A Spirited Walk

Cherry

By The royster

Sun, 15 Sep 2013
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14 comments
 

A Spirited Walk

 

The night was damp the air was cold

They walk among us, we were told.

A guided walk through City streets

We could by chance a spirit meet

 

Our guide this evening looked the part

Long coat, Hat and Cane, quite smart

Some stories he would shortly tell

Some made up but others, well.

 

His voice was gentle, smooth and deep

He told us that we all should keep

Close together, do not stray

Lest there be a price to pay

 

We wandered out into the night

Hoping that we’d get a sight

Of apparitions out of walls

Or maybe screams or ghostly calls

 

We didn’t have to wait too long

Not a scream but distant song

A child maybe or someone older

Then suddenly we all felt colder

 

 

 

A mist had fallen all around

No longer could we hear the sound

In fact we heard no sound at all

Silence, that’s all.

 

The silence didn’t last too long

In my mind I heard the song

The mist had gone the sky was clear

Our guide was all that we could hear

 

Tales of murder through the ages

Children sold as slaves in cages

Those that died both young and old

Tales to make your blood run cold

 

Somewhere near a clock chimed ten

Normal sounds came back again

Our guide spoke in a chilling tone

You’ll soon be home but not alone

 

I strode along behind our guide

He didn’t walk he seemed to glide

Something here was not quite right

Could there be one final fright

 

The door closed as we stepped inside

Looked around but saw no guide

His long Coat, Hat and cane there lay

In a case used for display.

 

No one spoke, what could you say?

 

Our guide it seems, drifted away

 

A gentle laugh then all went cold

 

They walk among us. Yes, we were told.


 

 

Certificate 12
Poem
Fantasy

Comments

Submitted by Linda Wigzell Cress on

Still good!  Very good actually.  As for the verse pattern going wrong, I personally am really envious that you managed here both to single line space and to get good paragraphs.  Ever since the combination of the new revised ABC site and my blasted new Microsoft 8 Word programme, I can do neither!

Linda

Submitted by The royster on

Ah Linda. If you use Word and the single space option  2nd or 3rd along top of page. You can type out your piece then cut and past onto "Write story" window.

Thank you so much for your lovely comments here and on e-mail. As always, very much appreciated.

Royxx

 

 

Submitted by Denzella on

Hello Roy,

Yes this is really good. I enjoyed it the first time I read it and even more so on a second reading.

Cherries well deserved.

Moya

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Nice one, Roy. Congrats on the cherries;-)

Tina

 

Submitted by The royster on

Bless you Neighbour

I am so pleased to receive Cherries as well as your lovely comments.

I can't wait to get the book that this is going to published in.

Not bad for a Silver surfer Huh!   

Royx

 

 

Submitted by The royster on

Thank you so much Tina , Very much appreciate your comment and reading.

I must get over to you very soon.  I wish I had more time to spend on here. There is so much wonderful reading to do.

Roy

 

 

Submitted by The royster on

PS.   Thank you so much for the Cherries.  Much appreciated

 

 

Submitted by Linda Wigzell Cress on

Well deserved cherries Roy.  Thanks for the Word tips;  however all appears ok when I write, but when I cut/paste it on here, the paragraphs spacings are lost, and poems which I write in single only upload in double spacing.  Lots of us are having this problem now, driving me mad! Never mind all sent to try us!

Linda

Submitted by The royster on

Thanks Linda.   My 1st Cherries, Yehhhh!

Word is so different now isn't it

Yes your right, they have changed things a bit here. I thought it was me at first. I tried to bring this poem back into single line with verse spacing but it just joined the previous line.  I also had to add the last verse of Spirited Walk  as it had somehow disappeard.  Though that could have been me. 

Hopefully it will be put right as we do need paragraph or verse spacing.

Hope you're both ok

Roy

 

Submitted by The royster on

 

PS,  A belated but heart felt   Thank you  Tony and abc for my first Cherries. 

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Wow! I loved the way the tale suddenly dipped darker 'children sold as slaves in ages' and the spooly finale. A tale well told            Elsie

Submitted by The royster on

Hi Elsie,  Thank you so much for your comments  and for looking in.  It's good to have someone new as I can return the compliment and come over to read you.   Roy 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Roy,  being a lover of the spirit world,  I really enjoyed reading this poem and I think you did a fantastic job of bringing it together.  Many congrats on the well deserved cherries.  Jenny.

 

Submitted by The royster on

Hi Jenny,   Thank you so much for your very kind words. It means a lot to this old fella, haha. Back to you soon.  Roy