Best Fright Poems

At the Zoo we were forced to withdraw
after we saw the beast that we saw
        We got such a fright
         But found out later that night
It was only Larrys Mother-in-law!

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Halloween - Jeepers Creepers

Zany zombies lumber and stumble on streets,
as vain vampires stalk for bloody treats.
Syrupy blood oozes from water faucets,
and gory goonies crawl out of cob-webbed closets.

Best time of year for the terrifying undead,
with menacing monsters lurk under every child's bed.
Ghastly ghouls and fearsome...

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Poor Frosty was built upside down
and quickly he’s talk of the town
He’s not wearing his smalls
so folks see his snowballs -
his smile soon turns into a frown!

When Santa learns of Frosty’s plight 
he orders some work late that night
So his wife Mrs Clause 
knits Frosty...

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It is a black, moonless night; bleak and barren
the desert landscape is alien with twisted cacti shapes. 
Elongated shadows fall upon fresh blood kill, with gapes
a cautionary reminder of coyotes, or were they vampires?

The mind can play its trickery when it is terrified...
...a wrenching sound,...

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There was once a very popular site
 
that for years was doing everything right 

but one day fell very sick 

its heart almost stopped to tick

fact, that gave PoetrySoup, such a fright! 









© Demetrios Trifiatis
       22 July 2020...

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Sweaty palms
And a nervous stomach
Getting up in front of a crowd.
Everyone staring
Waiting and listening
For me to speak out loud.
Butterfly sensation
My voice begins to crack
And the words begin to flow.
I speak and talk
The truth comes out
I stand firm in the glow.
Confidence appears
Fright and worry die
Others judge...

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Come out come out! Where ever you are!
Those of you hiding in the crowd know 
who you are.
Come out come out! wherever you are!
those of you scared to speak out loud 
in front of a crowd know who you are!
Those of you suffering from stage...

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fear
monsters
walking dead
night at graveyard
Run...

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Counting imaginary sheep
Hoping to persuade my mind to sleep 
Anxious and terrified to step on stage, tomorrow,
Its three am and I'm already searching for courage
Fast forward freeze frame,
My stomach feels like there's a butterfly on flames,
Sweaty palms and salty saliva,
Really wishing I was only the...

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When first we landed and quickly  saw
What looked like Larry's mother-in-law
It just had to be
Anyone could see
It had good old mom's receding jaw


With Apologies to Larry Belt and his 
mother-in-law...

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A candlelight
A moonlight
A romantic set
A single heart

Give me laughter
I promise a forever after,
An unforgettable evening
And loneliness will be forgotten

A broken promise
A stolen kiss
A forbidden romance
A last dance

I’ll be your partner
I'm a novice, you too a beginner
Holding your hand through the tango and the waltz
Through life's...

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sharp scream

bad dream!...

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May I dance with you now as ghosts ride with the breeze,
and that witch on her broom flies up high near the moon.
While black cats with green eyes stare at us from the trees,
we'll glide past jack-o-lanterns as we sway and swoon.

This night sky is...

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Stardust lay o'ver demon who had lost a gleeman
Shadowy as nightfall, haunted like vile downfall

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