Halloween Haunted House
There’s an old mansion
On top of an eerie hill
Where path runs crooked
And candles are lit inside
Where ghosts triumphantly float
The place exudes hate
An evil holds firm within
Manor feels desperate
Bats gloat of their great catches
And black cats find their mice here
The place warns of fear
By Jack-O-Lanterns hither
Lit with dark presence
They guard the cemetery
That envelopes the front porch
No trick or treaters
Come by this mansion at night
For even the devil
Avoids the creepiness here
Pain and suffering present
Spiders live nearby
Capturing the larger prey
Trees are dead, spooky
Set off fear beyond the grave
A Halloween haunted house
Russell Sivey
Entrant into ~ SKAT ~'s "Tanka me this, Tanka me that, Tanka me any poem you want :-) " contest
10/6/2012
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