#halloween poetry

[elycwinters]

The Restless

When the midnight clock strikes, they begin to stir, when the house is silent, they begin to whirr as they dance through empty hallways they once walked, finding no trouble for the doors that are locked as they move from room to room desperate to live again, alas that is something that only God can give, and they fool themselves in the vain hope of not being at the end of their rope.

The Restless souls at midnight creep when the house inhabitants are deeply asleep, perhaps it is time to call in a priest and forcefully have them from their chains released.

~ Ely C. Winters [29/10/24]

[existennialmemes]

While you slumber in your bed

The shadows come out to play

They dance around upon the walls

Never getting in your way

Because if you should stir awake

They know to take their leave

Vanishing before you see

Except of course, for Gary

He doesn't want to be a bother

He doesn't mean to scare you

He doesn't notice when you wake

Because, Gary is just New™

Your world is so exciting

He gets caught up on a whim

Unaware the others are gone

And you're staring directly at him

That's when he'll realize his mistake

It'll burst him from his bubble

And though you may feel quite afraid

He's the one who gets in trouble

But if you wish to save him

From punishments that may await

Just pretend you didn't see him

And you'll spare him from that fate

[phanbian-holzy]

spooky poem for the spooky season :)

[givreencres]

I totally miss my target date for this one.

[helpmebelieveinanything]

was bending backwards not enough for you?

twisting my limbs into the perfect branches for you to climb on, was that not enough for you?

You see the words carved into me,

And you’ve read my body hundreds of times,

But still the way my skin speaks isn’t making sense to you

[writerofweird]

The Monsters At The Halloween Party

This poem contains references to sexism At a Halloween party,Two women were chatting,But then they heard a noise,Something strange was happening, From under a cupboard,There came out an eyeball,While another odd creature,Slithered up the wall, The party guests shrieked,They all ran out the door,The two women tried,But they fell to the floor, The two monsters looked over them,Which gave the…

[writing-frenzy]

So another halloween has come to pass,

Oh how it all goes so fast,

But like with any spell cast,

It can never last,

Soon we will retire enmass,

Decor and wrappers soon to be trashed,

Spooky dreams left into midnight grass,

But the spirit doesn't die but merely surpass,

But reach a greater class,

And give us scares and treats better than we could have asked.

[danalockhart411]

This is Halloween

Here's a silly little (unpolished) poem for Halloween!

I shook hands with the boogeyman

And now he’s got my back.

No one reached out to him before

So he invited me to his pack.

He called all his friends over

To meet the new kid on the block

And I shook hands with them all.

The wolfman and the skeleton,

The demon and vampire bat,

I even passed my hand through

A floating ghost or two.

We hang out on the weekends

And on the harvest moon.

It’s really been an honor to be

A part of the bogeyman’s crew.

[moonfountain]

halloween doesn’t feel the same anymore

i miss being three

and going out with family

for halloween

i miss when i had friends

but now here i am again

staying home with nothing

but my air fryer and my pen

and two rotten pumpkins that look

way too much like me, it’s uncanny

how they watch wided-eyed at how i

wallow in self pity

by @moonfountain / moon.fountain on ig

[honeydewrowe]

The Devil of New

Eyes of red

Withered grey bones

The spark of the dead

Souls standing alone

They mark themselves damned

And pitifully waste away

It went all as planned

The devils here to stay

[elycwinters]

Behind the masks you never know who hides, so watch out for the monsters.

~ Ely C. Winters [30/10/24]

[heart-songs]

How to Scare Away the Ghosts

Invite them to dinner. Over-season everything with salt. Challenge them to a game of Truth or Dare. Make sure all the dares involve chores you need done. Insist that they chip in for rent. Show them your collection of skeleton keys. Use one to unleash the three-headed dog that’s chained to your larynx and command them to speak. (Preferably, all at once.) Turn on every light in the house. Dance until your bones rattle their nerves. Tune into the X-Files marathon. Cry on their ethereal shoulders when Mulder tells Scully she is his one in five billion. Spend the rest of the night bouncing conspiracy theories off the walls. Confine them to the attic of your mind with all your most disturbing thoughts. Channel your inner Sam Wheat. Sing I’m Henry VIII I Am, loud and on repeat. If all else fails, ask what killed them instead of how they died.

- Cora Finch

[mysticsparklewings]

Inktober/Drawtober Day 25: Dangerous Hocus Pocus 😈 🪄

Somehow I think this is my favorite prompt combination so far…And yet I’m not sure I did it justice. 😅

But! At least I’m posting it in a little less of a rush? 🤷‍♀️

If you want to know more, DeviantArt gives me way more characters for my thoughts:

[theyearofhalloween]

Listen. . .

With faint dry sound,

Like steps of passing ghosts,

The leaves, frost-crisp’d, break from the trees

And fall.

Adelaide Crapsey, “November Night”

[writerofweird]

Your Jack O'Lantern

Your Jack O’Lantern’s very good,I like how you carved the eyes,And it has a nice warm glow,And it’s a proper size, But there’s a few improvements,That I think you should make,I mean you gave it a nice smile,But it doesn’t growl for heaven’s sake, What good’s a Jack O’Lantern,That doesn’t haunt or bite?I mean, Halloween’s the best time,To give others a fright!

[autumnsvoice87]

Haunted House

A poem inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, but My own writing. Partially Free styled as well. I tried to rhyme in spots. I hope this is entertaining for spooky season :D

I sit and ponder wearily

Upon my desk is a black candle

tis alit aflame

My feet are achey and swollen

all in a days hard work

i sit and ponder wearily

The black candle dances

as rose petals are added

to the candle plate

A spell has begun

I sit and ponder wearily

inside the flame I look

The black spot before the light

I watch the aura of the flame

I sit and ponder wearlily

The flame steady and bright

and in that momement

I am mezmorized

I sit and ponder wearily

my consiousness shifts

upon watching the flame

A vision stirs in my minds eye

I sit and ponder wearily

I disembodied hand appears

Through the desk

and through the flame

It is neither here nor there

I sit and ponder wearliy

My mind comes to

I realized the candle flame is out

wondering which ghost

whistfully wanted to pout

I sit and ponder wearily

I feel beside me

by my desk chair

is a cold spot

"Get out" I yell

i sit and ponder wearily

I head to bed

I feel cozy and secure

snuggled in my bed

with my night cap

over my head

I sit and ponder weariy

upon my slumber

my chaimber door Creaks

A sound so haunting

I awaken in sweat

I sit and ponder wearily

I feel the goosbumps

trail down my spine

"I live here"

A chilling voice calls out.

I sit and ponder wearily

I mumble and groan

as I close my chaimber door

"Don't disturb my sleep"

I demanded from the spook

I sit and ponder wearily

I lay back down

and I fall fast asleep

Hours went by

Bang, Bang, clack

I awoke upon the clatter

I sit and ponder wearily

I rush upstairs

where I heard the noise

Only I found nothing amiss

I sit and ponder wearily

I ponder if I should

leave this house to the spooks

This haunted house I adore

I sit and ponder wearily

as I keep score

Ghost has 1 and I have 0

I silently declare war

upon this haunted house

I sit and ponder wearily

and in the silence

a maniacal Laugh

rings through my house.