Shadows Of The Past

Cherry

By skinner_jennifer

Sat, 31 Oct 2020
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Shadows creep where deep

and lonely nights are housed,

only wind breathes through

cracks searching inky darkness,

 

every creak expands imagination

exhaling with trembling confusion,

clear scent of jasmine filling nostrils

soon fading on drifts of sweeping time,

 

focus balance accompanied by level head

embedded in reality, and know that mystery

emanates then withers in the dwelling that

many souls have passed away as memories stir,

 

once this large mansion now abandoned

to creeping spiders on cobweb walls,

previously carved ornate staircase...now

burdened with crumbling stucco falls.

 

When moon was once high

great parties here were held,

filled with much camaraderie

echoing voices of bygone years,

 

warmth of open fires formerly glowed

filled atmosphere with friendly welcome,

energies of long ago gave significance

when encountering ghostly spectres,

 

now my instincts tell me I shouldn't be afraid

of silhouettes and crinoline figures hovering,

they only wish to welcome across span of time

for we are all connected by threads continuing on.

 

 

 

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Comments

Submitted by marandina on

"Crinoline figures hovering" I'm not sure what these are but I like it!

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Love the crinoline too and the connecting threads in this. This has hints of haunting, yet also reassuring. :)

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hello marandina,

crinoline figures hovering, are the ghosts of women in dresses that were from the Victorian era. Imagine them floating down huge staircases, all ghostly or just hovering in front of you staring right through you.

Thank you for reading. Hope you get what I was trying to convey now.

Jenny.

 

 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Rachel, 

I'm glad you picked up on reassuring. I always feel that some hauntings are like a scene that's on a loop and keeps replaying and they have no idea that you are there. Then there's the hauntings where maybe loved ones come back as guardians  to may be protect, or just to let the living know they're there.

I tend to keep away from the evil side of hauntings, as I would never wish to be involved in anything that's scary to the point of driving a person mad. 

For me Halloween is about remembering, not scaring. As a child we didn't celebrate Halloween. We never had trick or treat, or decorations, dressing up, or parties, it was just another day to us.

That's not to say I don't enjoy a good horror movie, which I do. 

Thank you for reading and commenting. Many thanks for the cherries too.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Nolan on

Sounds like something of Narnia. Spooky!

Keep well Jenny! Nolan

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Nolan,

many thanks for stopping by to read and comment. I like that you compare it to Narnia, such a brilliant story.

Hope you keep well too.

Take care.

Jenny.