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Day: October 15, 2016

2nd Halloween Poem Contest – First submitted poems

October 15, 2016 ~ aurorajeanalexander ~ 20 Comments

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Picture courtesy of: http://preventioncdnndg.org/eco-quartier/eco-tips-for-halloween/


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Hallowe’en by V.M. Sang

The moon has hidden her face tonight
Turned away from the Earth.
The clouds are scurrying away in fright
From what the night may give birth,
For tonight the veil is thin.

The wind is blowing the leaves around.
They hide in crannies and nooks.
Cowering, shivering, hope not to be found
By phantoms, ghosts and spooks,
For tonight the veil may tear.

Build a bonfire, create some light.
The spirits are afraid.
They like the shadows, shun what’s bright
And lurk within the shade
For tonight they cross the veil.

Ghouls and spectres, wraiths and shades
Return to Earth tonight.
We’re filled with dread as daylight fades.
The smallest sound will give us fright
For tonight the veil has gone.


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PERFECT by Cindy Smith

Halloween has arrived
I thought it never would
Extra time to prepare
So I guess it’s all good

My costume is perfect
That cool trophy is mine!
And I’ll get lots of treats
With no curfew this time!

Later I’ll eat candy
And admire my prize
I wish time moved faster
Need sunset not sunrise!

Finally its time to go
Just need to grab my sack
No NO this cannot be
Please someone take it back

I can’t pick up the bag!
This is truly not right
I’ve done so much planning
Please let this be my night!!!

Popcorn balls and candy
There will be none for me
Perfect costume a waste
I’ll not win the trophy

Must practice up my “boos”
That’s all that I can do
Perhaps since I’m a ghost
I can scare a few of you!

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SCRATCHES by Micki Peluso

 

A scratch, a scratch, upon my door

Something out there wants, implores

Old dog snoring, fat cat sleeps

Incessant racket—no relief

 

Alone with these ungodly sounds

I tremble as my fears unbound

Not cat, nor dog, can sense or hear

The scratches, scratching that I fear

 

It’s Halloween Eve, spirits seek entry

As hideous Ghouls stand as sentry

Ghosts, goblins and their kind

Spasms of dread pulsate my mind 

 

 Scratches dig deeper, louder still

Drawing me to it against my will

Trembling, I reach for the lock

No! My mind reaches out to block

 

The subliminal urge to heed the call

Quaking, bracing back against the wall

I smell fetid odors of evil’s spoor

And scratching, scratching at my door

 

Lured seductively, I lift the latch

Confront a terror that knows no match

Succumbing to the horrific task

It’s two feet tall and wears a mask!

 

Night sky lit by blood-red moon

Face to face with an irate raccoon!

Its beady eyes reflect a glare

Unafraid, it stands tall and stares

 

I draw a breath, deep with relief

Twas just a critter gave me grief

Yet nights may come; how soon, how near?

When it returns to refuel my fear

 

And the hideous scratch upon my door

No longer animal—so much more

The coon dashes off across the lawn

Innocent creature, perhaps . . .

Mayhap, the devil’s spawn

 


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