I go to the woods, the Big Woods, the Dismal Swamp,
the Dark Forest, haunt of the Swamp Dog,
black flies, carnivorous plants, pit vipers,
Cyprus Black Bats, the crazy Spanish witch
Brenda Webster from Bristol who set her wicked children
on fire, but couldn’t kill them, they roam the swamps
in the night with their clothes aflame. I go to the woods
for the fragrance of the hallucinogenic
Ghost-dream Orchid, a canoe comes into view,
she says her name is Brenda, a dog howls,
there’s a burst of flame in the swamp.
I go to the woods.
Saturday, July 09, 2011
The Woods
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Yep. Woods trump swamps every time.
That's damned good - very atmospheric. Try mine, you will see there are woods, and then there are woods.
There is a darkness pervading this piece..the woods hold stories that will never been shaken..very atmospheric..Jae
Very nice, Mike. Vivid imagery yet dark. :)
Very nice. I love the darkness of the witch. Beautifully written.
Wow. This is just so much like the video game I've been working on for the last year, set in Dismal Swamp, for Orchid games. Synchronicity ;)
Very dark and moody - love it. I have been to your beautiful neck of the "woods" too.
Very atmospheric and creepy too. It was so easy to picture your words.
That burst of flame completely took me by surprise.
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You have managed to set a forest fire! I liked this. The woods and the swamp are a nice spooky mix.
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