House Ghost

Gold cherry
Poem of the week

By D Marie

Tue, 13 Oct 2020
  • 2686 reads
15 comments
 

The sky waits for me,
Yet still I hold on
To where I no longer belong,
Dressed in the wrong clothes,
Out staying my welcome,
A passing chill to a stranger,
Who might look but cannot see,
And so I gave up trying,
The mourning fog thickens,
Floor boards float beneath my feet,
Furniture vanishes at my touch,
No one notices my absence,
Except me.

Certificate PG
Poem
Spiritual

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Submitted by D Marie on

 

 

Submitted by sean mcnulty on

I enjoyed this.

 

The Haunting, the Robert Wise one, is a film I love dearly.  And a great book too, of course. 

 

Submitted by D Marie on

I would like to watch that film..I've been watching a netflix series called Haunting of Bly Manor. My mistake for not putting right title. You might like it too.

 

Submitted by sean mcnulty on

Oh yes, Bly Manor is The Turn of the Screw. It was also made into a film classic: The Innocents.

I'll watch Bly Manor at some point. The first series, The Haunting of Hill House, was based on Shirley Jackson book and was also adapted as the Robert Wise film I mentioned. I only watched that series recently and I really enjoyed it.

 

Submitted by D Marie on

that's interesting, I wouldn't have known! Just mentioned it to my partner who said it comes up in the credits.. We are watching it now :)

 

Submitted by Ewan on

eerie, too. I love the idea of a mourning fog and what it might be mourning.

Ewan x

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Submitted by Ewan on

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Submitted by D Marie on

Thank you for the cherry, and Pick of the day! It's my birthday tmrw so this is an early present X

 

Submitted by Ewan on

many happy returns for tomorrow!

Ewan.

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Submitted by Di_Hard on

Loved this! Brilliant for the beginning of Autumn! Particularly liked the idea of the waiting sky

 

Submitted by D Marie on

Thanks Di_Hard :)

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

I really enjoyed this - and many happy returns!  I'm also a big fan of Shirley Jackson, and the Robert Wise film Sean mentioned - it absolutely terrified me when I first saw it!  Would really recommend Shirley Jackson's work, only not late at night...  My daughter is a big fan of the Hill House TV series and keeps telling me to watch it, but I live on my own, and I'm a wimp these days.  

Submitted by D Marie on

watch it on my own airyfairy..
And thanks for your comment.

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

This is our Poem of the Week - Congratulations! (and I hope you had a lovely birthday)

 

Submitted by D Marie on

How nice..
Wasn't expecting that. It's really encouraging.
Birthday was a Chinese takeaway and wine.
Thank you Insert..