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a shadowy moon
tethered in night's vast longing
a witch her sad heart


though the witch was sad
her broomstick scurried away
into the dark night



darkness engulfing
the cackle of an old witch
ruffles the cat's fur


© gillena cox 2015


Revisit
Haloween 2008
Haloween 2010
Haloween 2013

Blog hopping at Paint Party Friday Week 34, Year 5


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Recuerda Mi Corazon haiku my heart - broomstick


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edited to include
FLASH 55 PLUS! by Kerry O'Connor
CHALLENGE: optional extra prompt... to write to the theme of Halloween.
Imaginary Garden With Real Toads

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49 comments:

  1. Valerie-Jael8:35 AM

    Spoooooky! Happy PPF, Hugs, Valerie

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    1. Gillena Cox9:36 AM

      Thanks for dropping in Valerie

      Much love...

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  2. Lea9:37 AM

    Those first two lines will haunt me for a long, long time...

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    1. Gillena Cox9:42 AM

      Ha, glad you stopped by Lea

      Much love...


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  3. Reading Pleasure10:26 AM

    Perfect for Halloween!

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  4. Gillena Cox10:31 AM

    Happy you dropped in Celestine

    much love...

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  5. A Bit of the Blarney10:43 AM

    Happy Halloween!! A wonderful reflection of the holiday!! Thank you!!!

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  6. Gillena Cox10:50 AM

    Happy you dropped in Cathy

    much love...

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  7. rebecca11:07 AM

    you had me with "night's great longing".
    fabulous!!!

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  8. Christine12:00 PM

    Lovely Halloween poem and art!

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  9. Gillena Cox1:07 PM

    Thank you Christine

    much love...

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  10. J C2:31 PM

    Too scary for me, Gillena. I'm on my broom and outta here!

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    1. Gillena Cox3:35 PM

      Ha, glad you dropped in JC
      Much love...

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  11. Faye2:40 PM

    Very well done, Gillena. Thanks for dropping by my blog.

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    1. Gillena Cox3:36 PM

      Happy you dropped by Faye

      Much love...

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  12. Giggles4:36 PM

    Very spooky... I bet all witches wished their brooms would run away and take the work with them too!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  13. carol l mckenna4:51 PM

    Very creative haiku for Halloween ~ love the cat part ~ Great moon shots!



    Wishing you a Happy Weekend,
    artmusedog and carol

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  14. Gillena Cox6:25 PM

    (◕‿◕｡) happy you dropped in Giggles

    much love...

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  15. Gillena Cox6:25 PM

    Thanks for dropping in Carol

    much love...

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  16. My name is Erika.6:50 PM

    Spooky piece and love your poem. Enjoy your Halloween weekend!

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  17. denthe7:05 PM

    Great combination of images and text! Happy Halloween!

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  18. Jo7:33 PM

    love this gillena. i love the little purple dots. :)

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  19. GlorV111:17 PM

    Love your Haiku and your work is awesome.:) Have a great weekend. Thx for stopping by my blog.

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  20. sirkkis1:49 AM

    Spooky but happy Halloween to you, too ♥♥♥

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  21. Gillena Cox6:46 AM

    Thanks for dropping in Erika

    much love...

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  22. Gillena Cox6:47 AM

    Happy you dropped in Jo

    much love...

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  23. Gillena Cox6:48 AM

    Happy you dropped in Gloria

    much love...

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  24. Gillena Cox6:48 AM

    Thanks Sirkkis

    much love...

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  25. payal agarwal9:42 AM

    Lovely artwork and great haiku.It shall haunt me for sometime. :)

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    1. Gillena Cox4:11 PM

      Thanks for dropping in Payal
      Much love...

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  26. Neesie11:10 AM

    OOOooooooh... spooky!
    Happy Halloween to you ;D

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    1. Gillena Cox4:11 PM

      Happy you dropped in Neesie

      Much love...

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  27. Beth Niquette5:56 PM

    EEEEEEEeeeeeek! So perfect for this holiday! :D

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  28. Ilona Heimböckel5:57 PM

    I love the combination of poetry and picture!
    Happy Halloween!
    And thank you for your lovely comment on my blog,
    hugs Ilona

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  29. Gillena Cox7:34 AM

    Happy you dropped in Beth

    much love...

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  30. Gillena Cox7:34 AM

    Thanks for the return visit IIona

    much love...

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  31. sheila 777:43 AM

    Poor witch, I hope she cheers up.
    "the cackle of an old witch
    ruffles the cat's fur" - brilliant.
    Great poem for Halloween with the dark spooky pictures.

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  32. Irene11:41 AM

    Perfect for the season. The sad witch gave a new twist to story. Like it.

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  33. Gillena Cox11:55 AM

    Thanks Sheila

    much love...

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  34. Gillena Cox11:56 AM

    Thank you Irene

    much love...

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  35. Rosemary Nissen-Wade11:35 PM

    I like these witchy glimpses!

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    1. Gillena Cox5:08 AM

      Happy you dropped in Rosemary

      Much love...

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  36. Margaret12:16 AM

    A tethered moon ... Beautiful.

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  37. Kerry O'Connor11:05 AM

    I love your presentation!

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