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Jordan (D.O.C.)
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Minimalist Horror

Northern_Soul
-Missy-
Tyrant of Words
England 31awards
Joined 10th Jan 2021
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Poetry Contest

Write the most atmospheric terror you can in 25 words.

To honour the start of spooky season, I present a challenge — I would like you to write the scariest poem that you can in no more than 25 words.

I am looking for atmosphere, terror, and fear…. Think about it a little.

Rules

• New writes only
• No erotica
• Up to 3 entries per human being
• No pictures / visual poems / audio / video.  The provocation of the words should stand on their own without visual enhancements.
• No more than 25 words. Title doesn’t count as part of the word count. Poems can be less than 25 words, but not more than.
• Comp judged by host
•2 weeks

_feral
Fire of Insight
United Kingdom 11awards
Joined 23rd Jan 2021
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passing the gates

 


to see ancestors
who have walked
before my steps,

found vines
curling around
their worn in
headstones

as she howls
her next
claim.
Written by _feral
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Northern_Soul
-Missy-
Tyrant of Words
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Joined 10th Jan 2021
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Cheers for the 1st entry, Vits. Spooktacular 👻

Northern_Soul
-Missy-
Tyrant of Words
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Joined 10th Jan 2021
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Hey Rob… thanks for your entry, however the guidelines state no visual poems on this occasion, so I can’t allow it… soz mate. 😕

poet Anonymous

Oops. Would help if I had read. My bad.

"No Dad, I Won't be Coming Home."

She screwed her eyes into the corners
Of the empty nursery,
Recalling the rag doll  &
Silver pair of scissors.

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Jordan
D.O.C.
Thought Provoker
United States 13awards
Joined 4th May 2022
Forum Posts: 245

Death and Silence

Sole All-Powerful
 
"Everybody hears of the past; nobody hears it scream."
-- the history human of horror global
 
*
 
In  
untold  
graveyards  
still  
they  
lie  
tight-lipped  
mouths  
sewn  
shut  
taught  
by  
masters.
 
*
 
a dedication of Respect
for
Pain continuous --
the cost of existence
fun
 
a revolving helios senryu satire menippean on
human life
 
Written by Jordan (D.O.C.)
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MadameLavender
Guardian of Shadows
United States 86awards
Joined 17th Feb 2013
Forum Posts: 5594

"23 And Me"

Non-healthcare company,
not subject to privacy laws....

Your world is in their hands

Buy, sell, trade....create....

(did you send your DNA to them?)
Written by MadameLavender
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MadameLavender
Guardian of Shadows
United States 86awards
Joined 17th Feb 2013
Forum Posts: 5594

The Zoltar Machine

Beachside arcade
 
**seagulls, cackle**
 
Lights , buzzers--winner!
 
Zoltar waits, quietly
(salt-bleached wood floors)
 
"25 cents, please!"

Fortune scroll from chute,
completly wordless ....
 
**seagulls, cackle**
Written by MadameLavender
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Sybil_StarWitch
Sybille Anne Martin
Lost Thinker
United States
Joined 13th July 2022
Forum Posts: 9

No Way Home

The mists,
Closing in about...
The woods darkly kissed!
Deepening doubt...
Claws slashing!
Flaying flesh from bone.
Tendrils lashing,
And no way home.
Reality crashing!
Written by Sybil_StarWitch (Sybille Anne Martin)
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wallyroo92
Tyrant of Words
United States 147awards
Joined 11th July 2012
Forum Posts: 1757

Arachnid Fantasy

In the coffin
In the dark
Still alive

Hundreds of tiny hairy legs
Crawling all over every single inch of your skin
Looking to nest…

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