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Night Terrors

A "Haunted Echoes" Challenge Entry

By Cindy CalderPublished 3 months ago 1 min read

Old hag comes to rest

Upon my chest…..night’s terror

Ensues with each breath

Haiku

About the Creator

Cindy Calder

From Charleston SC - "I am still learning." Michelangelo

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  • Mark Graham3 months ago

    Scary in many ways. Good job.

  • Mariann Carroll3 months ago

    The old hag can certainly bring a image of terror! Nicely done.

  • Mackenzie Davis3 months ago

    Loving the slant rhyme as well as the terror of suffocating dream paralysis! Very well-wrought.

  • John Cox3 months ago

    This is as scary as a remembered nightmare sending the covers off the bed! Great challenge entry, Cindy! Good luck!

  • Omgggg, this is a veryyyyy scary experience. I hate when that happens

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