Dark Halloween Poems

The gathered, outside my house, lingered long,
As if it were Halloween night -
A rogue's gallery of goblins and ghouls,
They were an unwanted sight.

Their faces had...

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who then rings
thy solitary bell
whose voice cuts through
the mist

and lowly darkness
winter’s eve
there far off 
screaming fox

when unseen eyes
then look upon
from trees that hide
in cloak

and footsteps
cast...

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From roses to peonies, from peonies to lovers
im swinging on the bench during the deepest Halloween night like a crazy cicada enamorada wrapped around the...

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i.
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse.
My wife and son lay silent, all tucked...

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After the day’s work I was off to bed.
From behind my room, I heard a fierce thud.
It sounded so scary.
It left me so weary.
I got...

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They Only come out at Night
Like Smoke throught the Forest
Floating in the Air
not a Sound to be heard 

Over Hills They go
Down into Valley's They...

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Skeletal feet clickity clack,
a zombie child chewing bubble gum
giggles.

I have set a cackling witch at my door
but none are sacred tonight,
yet the cold hand of...

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Madame LaBeaux, she had no heart
the center was the darkest part
	her heart was, you see,
	the size of a pea
now she is just the Devil’s tart...

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The Witch’s hair was black as night
Her teeth were white 
And eyes were bright.

She boiled her potions,
And brewed her lotions 
She smiled at clouds and...

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In my sanctuary’s hush, Poe’s tales I clasp,
Into his world, I plunge, a breath, a rasp.
Beneath the creaking floorboards, a heart's pulse
In my mind, it...

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The dance was a misguided tour
Masks and dresses Halloween 
Themed promenade of sexes
Dark and dimly lighted
We invaded the wilderness 
Beneath the hallowed moon
The wolves howling...

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Dark orange skies
Fading into black night,
A crescent moon rise
Glowing ghostly white 

Skimming overhead 
With trick or treaters below,
I watch them tread
Before up I go ...

Flying...

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On a night made of black sequined velvet
Missing perhaps more sequins 
Than the years have managed to retain

The air smells of damp yellow leaves
Wisps of...

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I held the hand
of a madman
hiding in Hollyhocks
blending with ogres, 
eerie in tombs, 
chasing stars through
their animal shapes; 
others, a witch 
to their ghosts, anew,...

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The air was damp inside the house, chill creeping through the walls
 Swags and Tails with dusty eyes seep through the faded falls.
  The...

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