Hauntings

Mystify on Jun 26, 2009

A poem about the feelings you get from being in a place aged with history and time.

Once a grand castle
Where lords and ladies called home
Filled with its splendor
Now turned to rubble and stone

The ghostly knights galloping
Around the mote now dried up
The draw bridge long fallen
The doormen come call en

The empty tower
No longer holding its guards
But a feeling they were still watching
The lord of the castle
Still held with high regards

Once dancing to the music
The ballroom now in shambles
The ladies dressed so beautifully
The courtyard filled with brambles

Slaving over the red hot stoves
The deserted kitchen still feeling hot
The servants hurrying on their way
Fulfilling their duties for that day

The echo’s of the horses
So long ago in the stables
The hired hands playing cards
Around the broken tables

The dungeon underground
Always so cold and black
The stench of the dead traitors
Forces the past come back

All the haunted images
Stay forever the same
For the ghosts of the castle
Will always remain

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clay hurtubise on Jun 26, 2009
Nice pice and great pic of the castle.
Thanks,
Clay
ken bultman on Jun 26, 2009
A wonderful poem, well written about a time some of us whiled away many an hour in daydreams.
Ruby Hawk on Jun 26, 2009
Day dreaming is the the perfect pass time.
StumbleUponWriter on Jun 26, 2009
This is perfect, I like reading it very much.
I agree with you, there’s something haunting about being in a castle say on ruins or something. Those mystic events and events that have happened centuries back..
Steve West on Jun 27, 2009
Very haunting and terrific poem.
Mystify on Jun 27, 2009
Thanks very much for your kind comments.When leaving a place such as that you always leave with a strange feeling as though the place has taken hold of you.The castle in the picture is 1000 years old. I took the photo in Wales.
Mr Ghaz on Jun 28, 2009
Excellent!!..this is really beautiful and touching poem..very attractive words..excellent presentation too..I really appreciate your wonderful and creative work..well done!!..that was great..thanx for sharing.
Ruby Hawk on Jun 29, 2009
another I like.
Milton H Peebles III on Jul 1, 2009
So very good. 5 StarS!

Take Care, DreamSweet and let Your Heart Shine
~ milty
Voltixdark on Jul 11, 2009
I love this poem, feels like a memory
RS Wing on Oct 31, 2009
You possess a fine command of the language within this genre. You write with so much passion within your literary voice. Really fine poetry and perfect for this paranormal vibe I get. Great write!

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