
Open for March 2024
#2112615 by Warped Sanity


FORUM
Distorted Minds Contest  (18+)
Special flash fiction round for the month of November!
#2103204 by Warped Sanity



 
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