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Author's Notes: With this poem, entitled: "Halloween Eve," I decided to do just one more Halloween theme write for 2014 since Halloween is tomorrow!! This one is of a humorous nature and not so dark like some of my past writes. And so, Enjoy!! Happy Halloween!! (Gary Bateman - October 30, 2014) (Rhyme Couplet poetic format)

Categories: allegory, dark, eve, fantasy, halloween, imagery, and magic.

Halloween Eve is a time for most “grave” reflection, When Ghosts, Goblins, Ghouls show us no affection! On this Eve the veil between life and death merge as one, And the wicked spirits laugh so loudly making us all run! They sing, chant, howl, scream, and dance with much delight, While we the living wait for dawn praying for no more fright! Boo! Boo! Boo! Boo! Happy Halloween! Happy Halloween! Boo! Boo! Boo! Boo! Happy Halloween! Happy Halloween! Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved, Schoeningen, Germany (October 30, 2014) (Rhyme Couplet poetic format)

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M. L. Kiser

Date: 10/31/2014 12:11:00 PM

The ghosts and ghouls, I can handle; it's those pesky goblins that drive me crazy. I could swear that one raided my fridge, last halloween.

Gary Bateman
Date: 11/1/2014 5:00:00 PM

ML . . . The Goblins are the ones that get us every time!! Cheers, Gary

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 10/31/2014 7:42:00 AM

Thanks for putting me in a halloween state of mind.

Gary Bateman
Date: 10/31/2014 9:07:00 AM

Richard . . . I'm getting ready for all of the Ghosts, Goblins, and Ghouls tonight. Happy Halloween, Gary

Maurice Yvonne

Date: 10/31/2014 5:53:00 AM

I love Halloween. Great write Gary.

Gary Bateman
Date: 10/31/2014 5:57:00 AM

Maurice . . . This one was from my "Locker of Dark Works," but a tad more on the "lighter-side of things." I love Halloween too!! I'm looking forward to your next writes!! Cheers, Gary

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/30/2014 9:30:00 PM

a COOL Halloween poem. And in some areas Halloween is already here. so happy Halloween.

Gary Bateman
Date: 10/31/2014 6:01:00 AM

Thanks Andrea!! Halloween over the years has caught on over here in Germany, but not quite at the level it's at in the USA. Halloween is a favorite of mine too. And So: Happy Halloween to Andrea!! Boo!! Cheers, Gary

Casarah Nance

Date: 10/30/2014 7:18:00 PM

Cool! liked it, I'm ready for some trick or treating :)

Gary Bateman
Date: 10/31/2014 6:06:00 AM

Thanks Cas!! Sounds like you and your family are in the festive spirit of Halloween too. As you may know, I live here in Germany and my wife, who is German, has certainly adopted this special holiday. She experienced it first hand when we lived back in the USA several years ago. And so, there will be tricker-treaters visiting us tonight!! BOO!! Gary

Tim Smith

Date: 10/30/2014 5:56:00 PM

Awesome my friend...Happy Halloween

Gary Bateman
Date: 10/31/2014 6:07:00 AM

Thanks so much Tim!! Happy Halloween to you -- and BOO!! Gary

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 10/30/2014 5:39:00 PM

A very well written poem on Halloween, mein freund Garry! I deleted the other poem you commented on so I reply here about Fichte and Wittgenstein whom I have studied, of course BUT I belong to another camp of philosophers the one on Ethics and Metaphysics although I had straight A's on Analytic philosophy! Thank your wife for me, please, for liking my poem DEMOCRACY. Thank you my friend.

Gary Bateman
Date: 10/31/2014 6:16:00 AM

Demetrios, Thanks!! Glad you liked the poem. My wife certainly knows Nietzsche and Kant and many, many more just like you. Fichte and Wittgenstein top her list as I mentioned. I studied some philosophy while at the university, but my primary humanities' interests were in history and literature and later Russian studies at the graduate level. Happy Halloween! Gary

Liam Mcdaid

Date: 10/30/2014 4:59:00 PM

excellent pen gary booo dear pal beautifully crafted piece

Gary Bateman
Date: 10/31/2014 6:19:00 AM

Liam, Me thinks the luck and charity of the Irish goblins smil'd so sharingly on me Mate, so I could better scribe this little couplet ditty for "All Hallows' Eve!!" Glad you liked it. BOO!! BOO!! Gary

Dorian Petersen Potter

Date: 10/30/2014 4:23:00 PM

An excellent Halloween write Gary! ;) enjoyed it! And I wish you a very nice Halloween day! (Boooo...Ssshhhh...And Beware of all the spooks and ghosts, hahaha, ;)Hugs! xxxx D.

Gary Bateman
Date: 10/30/2014 4:28:00 PM

I wish you the same "D." And I'm sooooooooooo scared since Halloween Eve will be upon us tomorrow!! Boo! Boo! Happy Halloween, Gary (P.S. Glad you liked this "lighter" dark one.)