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The Girl at the Top of the Stair

The Girl at the Top of the Stair

A ghostly girl sits at the top of the stairโ€”
she rocks to and froโ€”just why, I donโ€™t know.
You may not see her, but I know sheโ€™s there.
I pray sheโ€™ll soon goโ€”sheโ€™s scaring me so.

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No whisper or sound; her sorrowful stare
is searing my soulโ€”consuming me whole.
I wish she could tell me what sheโ€™s doing there.
Her rocking, so slowโ€”it fills me with woe.

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I canโ€™t see her faceโ€”itโ€™s driving me mad.
I donโ€™t know her name, perhaps Iโ€™m insane?
She seems so despondentโ€”whereโ€™s her mom and dad?
My sadness, it growsโ€”why doesnโ€™t she go?

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My room fills with whispers, the temperature drops,
sheโ€™s calling to meโ€”I must go and see.
I hold out a candle, my heart nearly stops.
Just how can this beโ€”the poor girl is me!
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Tony Taylor

To write a compelling poetic tale within the bounds of a specific rhyme scheme is a VERY difficult thing to do..... in this case ABAB.......and to keep finding the perfect words to convey the authors intent suggests that the author has one helluva vocabulary to work with...... and the skill to create phrasing that is uniquely his own.....A VERY difficult thing to do indeed!!...... Well done dear poet brother!!.....smokin' grooves!!...... LOVE and ROCKETS!!......T xo ???โœดโœดโค

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Dean Kuch

Thank you very much for reading, Tony.
I appreciate it, bro', and I'm glad you enjoyed the poem found it to be entertaining.
Happy writing, my friend,
~Dean โ˜ ?

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Wayne Stubbs

Excellent Dean, the rocking chairs are just no good, and on top of that scary little girl, I must admit I was a little freaked out! ????

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Dean Kuch

Hahaha, that's good to know, Wayne. That means I was able to do what I set out to do.
I sincerely appreciate your comments, my friend.
Thanks again!
~Dean ?

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lodigiana

Hi Dean...this piece really gripped me..It had me thinking of all the mysteries associated with death and the hereafter...when do we know we have died? do we even know it is us that has died? Great twist at the end which it aย  wonderful bonus !
Great work my friend! and pinned to read again and again!
Lodigiana xย 

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