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Kyle (Horrorble Writer)'s avatar

I think this is one of your best I’ve read.

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It's Hell, Actually's avatar

Thanks, Kyle. That's honestly the most unexpected compliment.

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Kyle (Horrorble Writer)'s avatar

Very welcome!

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Carole Lane's avatar

Yes, indeed. With such flowing images coming forth from you, it sounds idyllic.

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And Yet's avatar

‘Death masquerades

As bliss’

A telling verse.

This is wonderful, Helena. What you are doing, and living through, is significant.

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It's Hell, Actually's avatar

Do tell me more.

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Shellie Enteen's avatar

When I think of castles, I think the stone makes it cold and damp and you're better off living in a thatched hut near a river. Especially during some times of rulership...like the Tudor/Elizabethan. This poem answer the question.

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It's Hell, Actually's avatar

Well...the castles can be drafty. Certainly. But not that damp.

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Shellie Enteen's avatar

Have you lived in one with a moat? 🤣

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It's Hell, Actually's avatar

Briefly in one by the river:)

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Shellie Enteen's avatar

Wow, are you a princess? 😅

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It's Hell, Actually's avatar

Not quite. I worked in tourism though. And we stayed in an Austrian castle for a week. )

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