Gargoyles Keep Watch
The bats fly away in the deep of the night
And the ravens aren’t that far behind
These creatures filter and are thusly aligned
The black cats skirt around the coffins alright
The ones which contain the skeletons
Where the night surely goes and beckons
Jack-O-Lanterns bring about a lot of fright
Their frightening faces will scare anyone
With the eerie light deep inside that’s molten
The cemetery is the zombie’s great delight
Where they eat to their fill from the graves
The gravestones all have their names engraved
There are witches that fly about in the firelight
Casting curses to all that dare to walk about
Scaring all those fearful below without a doubt
All these creatures wander about this midnight
Under a full moon, the gargoyles keep watch
And life within Halloween kicks it up a notch
The bats fly away in the deep of the night
The black cats skirt around the coffins alright
Jack-O-Lanterns bring about a lot of fright
The cemetery is the zombie’s great delight
There are witches that fly about in the firelight
All these creatures wander about the midnight
Russell Sivey
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Copyright © Russell Sivey | Year Posted 2012
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