Dispassionate her breath a promise made
Echo: Maid
Combed woodlands cold to hunt for prey
Echo: Pray
Soon she found some off-course at night
Echo: Knight
On a path where men with maidens meet
Echo: Meat
Their cries were drowned on desolate sea
Echo: See
She-devil on the prowl had heart of steel
Echo: Steal
The tales traveling north loitered on stairs
Echo: Stare
Spills dolor and dread thru sound and sight
Echo: Site
A word of caution to the wise who mourn
Echo: Morn
Dare depart not dead with hate and scorn
Echo: born
Halloween where ghouls and spirits reel
Echo: Real
Near brume and shadows moan and wait
Echo: Weight
Photo credits: Live Science
Form: Echo Verse
Posted for Poetics @ dVerse Pub
For my prompt “A million years howl when voices whisper
among the trees – Halloween Special on Friday 8 am EDT
Poems written on Prompt Nights
36 Responses
Oh! I like this echo effect! Great response to the prompt!
Thank you so much, De ❤️ so glad you liked it 😀
Clever to present the homophone in an echo.
Thank you kindly, Lillian 🙂 good to see you ❤️
The echo of the ghost’s cold breath. Well done, quite spooky.
Thank you so much, Brian 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
What a great idea to use the echo form…it so lends itself to the prompt. And still you were able to pull off a story.
Thank you so much, Victoria 😀 so glad you liked the idea ❤️
Oh, Sanaa, I love this poem! It’s spooky and just right for Halloween. The echo part I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it, and it is awesome! 🙂
Thank you so much, Barbara 😀 so nice to see you ❤️
A great idea to use the echo… love it.
Thank you so much, Bjorn 🙂 good to see you ❤️
Oh this is so gorgeously spooky and romantic, Sanaa. I love the echo effect and the choice of illustration. Will there be more spooky poems leading up to Halloween?
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 good to see you ❤️ Yes there just might be 😉
This is fantastic, Sanaa… a great idea (the echo effect!!), well implemented..
Thank you so much, Vijita 🙂 so nice to see you ❤️
Wonderful echo verse, Sanaa! Perfect with nature of homophones!
Hank
Thank you so much, Hank 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
oh this is spooky and fantastic…..excellent!
Thank you so much, Sreeja 😀 good to see you ❤️
fantastic!
Thank you kindly, erbiage ❤️
The perfect sounds and rhythm for Halloween,,a cruel character, she,,
Thank you so much, Ellecee ❤️ so glad you liked it 😀
Eerily haunting and with a sense of foreboding. It is always good to see experimental work like this that really works!
Thank you so much, Robin 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Awesome write Sanaa, i always luv your craft in the echo form
much love…
Thank you so much, Gillena ❤️ good to see you 😀
The call and answer works very well – let’s hope she likes what she hears
Definitely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Jae ❤️
That was SOOOO clever!!! …and creepily cool 😀 XXX
Thank you so much, Gina 😀 good to see you ❤️
The atmosphere in this is really helped by the wonderful inventiveness of the echo motif.
Thank you so much, Rommy ❤️ so glad you liked it 😀
The echo effect complements your words beautifully, and also creates that eerie image. Fine writing!
Thank you so much, Khaya ❤️ so glad you liked it 😀