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Monday, November 1, 2010

Whose Halloween Is It Anyway?


Many a night
when I try hard to sleep,

Howling dogs
prey on my hidden insecurities....
Hooting owls
send me eerie messages
of forthcoming misfortune....
Blind bats
rush past me
to feed on the blood of god forsaken creatures...

During the day
when I feel free as a lark
scary scarecrows in green fields
stare at me smugly....
Black cats
send shivers down my spine
as they circle around me and mew mockingly....

Day and Night -
I am caught in the tentacles of time.
Each trying to wickedly overtake the other,
playing a dangerous game
of fun and fear
drowning all my arrogant assumptions
of my supposedly dominating presence.

Making me wonder..
Whose Halloween is it anyway?
Mine or Theirs?

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37 comments:

  1. Another Man's DreamNovember 1, 2010 at 4:46 AM

    Ours!
    mew mockingly....

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  2. HopeNovember 1, 2010 at 6:16 AM

    awesome! Love your take on halloween indeed. Great question. and yes, you are right. It certainly makes one wonder sometimes. Creepy! :)

    thank you

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  3. Shashidhar SharmaNovember 1, 2010 at 6:21 AM

    Dear Shail

    Very interesting one and I liked the images of your dilemma and fears in the night as well as in the day. The ending took me by surprise though... you put in lot of thought in those last three lines... thanks for sharing...

    ॐ नमः शिवाय
    Om Namah Shivaya
    Twitter: @VerseEveryDay
    Blog: http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com

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  4. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallNovember 1, 2010 at 7:27 AM

    you have combined your personal feelings into this piece,
    super cute and deep....

    fabulous image,
    well done!
    Happy Belated Halloween,
    Happy November,
    you rock...

    xx

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  5. AnonymousNovember 1, 2010 at 8:32 AM

    great question- yours or theirs haha!

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  6. eyeographyNovember 1, 2010 at 9:37 AM

    10/10..
    I loved reading this poem...
    Thank you for sharing.. :)

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  7. Shail RaghuvanshiNovember 1, 2010 at 10:28 AM

    Thanks Me_duress. Glad you liked the poem with its imagery.
    Hope to see you around here...

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  8. Shail RaghuvanshiNovember 1, 2010 at 10:30 AM

    Thanks Hope. Yeah, creepy is the word. We celebrate Halloween not knowing that spirits and all those images we use to scare the world in our celebration are actually being used on us....

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  9. Shail RaghuvanshiNovember 1, 2010 at 10:35 AM

    Thanks Shashi. Nice that you liked the poem. Yes, such little fears plague a lot of people. Just put it into words to form a poem...

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  10. Shail RaghuvanshiNovember 1, 2010 at 10:36 AM

    Hi Jingle,

    Thanks for the lovely appreciation.

    Happy November to you too.
    We will keep meeting for sure!!

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  11. Shail RaghuvanshiNovember 1, 2010 at 10:39 AM

    Thanks Five Loaf. Nice that you enjoyed this Halloween poem!

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  12. Shail RaghuvanshiNovember 1, 2010 at 10:40 AM

    Thanks Sumit. Great that you loved the poem....

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  13. BubbaNovember 1, 2010 at 10:52 AM

    It will always be their Halloween until you take ownership of it.

    Nice Potluck entry, Shail!

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  14. Kristen HaskellNovember 1, 2010 at 12:54 PM

    Nice job, very enjoyable poem. Kristen

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  15. Shail RaghuvanshiNovember 1, 2010 at 9:23 PM

    Thanks Eric. I think the same too - it will definitely be their Halloween while we presume it is ours!!

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  16. Shail RaghuvanshiNovember 1, 2010 at 9:28 PM

    Thanks Kristen. Nice that you liked the poem...

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  17. ReflectionsNovember 2, 2010 at 5:46 AM

    I like the humor in this, however, light... mew mockingly... yet some very deep questions broached here. Nice write.

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  18. Shail RaghuvanshiNovember 2, 2010 at 10:40 AM

    Thanks Reflections. That was the only way I could express Halloween in my life...

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  19. AnonymousNovember 3, 2010 at 7:12 AM

    Please help giving (belated) birthday wishes to 3 or 4 fellow poets:

    http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/2010/11/03/happy-birthday-eric-dom/

    Thanks a lot for the support.
    Happy November!
    Your presence adds light to our space, keep shining!
    xxx

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  20. AnonymousNovember 3, 2010 at 6:26 PM

    Shail, love the shivers and the smiles. Reminds me of a poster I saw in a church once:

    Santa on one side,
    Jesus on the other.

    Tag line: Whose birthday is it, anyway?

    Peace, Amy Barlow Liberatore

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  21. OliviaNovember 4, 2010 at 2:01 AM

    LOLsss

    Shail Dear.. this is so sweet and cute.. Like I say I happen to be Diana, the queen of wiccan or princess maybe..!! So, Halloween happens to be my fest.. LOLsss

    Very well crafted- fun to read..
    Loads of Love
    xox

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  22. HNovember 12, 2010 at 2:48 PM

    Nicely written. The question you pose is a bit of a tease :)

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  23. JudieNovember 14, 2010 at 10:17 AM

    I has to be ours unless we give them the power.

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  24. JennyNovember 15, 2010 at 8:59 AM

    What a unique and fascinating take on Halloween.

    I really enjoyed reading this post. Your power with words is really impressive.

    My stops here for Alphabe-Thursday are always amazing.

    Thank you for linking.

    A+

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  25. Splendid Little StarsNovember 15, 2010 at 9:44 AM

    so clever and fun!

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  26. Shail RaghuvanshiDecember 21, 2010 at 10:17 PM

    so clever and fun!

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  27. Shail RaghuvanshiDecember 21, 2010 at 10:17 PM

    Nice job, very enjoyable poem. Kristen

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  28. Shail RaghuvanshiDecember 21, 2010 at 10:17 PM

    Hi Jingle,

    Thanks for the lovely appreciation.

    Happy November to you too.
    We will keep meeting for sure!!

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  29. Shail RaghuvanshiDecember 21, 2010 at 10:17 PM

    Thanks Me_duress. Glad you liked the poem with its imagery.
    Hope to see you around here...

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  30. Shail RaghuvanshiDecember 21, 2010 at 10:17 PM

    you have combined your personal feelings into this piece,
    super cute and deep....

    fabulous image,
    well done!
    Happy Belated Halloween,
    Happy November,
    you rock...

    xx

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  31. Shail RaghuvanshiDecember 21, 2010 at 10:17 PM

    Ours!
    mew mockingly....

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  32. MorningNovember 1, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    cute, vivid, and creepy, 

    love your entry, Glad to see you in.

    :)

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  33. The Orange TreeNovember 1, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    very entertaining.

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  34. MorningNovember 5, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    http://gooseberrygoespoetic.blogspot.com/2011/11/poem-of-week-halloween-special.html
    hello, your entry is picked as poem of the week at our place, make a comment to thank Uma if you can, bless you, keep it up.

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  35. A.HariNovember 6, 2011 at 2:08 AM

    Good one. I liked these lines very much.
    "drowning all my arrogant assumptions
    of my supposedly dominating presence."

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  36. BeyniazNovember 6, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    I am caught in the tentacles of time...liked these lines a lot.

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  37. ShernazwadiaNovember 6, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    I loved the poem Shail, and am not surprised it has been honored as the poem of the week...you are good at all you do...

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