Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ox -- October Contest
Waiting for master
Midnight at graveyard Wet-beaked ravens on tombstone Waiting for master
Bamboo Shoots Prompt for Year of the Ox -- October Contest
Year of the Ox — October 2021 Contest
Okay, for October the word counts are exactly 100 or exactly 500. Topic #1 Surprise! It’s Halloween. Candy, ghosts, costumes, anything associated with it. Topic #2 Surprise! It’s ghosts. Ooooooo. Topic #3 Surprises. Any kind. Good, bad, ugly, good-looking, funny, serious, happy, sad. Remember, these are only suggested prompts. Use them as springboards, or jump…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ox -- October Contest
Frankenstein
Outside a body Assembled and made by man Inside a wild soul
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ox -- October Contest
Epic Fail
Skeleton footprint All the way to my dog house Only parts were found
1. Halloween vibe Mist swallows the street Enshrouded in mystery A row of lanterns 2. Almost Halloween A boo in basement Cutting through walls every night Almost october 3. Witch night Cackles from above Dark crows against pale moonlight Witchcraft ritual 4. Halloween festival Pumpkins clinging to The witch’s broom to the new moon Midnight…
Bamboo Shoots breeze
A Brief Reign
Lizard on moss rock Surveys his realm at the fore Aft, hungry mynah
Bamboo Shoots breeze
The struggle is real
Sauce done and judged beyond further improvement (That’s actually really good), she turned her attention to the spaghetti. Reaching for the carton, she notes her left index finger is bare. What happened to that Band-Aid? On both of the previous evenings, knife speed exceeded skill level, leaving perpendicular cuts across the center of that nail,…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ox -- October Contest
Rise of the dead
The day, the dead rise Hidden behind dark cornfield Corn candy party
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ox -- October Contest
Brave Pirate
Unshaken by night The pirate flag flies with might Lanterns lose their light
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ox -- October Contest
Goblins’ mischief, Brave Pirate, Witch’s weakness
1. Goblin’s mischief Three little goblins Threw pranks and spells door to door Under the owl’s watch 2. Brave Pirate Unshaken by night The pirate flag flies with might Lanterns lose their light 3. Witch’s weakness On halloween night The witch’s mouth too full of sweets To cast curse and spells