Fraidy Cat

Halloween night, a slender flapping scarecrow, With the remorseless wind, he's doing a tango, An owl is hooting, and large yellow eyes glow, A witch in black is cackling, in deeper shadow. Jack-o'-lantern grinning wildly in the window, Dark night carries sounds of a ghostly bellow, Blind bats are flying, a yellow moon is mellow, There seem to be monsters wherever you go! The wind is moaning, like one in great sorrow, Somewhere a cat screeches, in feline soprano, A man runs rapidly, beyond fragrant meadow, As if being chased, but by what, I don't know. Written on October 18, 2021 For: Halloween Monorhyme Contest Poetry Contest Sponsor: Caren Krutsinger