Ice Skating in January Night’s spiderweb charmed, enveloped me,Its skein unruptured. Slow freezingTurned our township’s pond to ice.Rumors said aliensLurked beneath, unseen.I skated solo,Heard a crack.“Stop it!”( ( ( splash ) ) ). . . . . . Writing Prompt…
63. It’s been snowing for daysLofty spiraling flakes glint and sparkleTinsel on a frozen landscape seen through hoarfrost scratched glassAn icy spiral whipping wind etching the list into my mindWhere are the children?I must to them.Boreas brings me whispers of…
Welcome to Speculative Poetry Month! It has been almost 10 years since my first speculative poetry publication in Uncanny Magazine, and in that time the community of writers working on speculative poems has only grown—in size, power, and recognition. Woo!…
Song of the Skald-Wind A jagged shriek tore through the pine,a voice that raked the hunter’s spine.The snow came down in sheets of whiteto drown the graying mountain light.It was no simple winter gust,that drove him onward through the dustof…
This is the Time Just Before Spider Woman Meets Kiviuq My sod-roofed hut is sodden without and within.The roof is drenched with the mist which always shroudsthis vale of scrubby trees and sphagnum.And the inside?Ah, that is the moisture from…
The House by the Creek The house by the creek is hauntedAll the kids at schoolSo they sayThe adults who live nearby say it“That old Miller place is haunted as hell.” Nothing calls louder to me than “Stay away”.It’s never…
Chills of Winter A Whisper of Silence Encased in a leaden capsule Framed by snarls of branches Outlining the frozen abyss A path muted by echoing reserve Lashes held in ice-coated lacework Her stony eyes flicker through the…
What Winter Chills Await You! Welcome to the first annual HWA Chills of Winter Poetry Series Series Curated by The Horror Writers Association Dark Poetry Blog Team Devin Anderon, Sumiko Saulson and Stacie Harrington Winter can be dark, lonely, and…