Re: PPB: Demons / George J. Dance

George J. Dance wrote:

Zod-The...@none.i2p wrote:

George J. Dance wrote:

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Demons
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We'd dress as ghosts or devils once a year
to run and yell like vandals home-to-home,
high on the sugar we'd take by threats of harm
we'd chant at every door but there was no fear,
for we played outt roles from long-forgotten darks
when noxious, flesh-bound demons stalked, who'd kill
or maim at whim those who'd evade their rule
confined like sheep, asleep behind bars and locks.
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My children's children dress and do the like,
but chaperoned (kids don't go out alone)
and only in the twilight; when it's night,
parent and child are locked within the home
because "It's just not safe these days" a fact
so calmly noted: Demon-time is back.
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George J. Dance, 2009
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[All rights reserved - used with permission]
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https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2019/10/demons-george-j-dance.html

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Excellent poetry.....

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Thanks for keeping this poem afloat here, Zod. It did get a bit
overlooked, and not just here. It got little attention on f/b and
twitter, either, and almost ended the month with just 30 reads.
Fortunately I got the idea of reposting it on twitter on Halloween night
under the trending hashtag
#halloween2019, which picked up another 16 reads and let the poem hit #1
for the month.

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The time is right for a revisit... thanks to Nancy G....!
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Ha ha.