Roseshade

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Spider Webb Hall

Posted Sep 23, 2023 · 54 lines · 1 critiques

Many stare and wonder,
Gazing on Spider Webb Hall,
Living true to its name,
From low to top encased in webs,
New and old,
The decaying manor wrapped in stringy white,
Rumors of a monster spider,
And ghostly victims,
No one ventures in, too wary,
And how right they were to be,

Warnings and superstitious folk,
Do tell to never leave home after dark,
And especially on old Hallows Eve,
As the full moon reaches its peak,

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A boy lost and trapped after dark,
Searching wandering,
He came upon the manor,
Young, curious and new death cold,
He had ignored all warning and
ventured into Spider Webb,

Past the ancient decaying doorway,
And the moonlight faded,
Into a bat blinded darkness,
Breath hitched and unsure,
Boy stumbled through the dark,
Unaware of a sinner's wrath,
As glowing eyes watched in the shadows,

All instincts where telling the boy to leave,
To calmly reach the door and run,
And brave the winter night,
But he ignored the warning,
His futile warnings,
As his stalker scuttled behind,

Boy stumbled blindly and greatly missed home,
Luck was no issue as found a room,
But no normal room,
It filled up by the brim of bone and dust,
A shriek retreated from his lips,
Lit up in a corner was a candle,
Illuminating a message scrawled,
On the wall,
Death's stench trapped in mere letters,
“Spider Webb's Lord never lets his guests leave...”

A lantern fell and the boy jumped,
To meet a man elderly and stark white,
Boy approached him enthralled,
In illusion unknown to us,
Elder clasped his hand on his and led him and away,
Leaving behind fresh remains,

Spider Webb Lord has a new guest ,
At this party of the dead,
No one is ever invited and all
have never left,
The halls of Spider Webb.

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March 2025
19 Wed

Anniversary
15 years of membership
September 2023
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Posted a poem
Spider Webb Hall
"Many stare and wonder,"
Open thread 54 lines
March 2020
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10 years of membership
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May 2010
05 Wed

Received a critique
on State of Mind from @loved
"too long to endear thats what is readers fear so curtail it my dear"
April 2010
18 Sun

Posted a poem
State of Mind
"You may say I am Insane,"
Open thread 57 lines
15 Thu

Highest posting month
April 2010 — 7 poems
09 Fri

Posted a poem
Demon and Angel
" She wrapped herself in the the light-less shadows,"
Open thread 33 lines
07 Wed

Received a critique
on Awaiting from @partacidcharm
"wow! i really like your style, and especially like the line "til the next takes my place in eternity'. great job :) m"
07 Wed

Posted a poem
Awaiting
" High above it all,"
Open thread 25 lines
06 Tue

Received a critique
on Twilight Grey from @xena465
"I guess we all have many masks, and sometimes it's necessary to co-exist in this complicated world we live in. I love this great write Roseshade. Rosina xena465"
06 Tue

Received a critique
on Twilight Grey from @Deadserious
"This is well done. It shows good / evil, dark / light. We all have both in us if we want to admit it or not."
06 Tue

Received a critique
on Twilight Grey from @Seren
"thought this was an excellent write only thing I maybe look at changing is Morals are my own alone, morals are mine alone has a better flow for me but at the end of it this is your poem if you dont agree just ignore my…"
06 Tue

Received a critique
on Twilight Grey from @weirdelf
"I relate. We do as we do as we choose. Eloquently written Cheers, Jess, Reprehensibly irrepressible"
06 Tue

Critiqued
"The Process " by @Stefan
"It makes one think doesn't, I like it though it feels like real life, From a weird POV that is, Well who's normal these days, Carry on; Roseshade"
06 Tue

Posted a poem
Twilight Grey
" "
Open thread 20 lines
05 Mon

Received a critique
on The Journey's Worth from @mark
"I like this all for it's pacing and message. Simple as that :) Truly, Mark Resilient Flexibility"
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Posted a poem
Does it ever stop?
" Does the world ever stop moving?"
Open thread 21 lines
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Posted a poem
Rich Man, Poor Man, Kind Man, Blind Man
" A rich man will look out,"
Open thread 20 lines
01 Thu

Critiqued
"three days grace " by @Seren
"Impressive very impressive, it cuts right to me. Very nice work."
01 Thu

First critique offered
on "three days grace " by @Seren
01 Thu

Posted a poem
Prison-less Cage
" A expanse going on endless,"
Open thread 24 lines
March 2010
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Received a critique
on The Journey's Worth from @Seren
"I cannot see anything to fault other than the format ... lovely write with a nice message at the end kind regards Jayne-Chloe"
23 Tue

Posted a poem
Falling Pleasure
" "
Open thread 42 lines
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The Journey's Worth
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The Journey's Worth
"  The open road lies ahead,"
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on Twilight Grey from @xena465

on Twilight Grey from @Deadserious

on Twilight Grey from @Seren

on Twilight Grey from @weirdelf

"The Process " by @Stefan

on The Journey's Worth from @mark

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