haunted house

(Poem 296 for 2024 – I am writing a poem a day)

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A lake house
seemed such a romantic
idea, a place for respite
when the world
overwhelmed.
Little did I know,
when I bought
the place,
she had her own ideas.

The first time we stayed,
our dog disappeared.

The second time,
my husband got injured.

The third time was when
we began to see
that the house
was unwelcoming us,
for she moved to the
middle of the lake
in the night
and we nearly
drowned in our sleep.

We tried once more
when she moved
back to land,
to visit and do some repairs.
She started a fire
and we barely escaped,
so now she’s on the
market again.

I realize now
why she was so affordable,
and I almost feel guilty
selling her.
But now we have so many
medical and therapy bills
to pay, that we need
to recoup some of our loss.

@Home Studio – 296^th poem of the year

(Poem 295 for 2024 – I am writing a poem a day)

AI Generated image I prompted on Gencraft.com https://gencraft.ai/p/eoKAqu

There once was a house
with a fence in the woods
where the children never dared to go.

They believed in a tale
full of spooky old ghosts
and wolves whose eyes would glow.

One Halloween Eve
in a game of Truth or Dare
some children ended up at the gate.

They were laughing so loud
that they did not even see
the ghost who would decide their fate.

She watched them push
one terrified little boy
to enter the yard and ring the bell.

The poor boy cried
as he walked to the porch
each step like a hollow death knell.

The ghost howled
which alerted the wolves
eager for a scrumptious evening meal.

The boy who was forced
to touch the haunted house
was the only child who survived the ordeal.

@Home Studio – 295^th poem of the year

rebekahjmarshall

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