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A November Haunting

by Ian Whiteley

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A November Haunting

 

Halloween

Has come and gone

Leaving us with its

Vicious little demons

 

The howling wind

Screaming down the chimney

Like a banshee

 

Brittle twigs

Whipping along the windows

tiny scratching claws

of desperation

 

A wolf howl

Through the eaves

 

The cloying damp touch

Of dead leaves

 

Ice cold drizzle

Down th...

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Wednesday 18th November 2020 2:50 pm

November   Halloween   storm   rain   remnants   haunting noises

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