The Talking Dead
I remember the time I first saw his head…
He was six months gone, and three months dead
His hair was parted where the ax hit bone
I still think of it often when I’m home alone
An unforgettable image of fear and dread
His skull held together with a golden thread
He was sitting in a chair beside my bed.
His eyes were as big as an oyster’s shell
And the look that they gave me was straight from hell
He said, “You buried my body by the fall down tree,
but this isn’t the last you’re gonna see of me
I will come to your room when your fast asleep,
and bury your body in a grave that’s deep.”
I said, “You can’t do that, you’re because you’re totally dead.
I hit you with a hatchet on the back of your head.”
He said, “How dead I am, remains to be seen.
I’m coming back to get you on Halloween.
Halloween Poem
Cherub cheeks and ghosts abound
A running child makes a shrieking sound.
Ghastly make-up and wigs that glow
Porch lights on with treats to bestow.
Smiles on faces with candy in bags
Kids giggle at each other’s gags.
Pumpkins carved to scare
Freaky, frightening, take a dare.
‘Trick or treat’ is what everyone yells
Witches brew and cast their spells.
Will it be sunny? Or will it snow?
Eerie sounds spook, it’s just the wind, I know.
Cobwebs and spiders decorate the door
Goblins, vampires, masks and more.
Big, gloomy houses suddenly seem haunted
Sinister souls lurk around, but candy is all I wanted.
Bone chilling? Hair raising? Yes, but it’s all for fun
Secretly I know staying calm is easier said, than done.
Don’t worry about all the bumps in the night
Halloween is this crazy holiday of fright.
Night of Fright
Leaves crunch underfoot
Wind howls frighteningly through the night
Passing eerie gravestones, spidery webs, boiling cauldrons, skeletons rattling
Heart racing, pounding, screaming
Loud pounding fists to wood
Waiting…waiting, anxiety bursting from within
Quiet…silent…soundless…shhhh
Heart racing, pounding, screaming
Shuffling, dragging, scratching sounds
Coming, coming, steps grow slower, louder, as they near
Heart racing, pounding, hammering
Slowly creaks the massive portal groaning, screeching, grating
Wider, wider, wider
Heart racing, pounding, hammering
Slivers of light shining, blinding
Shadows of darkness silhouette into focus
Heart racing, pounding, hammering
Quiet…Wait…Waiting…NOW!
TRICK OR TREAT!
Sweet, sour, thank you, more
Yum
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