Haunted Spells ~ warlocks and witches possessed with potent powers casting magic charms if perchance you fall astray call the love inside to play ~ I had so much fun last week with Colleen’s weekly Tanka Tuesday poetry challenge that I decided to play along again. This week’s prompt is to write a poem using…
Hollow Ghosts ~ phantoms out to play haunting and hunting lost souls vacuous specters ~ This is my ghoulish offering for Halloween and Collen’s #TankaTuesday poetry challenge. This week her challenge words are Ghost and Hollow. The challenge is to write a poem with synonyms of those words in classic forms like haiku, tanka,…
Howling of the Chimera Halloween seems like the perfect time to start this desert adventure. Beware the lost souls on this dark holiday aka All Hallows Eve. Here is a brighter take on Halloween called Hallowed or Harrowing reminding us that choice is the magic key to life. Or my last year’s ode to Halloween called…
Haunted or Hallowed ~ hateful warlords corporate mouthpieces media hysteria fearful mobs endless wars systemic poverty climate crisis ~ connections life and death opportunities hidden in challenges will we divide in fear or unify in love choices are looming the time is now hallowed be thy name ~ All Saints’ Day, aka All Hallows’ Day, All…
Mysterious Spells bats in the belfry jitters in my tummy goblins, spooks and ghosts haunting with their hosts ~ what’s a witch to do boiling her tasty brew this dark hallows eve mysterious spells to weave ~ hoist my new broom flying over the room lost souls to find mired in fearful mind ~ corral…
Does Halloween excite you or frighten you? The history of Halloween is a harrowing tale filled with mystery, mayhem, martyrs, fright and delight. And just like life, what we experience is largely up to us and our choices. The original celebrations are linked variously to Celtic, pagan and Roman traditions. According to Wikipedia, Halloween got…
Does life have you spooked? Are the angry birds circling or maybe doubt has you in it’s sticky grip? Or if you’re like me, depression can weigh on your soul. No matter which of these ghouls are visiting you this Halloween, there is hope and choice. For me, it’s time to shake things up with happy jumps,…
Is this a trick or a treat? I find myself asking this question more and more. Let’s take a little Halloween trip around my haunted mind. Yesterday I fell off my holy broom; only 2 sweeping days after my decision and public folly to give up caffeine! Do I even deserve to be blogging about personal…
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