Halloween Story
Our story begins on All Hallows Eve 1849.
A full silver moon rose high on this darkest of nights.
Fog lay like a shroud, clinging to the moonlight shine.
Mary Englebright sat sewing by dim candlelight.
Alone in her cabin, she shivered with dread.
Shadowy faces danced on the wall,
Grinning and grim, faces of the dead.
Taking a deep breath, she awaited the call.
The story her mother had told long ago
of what happens to the Englebright three.
The spirits will come to collect their soul
on their twenty first year of All Hallows Eve.
The last in her line, she sat frozen in fear.
The wind began to rage and moan
blowing the door wide…the spirits appear.
Screaming in terror, she was carried from home.
Never again to be seen in the light of day,
but if you listen closely on All Hallows Eve
you may hear her cries rising…then fading away.
ÓElizabeth Melton Parsons
October 22, 2013 at 12:59 am
You certainly know how to tell a tale, either by prose or story….:)
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October 23, 2013 at 8:47 am
Thanks, Deb. Always good to get a lovely compliment and even better to get a visit from you. ((Hugs))
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October 22, 2013 at 8:29 am
spooky! fabulously knit story in a poem Elizabeth!
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October 23, 2013 at 8:48 am
Thanks so much Sharmishtha. 🙂
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October 23, 2013 at 2:20 pm
Thank you for your visit and comment on my blog. Greetings from Warsaw. Marko
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October 23, 2013 at 8:52 pm
You’re welcome, Marko. 🙂
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October 23, 2013 at 5:03 pm
i’m under the blanky. good story. tony
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October 23, 2013 at 8:54 pm
Hi, Tony. I hope you mean you’re under the blanky for being cozy and getting ready for sleep and not that you’re ill. Thanks for coming by. Blessings, Elizabeth
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October 24, 2013 at 10:45 pm
I have one thing to say…. nergfoogle
http://nergfoogle.wordpress.com/
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October 25, 2013 at 12:10 pm
Thanks, Ervin. That was fast. I’ll have to drop in on you today for my meds. 😛
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October 26, 2013 at 11:51 am
OK, but bring an adult.
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October 27, 2013 at 9:25 am
I am backtracking and double checking that I let you know you are one of 15 nominees for a recent award, The Dragon’s Loyalty Award! I wrote a post and included your name and some of the rules. I think if you check out Bullying Prevention (his http is on my award post) you can find the photo/clip art of the award, also! This Halloween post was lovely! Take care, Robin
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October 28, 2013 at 8:53 am
Thank you for thinking of me, Robin. Much appreciated. 🙂
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