4th Halloween Poem Contest – 5th Group Of Submitted Poems —

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Halloween Poem – by Johnny Ojanpera

On this night, a century past
We rode home from harvest
As if the crisp air was ours
To breathe in like the stars

My belly did tingle and turn
At the sight of the village
As we approached home
It seemed to be moved

I clenched my eyes tight
To blink out the shocking
A sight like horror stories
My cabin was surely gone

We rode around the back
Behind the drooping tree
On the edge of my fields
Just to be certain of this

The stable stood emptied
No horse or chicken left
Puzzled with fear, I ride
To old man Harold’s home

A single candle burned
Common room desserted
So I dismounted and thought
What spell has been cast?

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Ghosts In The Attic – by Lisa Reynolds

The ghosts were residents
in the attic of
Grandma Murray’s house
for years.
Each Halloween she
would go and party
with the ghosts,
knew all their names,
met the new residents
over drinks and toffee apples
each year.

Halloween 2018 arrived
and Grandma Murray
joined the ghosts in the attic
permanently.
She wasn’t nervous when the time came,
her best friend ghost Geraldine held her
fragile, frail bones and helped her
descend from her body
up to the attic.
This year they continue
to dance, drink and be happily spooky
together.
The ghosts in the attic,
friends in death.

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Happy Halloween – by Billy Campbell

A night for goblins

ghosts and ghouls

When monsters and boogeymen

forego all the rules

.

Leaving their closets

and underneath beds

Walking the streets

as living dead

.

Wizards and fairies

the creatures of lore

Dark shadows approaching

to knock on your door

.

Witches and vampires

walk hand in hand

Spreading their terror

across the land

.

Laughter of children

playing a part

on an evening of horror

that touches the heart

.

Never quite knowing

who you might meet

in the joyful shouts

of Trick or Treat

.

It’s not the small demons

or zombies we fear

It’s when they grow up

we all shed a tear

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Feast of Treats – by Jennifer Collins

The children are coming!

The children are coming!

Hurry and grab one before they start running!

It’s Halloween and the witches are watching and are waiting for something!

The tables are ready and the cauldrons are bubbling!

One, two, three…I’m a monster ready to eat!

Four, five, six…kids want treats but we’ve got tricks!

We’ll have Frogmore stew and witches brew, mini meat pies and boiled eyes too!!!

Pumpkin puffs, and marshmallow mush, lady fingers and little tarts too!

But the best part of all is that our main dish is YOU!!

One, two, three…I’m a monster ready to eat!

Hurry up kids!

I’ve got your tricks you’ll be my treat!

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