Today at RDP, Martha Kennedy has asked us
to get creative while focusing on the word ‘apparition’.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s my take.
Cleaning Crew
In shadows deep, where dust mites grew
Skeletons woke, a silent crew
With bony hands and hollow eyes
They swept the gloom from dusk to sunrise
Each cobweb fell, each book stood tall
A ghostly dance throughout the hall
An apparition, faint and white
A memory stirred in fading light
They polished wood, they scrubbed the floor
Of echoes lost, and days of yore
No grim intent, no chilling dread
Just cleaning echoes of the dead
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This is “Michael Jackson Thriller Animation”
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The Elephant's Trunk 
Very industrious skeletons.
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Keeping busy helps them stay slim! 😂
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Hahaha!
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Ooooo! I loved this!
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Thanks! It’s been a fun week.
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Love it N.! You should read it every Halloween!
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Thanks, D! Great idea!
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Fantastic poem for Halloween, Nancy, and the song is perfect. You have to listen to Thriller on this day! 🙂
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You’re right about that, Brenda! Thanks so much; I’m delighted to know you liked my poem. ☺️
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Ooh that last line! A fantastical and frightening scene to imagine. ✨👏🏻
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Thanks much, Michele! ☺️ If I saw a skeleton cleaning crew, I’d send them over to my house! 😂🪣🧽🧹
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🤣 👍
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Love this, Nancy! Perfectly ghoulish for the evening!
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Grazie mia piccola zucca! 😂🎃
I had great fun writing this week.
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Hahaha! I a trying to be a smaller one 😉
I can see that! 🙂 Fun stuff!
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😂
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I loved your final two lines, Nancy …
“No grim intent, no chilling dread
Just cleaning echoes of the dead”
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Thanks so much, dear Ivor. I love this song from Beluga Lagoon. 🥰🎶
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Always my musical pleasure, Nancy 🎶💙💕
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Brilliant Sis 💜🙂
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The last hurrah for Halloween! Thanks, Sis! 💀
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Think I could get them to clean my fridge?
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Just don’t let them see the BBQ ribs!
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Great poem Nancy. First time I’ve seen the animated Thriller. I love the song, but the original ‘acting’ gets to me, though the dance troupe are terrific!
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I never went crazy for MJ but that Thriller routine is one of the best. Thanks so much, Di.
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Happy Halloween, Nancy.
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Thanks, Jim! Happy Halloween to you! 🎃💀🧛🏻♂️👻🧙🏻♀️👺🤡🧟♂️☠️👹
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Great poem Nancy – you’ve got a real skeleton crew there! 😄
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Hahaha! Thanks, Ange! I wonder if they make house calls. Hmm…. on second thought…..
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😅🤣
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