All Hallows Eve

All Hallows Eve A fire lit a thousand years ago A fire that became an inferno as the centuries past Born of legend and mysticism Celebrations of the living and the dead A night when the two worlds come close The veil a sheer curtain that is nearly nonexistent Ghosts and witches, spirits and goblins wander among us Taunting us by hiding just in the corner of our eyes They just want to let us know that they are here All walking in an atmosphere of medieval merriment Tales tells of horrors past Fantasies allow minds to spin The truth is hidden in the spirit of the night The prayers for the souls trapped The bribes of spirit cakes lost a hundred years past Candy apples and popcorn balls Children screaming in fright and laughter These have replaced a meaning lost to history And Halloween has come again