Halloween Party At the Zoo

I met friends at ten o'clock for our rendezvous
so we could attend a Halloween party at the zoo.
What weird costumes and sights came into view!
Three wrinkled witches were stirring a bubbly brew.
One of them offered us eyeballs of newts to chew.
"Oh," I replied. "I think I'll pass on trying the stew."
That hag cursed at me like a nagging old shrew.

We walked down a dark road called, Goblin Avenue
when over our heads, twenty vampire bats flew.
Zombies drooled near us while standing in a queue
as if waiting in that line so they could use the loo!

On we ventured, until I stepped in a pile of goo
that turned out to be bloody guts on my shoe.
I was getting frustrated, and about to cry, "Oh, Pooh!"
because my Frankenstein mask had lost a neck screw
but I was able to fix it with a dab of crazy glue.

We passed people dancing while practicing voodoo,
chanting mysterious words that sounded like hoodoo.
They transformed a slithering snake into a kangaroo
who charged at us to fight, using moves of Kung Fu.
This place was creepy and everything was cuckoo.

We ran until we could hide behind an elephant statue.
Thought we'd be safe there until it started to spew
yucky stuff from its trunk that smelled like mildew.
Good gosh, we stunk. So, now what should we do?

Searched for an exit, but where it was we had no clue
Just then we were assaulted by a screaming cockatoo!
Then we were surrounded by ghosts, shouting, "BOO!"
and heard the hungry howling of a werewolf, a lougarou.
Somehow we escaped from that horrendous hullabaloo!


October 19, 2021
Halloween Monorhyme Contest
Sponsored by Caren Krutsinger
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021


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Date: 12/8/2021 4:49:00 PM
Hi Jenna, I was surfing around tonight for poems from the Best Poems list and I found this poem of yours. I've only been on Poetry Soup for a few months, and enjoy reading this website's poems. OMG, it is soooo much fun to read and so clever. I LOVED it. Funny, Funny, funny!
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Date: 11/10/2021 9:12:00 AM
Delightful whimsy on display Jenna. So creative and utterly unique! Congratulations on your win. So glad you escaped the "zoo" to tell the story.
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Date: 11/9/2021 10:25:00 PM
Awesome write, Jenna, congratulations on your win.
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Jenna Logan
Date: 11/10/2021 2:36:00 AM
Thanks so much, Eve.
Date: 10/24/2021 5:31:00 AM
Jenna: such a fantastic and fun mono rhyme. A definite winner. SuZ
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Jenna Logan
Date: 10/26/2021 1:49:00 PM
I appreciate your vote of confidence, Suzanne. Thank you.
Date: 10/21/2021 10:42:00 PM
Hello Jenna ... I do enjoy reading poems with plenty of rhyme so this poem is great. The topic is great for a scary place to be - thanks Jenna - Lindsay
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Jenna Logan
Date: 10/22/2021 7:47:00 AM
Hiya, Lindsay. I'm a rhymer at heart, so read away! Thanks so much.
Date: 10/20/2021 7:37:00 AM
Awesome job Jenna! That was a lot of fun to read, well done! A fav for me
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Jenna Logan
Date: 10/20/2021 9:07:00 AM
Thanks, Mark. I always welcome your support.
Date: 10/19/2021 2:28:00 PM
ok i think I've just read the winner lol magnificent monorhyme Jenna!:-) hugs jan xx
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Date: 10/19/2021 2:49:00 PM
I just write and sometimes have to slap my hands for typing way too much. Thanks for the vote of confidence, Jan. Hugs.
Date: 10/19/2021 10:39:00 AM
Sounds like a fun night Jenna lol. You're certainly in halloween mode. Hope you're enjoying your break. Tom
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Jenna Logan
Date: 10/19/2021 10:47:00 AM
I’ve been to a creepy escape room and a pumpkin patch, so yes I’m having lots of fun family time.
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