Halloween Scare

Halloween Scare

Lo’ there is an eerie silence in the ebon night
When the wind gusts begin to stir and the crows take flight
There is a crackled rumbling in the soil’s hard core
That slowly hollows out and opens up all the unmarked graves
And ravaged cadavers levitate their grisly gore
And seek with a dreadful terror so they can enslave
The meek humans’ heart and soul with the malicious fear
Hallowed by Satan the shriveled forms purposely move
Selecting all victims whose mind they will haunt and maim

As the dawn creeps in they have finished their ghostly game
They will return to the home of their burial place
an accompanied screech then all is still with no trace
we are no longer to fear until the following year

Halloween Scare Contest
Sponsored by Russell Sivey
October 1, 2017
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Inman Avatar
November 9, 2017 at 10:33 PM
Count your loved ones! You made my skin crawl Ralph.
Barden Avatar
November 9, 2017 at 9:52 PM
Congratulations on your win, Ralph - keep up the great writing! :-)
Allison Avatar
November 9, 2017 at 6:45 PM
dropping back wit congrats Ralph:-) hugs jan xx
Roper Avatar
November 9, 2017 at 3:17 PM
Great win, Ralph, Congrats ... Hugs Eve ~`*
Cresswell Avatar
October 16, 2017 at 12:46 PM
Back again to read once more. Excellent piece of Poetry. Love the chills.
Sergi Avatar
October 5, 2017 at 7:44 AM
Thank you, Arthur. It was my first haloween poem
Dietrich Avatar
October 4, 2017 at 5:59 PM
Nicely done, Ralph. Can you imagine in the pagan days, how they truly believed so many scary things and did the rituals that grew into our Halloween traditions of today?
Vaso Avatar
October 4, 2017 at 5:18 PM
Loved the poem, some have nothing to fear for another year, others have mother in laws!! LOL (to all mothers in law, only kidding)
Sergi Avatar
October 3, 2017 at 2:00 PM
I always love your surprising satire,Jan!
Allison Avatar
October 3, 2017 at 7:10 AM
Very dark and scary and I am not a great Halloween fan :-) Good luck in the contest:-) hugs jan xx
Cresswell Avatar
October 2, 2017 at 11:15 PM
If you wonder where I am reading this from, I am under the covers boooo.
Onclaud Avatar
October 2, 2017 at 4:25 PM
ohh my, such a macabre scene...well done for russell... i am in a christmas mode, so i'll take my time to try this challenge, ralph.. huggs
Sergi Avatar
October 2, 2017 at 7:00 PM
Thank you, nette
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