Jackie @ Bouquet of Books and Dani @ Entertaining Interests wanted to find a way to celebrate the spookiest holiday of the year in style.
And so SPOOKTOBERFEST was born!
Requirements of the story:
Your Flash Fiction piece cannot be any longer than 300 words. You must use the MANDATORY 5 words listed below…
cobweb(s)
jack-o-lantern(s)
ghost(s)
cauldron(s)
razor(s)
Post your Flash Fiction piece any day from Friday Oct 26th thru Monday, Oct. 29th.
Your flash fiction piece can be scary, comical, romantic, or whatever you choose, just be creative!
The winners will be posted on HALLOWEEN! That’s right, Wednesday, Oct. 31st. Jackie and Dani will each choose a winner. That’s right – two winners!
PRIZES:
A grab bag and candy. The winners will get the biggest bags we can find
of their favorite candy along with some spookified items.
With this in mind, my husband, Robert Fyfe, decided to write a quick poem using all of the required words. Here is his entry:
Cobwebs
Caught in a cage brown with rust
Cobwebs old and full of dust
I sit and hope my life to keep
Not lost to a ghost to moan and weep
A cackle pierces the frosty air
As a wicked joke witches share
Razor sharp fingernails rip like a lion
And tossed into a cauldron made of iron
Plants that poison and lizards newt
Jack-o-lantern and mandrake root
A soup that holds one ingredient short
Actually not for I am caught
Today we have a guest post! "Good Fairy" is a lovely poem written by Monika Seböková (or Nikki S. for short).
You will normally find her blogging over at Husitka.
which she describes as a blog about art, music, helping others - and about her thoughts. She calls it "A piece of my soul, heart and brain on the Internet." She also can be found blogging at Husitka Notepad. she describes this blog as being about languages, translations, drawing, photographing, music, writing and her view of the world around in general. She is a language teacher with a special interest in translation. You can find her post with this beautiful fairy poem on her blog here.
"Good Fairy
Like a fairy from my childhood dreams
She came and saved me
Her long red hair and bright blue eyes
Guided me through the most troubled times
And I felt safe like I once did in my Mother's arms
She spoke to me when I needed to listen
She stayed silent when I longed for silence
Her laughter caressed my heart and brightened my days
Her tears taught me to think before I speak
And her songs of a better tomorrow carved a sign of hope into my heart"
