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Bedlam On The Start Of The Celtic New Year

At 9 o'clock we planned to meet
at Jack O'Lantern Lane
there'd be no one
to get undone
at Jack O'Lantern Lane

so we thought, but to our surprise
the lane was packed with ghosts
chatty ghost clowns
rowdy ghost town
the lane was packed with ghosts

stirring the cauldron, the witches
added to the bedlam
incantation
no cessation
added to the bedlam

spooked out of wits and sanity
we rebuked each other
stampede of feet
ran down the street
we rebuked each other

the witching hour came to a halt
our eyes look--petrified
the ghosts in guise,
revel with cries
our eyes look-- petrified

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Written for Sammi for the days I missed for the 13 Days of Samhain prompts for The Thinning of The Veil.

28-Day 9 – Jack O’Lantern Lane 🎃
29-Day 10 – Ghost Town 👻
30-Day 11 – Stirring The Cauldron 🧙
31-Day 12 – Spooked 😱
01-Day 13 – The Witching Hour 🕰

Better late than never. And I know it’s lacking in the rhyme scheme, so I cannot call it a Roundabout Poem, plus the extra stanza disqualifies it, but it’s a take off the Roundabout form. I broke the rules but did the best I can do today. Please let me know what you think on the day that marks the end of summer, the harvest, and the beginning of the dark time of the year.

Thanks, Sammi. This was tremendous fun. I’ll look forward to it again next year…

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Thanks for reading, everyone. Happy Samhain. Happy new month/new year.

Selma Martin
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This Post Has 24 Comments

  1. Sadje

    Excellent poem Selma.

    1. Selma Martin

      Sadje, you bless me with your presence. Thanks dearly. I bless you back, always. xoxo

      1. Sadje

        Thank you my friend

  2. Tricia Sankey

    This was so much fun to read, I found the rhymes just perfect, thanks for sharing!! 🎃

    1. Selma Martin

      Tricia, so happy you liked it so much. Music and a skip in my step now. Thanks. xoxo

  3. Kathryn LeRoy

    Sometimes poems pick their own form, refusing to be subdued into conformity. Yours took over, and became a delight!

    1. Selma Martin

      It is so true what you say. The poem does the choosing. I am so happy you saw such delight in this one. Thanks for being here. I bless you. xoxo

    1. Selma Martin

      So happy you like it, Cindy. Thanks for reading and commenting. xoxo

  4. Jules

    Only a dark time in the sky, especially if our hearts continue to shine and our smiles brighten our path before us.
    May we use the sky light to the best of our advantage 🙂

    1. Selma Martin

      Hopefully this is so, Jules. Only outside, darkness. Within, light. Thanks for commenting. xoxo

  5. rajkkhoja

    So nice poem. I like. . very nice rhymes described the day by day. I like.

    1. Selma Martin

      I’m so grateful for your comment and appreciation, Raj. Hope all is well. I bless you. XoXo

      1. rajkkhoja

        Yes, all is well. H’w u? Selma!

        1. Selma Martin

          Thanks for the concern, dear friend. Busy BUT All is good 😊 👏

          1. rajkkhoja

            Thanks, friend .

  6. sammicoxwriter

    Fantastic poem, Selma. It was such a fun read and I love how you manage to get so many of the prompts to fit together. 🙂

    1. Selma Martin

      So glad you enjoyed them. Thanks again, Sammi. Great fun. Happy NaNoWriMo to you 👏

  7. Sunra Rainz

    Simply a wonderful read, Selma <3 I love the rhythm and how the narrative unfolds.

    1. Selma Martin

      Thanks kindly, dear Sunra. I appreciate you. XoXo

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