Halloween Warning

I knew an old woman
Who flew round the Moon
Wore a tall    pointed hat
And rode on a broom

She dressed all in black
Wore arrow-tipped shoes
Had a nose like a hook
Smelled always of booze

The kids on my block
And kids there were many
Thought her eccentric
Called her "Dear Granny"

One Halloween night
I remember the year
She counselled me  "Boy
They've plenty to fear

I love little kids
Little kids are life's breath
But on All Saint's Night
I love them to DEATH"!

When I heard her words
I ran like the wind
Yelling!        Telling
My friends to stay in!

"You've heard of a witch
Who flies round the Moon
Wears a tall    pointed hat
And rides on a broom

Is dressed all in black
Wears arrow-tipped shoes
Has a nose like a hook
Smells always of booze?

It's GRANNY    DEAR GRANNY!
I'm talking about
She's flying tonight
So all    WATCH OUT!"

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008



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Date: 5/5/2013 7:25:00 AM
Good morning, Daver, Congratulations with your Featured Poem of the week :-) Take care, and enjoy your wonderful day. Always & Forever! **LINDA**
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Date: 5/2/2013 2:34:00 AM
Wow now thats granny...cool n calm yet scary n funny..
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Date: 5/28/2010 2:27:00 PM
very fun one, Daver. It's very close to perfect on the iambic too! I think that Polishing stones poem is somewhere in my first pages here at Soup! LUv, andrea
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Date: 4/26/2009 5:40:00 PM
daver, love fun-scary poems! if time, please read my poem "ol' ben boe' Jim
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Date: 2/15/2009 3:47:00 PM
Brought me right back to my childhood days! This is exactly the kind of witch which I feared! Well done!Donna
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Date: 11/12/2008 3:36:00 AM
I like the fact that it's about witch's that you're talking about. . . ;)
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Date: 10/11/2008 7:36:00 PM
I hope granny driver's license is updated or we all might be in trouble if we don't shout lookout. I like the humor in this piece. The rhyming pattern also gives the piece a special spark for Halloween. Great job! ~Joseph
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Date: 10/9/2008 6:11:00 AM
Thisis great! Love the halloween horror and the subtle humor of this. The flow and rhyme are absolutely perfect. Michael
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Date: 10/8/2008 4:40:00 AM
Ha ha! I knew you'd be great for a few of these! So much fun to read and so in the spirit of this fun holiday! Love it! Love, Shar
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Date: 10/7/2008 5:02:00 PM
What a wonderful Halloween tale - I truly enjoyed the read - Reckon I'm just a 47 year old kid - God Bless
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