Forest Terror

Cherry

By skinner_jennifer

Sat, 30 Oct 2021
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16 comments
 

My attempt at a poem for Halloween

 

 

Midnight hour in eerie forest deep beyond;

cold air circles essence of spirit trees, 

those dark deformed; pendulous limbs,

leafless boughs that hide spine chilling

spindly legs,

 

webs cling in sinister crevices awaiting

victim or two; for the pleasure of eating.

Sunken half moon dips behind dense

plume of feathery, veiled clouds;

 

as darkness hides its fearful torment;

where branches grope – cracking in

distance presents feelings of urgency!

Sounds that say...'you are not alone.'

 

Menace beyond craves to trick imagination.

Jumping back in fear; feeling sticky –ooze

of sap cloying at naked flesh from trunk

of towering pine,

 

those unseen eyes cause one to flee,

thorns clinging; ripping at flesh, trying to

pull you to your knees; with every ounce

of strength run fast, don't let the mischief win;

retreat, take flight from presence till dawn's first

light peeps in.

 

Pixabay free image.

 

 

 

Certificate 15
Poem
Poems
Horror
Nature
Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)

Comments

Submitted by Turlough on

Your poem really creates an atmosphere of mystery, anxiety and fear.

I was just about to go outside to get some logs for our wood burner but your words

Jumping back in fear; feeling sticky –ooze

of sap cloying at naked flesh from trunk

of towering pine

made me decide to just stay in and put an extra jumper on.

 

Turlough

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Oh dear! Sorry about the scare. indecision I wasn't sure if this one would work, but obviously it did. smiley

Thank you for reading and letting me know,

Happy Halloween.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

You sent shivers down my spine Jenny!

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I remember some years ago when in the forest,  being stuck in some thorns when my partner decided to take a shortcut through the deepest part of the undergrowth...off path. It was horrible because the more I struggled the harder they took hold. Luckily my partner was able to free me, that was very scary.

I wasn't sure if this poem would be any good, but now I'm so pleased I put it on. Thank you so much for reading and those lovely cherries were very welcome.

Many thanks again and Happy Halloween. 

Jenny. smiley

 

Submitted by celticman on

mischief is always there, creeping up, behind you. 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Too right, it certainly is in more ways than one, and always when you least expect...very scary.

Hope you have a good Halloween and many thanks for reading and your thoughts.

Jenny. smiley

 

 

Submitted by marandina on

Beautifully done. Happy Samhain and Halloween, Jenny.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I'm glad this poem worked for you, it's good to get the thumbs up. yes

Happy Halloween and Samhain to you.

Jenny. smiley

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Very atmospheric, Jenny. On All Hallow's Eve at midnight, a forest is definitely a place to avoid visiting  and the same goes for a graveyard. Too spooky.
Well done on the cherries

Luigi X

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

How right you are about avoiding forests, woods and graveyards. I don't tend to go out walking anywhere once it gets dark. I think the forest is a place to avoid at night, because it belongs to nature...after all I suppose it's nature's habitat, their home we are treading on.

Thank you for reading and your congrats on the cherries.

Happy All Hallow's Eve to you. smiley

Jenny. xx

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

Dark and spooky- Perfect poem for Halloween and well done. Enjoyed this spine tingling walk through the forest Jenny. surprise perfect read for Hallloween!

Penny4athought

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I've not written a spooky poem like this before, so I'm glad it worked for you and you caught the atmosphere which is what i hoped it would do.

Many thanks. Oh! By the way, I'll be over to read some more of your story tomorrow. Looking forward to it.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Jenny

You do such a good job with descriptions. This as truely spooky. Perfect for Halloween.

Jean Day

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

it was fun searching for the right words to use to describe this poem. Thanks again for letting me know.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Hades502 on

I had to go a little ways back to find one that I hadn't seen before. Maybe I have just been publishing a little more often that usual these days. Great poem, Jenny. Nice descriptions and eerie feel to this. Congrats on the cherries.

GGHades502

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I tried to make this poem as spine chilling as I could as it was Halloween. By the way, I like that you read my older stuff, it's such a shame that it gets forgotten in the mists of time. I don't always have time to read and write, but I do enjoy reading on ABC Tales.

Glad you got the eerie feeling, which was what I tried to convey.

Many thanks again.

Jenny. smiley