ON HALLOWEEN
The witches fly
Across the sky,
The owls go, "Who? Who? Who?"
The black cats yowl
And green ghosts howl,
"Scary Halloween to you!"
~Nina Willis Walter~
HALLOWEEN MAGIC
A bald-headed ghost
Drank some witches' brew
And on top of his head
A strange thing grew.
It was pointed and tall
And black as a bat
With stringy long hair
Where his head was flat.
The sad little ghost
Didn't want any hair
Or a black pointed hat
So he said, "Witch beware!"
Then he chanted some words
With a spell-casting switch
And gave Halloween Night
A bald-headed witch!!
~Barbara M. Hales~
SHIVERS
Bushes quiver
where shadows lean,
and not a sliver
of moon is seen.
Near the river
some goblins (green)
with a witch in front
and a ghost in between
Make me sh..i..vvvver,
but I am keen
about the shivers
of Halloween.
~Aileen Fisher~
DEVIL'S NIGHT
Don't go out on Devil's Night.
Stay in your bed and keep on the light.
Little demons and ghouls have their fun all right,
outside on the streets this Devil's Night.
You don't want to know what mischief they cause.
On Halloween Eve they run without pause,
flying and laughing, and breaking the laws,
you really don't want to see the mischief they've caused.
Please heed my words, stay under the covers,
and tell your friends and your sisters, and of course your brothers.
Stay in bed, don't even peek through the shutters,
'cause a goblin or ghost may spook you to stutters.
Just wait until daybreak on Halloween Day,
when you know all the ghouls and ghosts are away.
They hate the daylight, "it's no fun," they say.
So just please, please wait to Trick or Treat on Halloween Day.
Halloween Creatures
Ghosts and goblins,
Wicked witches,
Running al a-round;
When I hear their
Shrieks and laughter,
I don't make a sound.
Ghosts and goblins,
Wicked witches,
All around the place;
Halloween's a
Spooky season,
I just hide my face.
Then I learn
It's not really
What it seems at all,
All those creatures
Are just my friends,
Ones from down the hallo.
Soon I joing the
Spooky spirits
With my brand-new mask,
Acting like a Ghost or goblin
Is an easy task.
Three Ghostesses
Three little ghostesses,
Sitting on postesses,
Eating buttered toastesses,
Greasing their fistesses,
Up to their wristesses,
Oh, what beastesses
To make such feastesses!
Ghosts
I think I'll wear a sheet,
A big, white, ghostly sheet;
And go about on Halloween
To scare the folks I meet.
I'll be entirely covered up
All white from head to feet,
And I don't think they'll ever guess
Thank I'm inside that sheet.
~ HALLOWEEN ~
By Harry Behn
Tonight is the night
When dead leaves fly
Like witches on switches
Across the sky,
When elf and sprite
Flit through the night
On a moony sheen.
Tonight is the night
When leaves make a sound
Like a gnome in his home
Under the ground,
When spooks and trolls
Creep out of holes
Mossy and green.
Tonight is the night
When pumpkins stare
Through sheaves and leaves
Everywhere,
When ghouls and ghost
And goblin host
Dance round their queen.
It's Halloween.
~ FIVE LITTLE PUMPKINS SITTING ON A GATE ~
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate,
The first one said,
"Oh my, it's getting late."
The second one said,
"But we don't care."
The third one said,
"I see witches in the air."
The fourth one said,
"Let's run, and run, and run."
The fifth one said,
"Get ready for some fun."
Then whoosh went the wind,
and out went the lights,
And five little pumpkins rolled out of sight!
~ THREE BLACK CATS ~
Three black cats, three black cats,
In black hats, in black hats.
They all jumped into the Halloween brew,
They teased the ghosts and the goblins too.
Did you ever hear such a hullabaloo
On Halloween?
~ PUMPKIN TIME ~
Pumpkin time is here again,
Time to play Trick or Treat.
Pumpkin time is here again,
Our spooky friends we'll meet.
See the costumes we have on,
Monsters, ghosts, goblins too.
See the costumes we have on,
Hear us all shout "Boo!"
~ OLD ROGER IS DEAD ~
Old Roger is dead and he lies in his grave
Lies in his grave, lies in his grave
Old Roger is dead and he lies in his grave
Heigh ho, lies in his grave
They planted an Apple tree over his hand
The apples grew ripe and they all tumbled down
There came and old woman a-picking them up
Old Roger got up and he gave her a knock
This made the old woman go hippity-hop
~ JACK-O-LANTERN ~
Jack-o-lantern, Jack-o-lantern,
you are such a funny sight
As you sit there by the window,
looking out at the night
You were once a sturdy pumpkin
growing on a vine
Now you are a Jack-o-lantern,
see the light shine
~ I'M A LITTLE SCARECROW ~
I'm a little scarecrow,
Raggedy and worn
I wear a hat,
And a shirt that's torn
When the crows come,
I wave and shout,
"Away from my garden-get on out!"
~ THE TWELVE DAYS OF HALLOWEEN ~
At the first house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
a large piece of chocolate taffy.
At the second house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
2 lollipops &
a large piece of chocolate taffy.
At the third house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
3 sticks of gum,
2 lollipops &
a large piece of chocolate taffy.
At the fourth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
4 peppermints,
3 sticks of gum,
2 lollipops &
a large piece of chocolate taffy.
At the fifth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
5 POPCORN BALLS!!!
At the sixth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
6 peanut clusters,
5 POPCORN BALLS!!!,
4 peppermints,
3 sticks of gum,
2 lollipops &
a large piece of chocolate taffy.
At the seventh house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
7 candied apples,
6 peanut clusters,
5 POPCORN BALLS!!!,
4 peppermints,
3 sticks of gum,
2 lollipops &
a large piece of chocolate taffy.
At the eighth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
8 chewy caramels,
7 candied apples,
6 peanut clusters,
5 POPCORN BALLS!!!,
4 peppermints,
3 sticks of gum,
2 lollipops &
a large piece of chocolate taffy.
At the ninth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
9 orange gumdrops,
8 chewy caramels,
7 candied apples,
6 peanut clusters,
5 POPCORN BALLS!!!,
4 peppermints,
3 sticks of gum,
2 lollipops &
a large piece of chocolate taffy.
At the tenth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
10 shiny pennies,
9 orange gumdrops,
8 chewy caramels,
7 candied apples,
6 peanut clusters,
5 POPCORN BALLS!!!,
4 peppermints,
3 sticks of gum,
2 lollipops &
a large piece of chocolate taffy.
At the eleventh house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
11 creamy nougats,
10 shiny pennies,
9 orange gumdrops,
8 chewy caramels,
7 candied apples,
6 peanut clusters,
5 POPCORN BALLS!!!,
4 peppermints,
3 sticks of gum,
2 lollipops &
a large piece of chocolate taffy.
At the twelfth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
12 cherry bonbons,
11 creamy nougats,
10 shiny pennies,
9 orange gumdrops,
8 chewy caramels,
7 candied apples,
6 peanut clusters,
5 POPCORN BALLS!!!,
4 peppermints,
3 sticks of gum,
2 lollipops &
a large piece of chocolate taffy.
