Girls of Halloween
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Far back in the graveyard
A chill was in the air
Three Webster County girls were
Playing “Truth or Dare”
Sounds of restless spirits
Echoed through the night
A gust of wind extinguished
All three lantern lights
Visibility by a full moon
Cast shadows everywhere
Distant howls of coyotes
Caused quite a scare
Rustling leaves, swaying trees
Only made things worse
Three Webster County friends
Huddled and tried not to curse
An old Halloween custom
Young kids eagerly tried
To stay the graveyard ‘til midnight
A passage of Webster County pride
Thunder boomed, lightening flashed
The girls shivered and cried
Holding each other tightly
They agreed to do it or die
At sunrise the groundskeeper
Started making rounds
Behind a row of tombstones
The friends were safely found
Accepted now by older kids
Their bravery not taunted
The girls told stories of
graveyard being haunted
October 31st has changed a lot
Is now a very different scene
Still Webster folks tell the tale
About the “Girls of Halloween”
Copyright © Susan Gentry | Year Posted 2015
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