Short Halloween Poems

Short Halloween Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Halloween by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Halloween by length and keyword.


Halloween

small creatures stand and knock parents in shadows watch Jack's toothy glow dreaming of good times past
Form: Haiku


Premium Member Halloween

dressing up in costumes

ring doorbell say trick or treat

bags fill up with candy


                  P.R.Deremer
Form: Haiku

Premium Member All Hallows' Eve

i hear the whispers
softly veiled in evening mist..
               moonlight moves - this night

          13 Oct 2017
© David Mohn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Senryu

Hunted--Halloween Senryu

Playing Hallow tricks 

claws from nowhere pierced me---

thirst for flesh unquenched


Halloween Senryu
18 Oct 17
© Rhoma Em  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Shadow of Doubt

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


A Musing

A pebble dropped into a pool
Reveals ripples poets find cool
But when I look
Into a brook
It reveals an Halloween ghoul
Form: Limerick

Halloween Poem # 12...Creepy Crawlies

Disembodied hands
Creeping up the alley way
Deadly spiders too
Poison snakes and scorpions
Crawling 'round on Halloween
© Deb Wilson  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Moosewood Cookbook's Arabian Squash Casserole

Moosewood Cookbook's Arabian Squash Casserole

Substitute post-Halloween pumpkin and Ghost Pepper to keep it scary.
Form: Verse

Tonights Halloween Watch Out

to nights of the spooke
so stay loose
look around
up and down
watch that clown
no doudt
TONIGHTS  HALLOWEEN
WATCH OUT

Halloween Is Fun

its spook mabe coo
its all fake
for heavensake
just a fun task
with those funny mask
make some you run
HALLOWEEN IS FUN

Premium Member Ghoulish Specter

Fearing ghosts is not foolish if they are ghoulish for evil specters might haunt you Halloween night
© Lin Lane  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Candy 'Cans'

Halloween night, there are only candy 'cans' -- no can'ts 
       ~ Back at home, kids treat their parents to a 'Sugar Dance'
Form: Couplet

Halloween Senryu

trickles of maddened eve

stain unlocked doors with blood---red,

zombies come alive!


Halloween Senryu
16th Oct 2017
Form: Senryu

Sorceress

sorceress magical skills mystifying, disillusioning, obfuscating very crafty, distinctively dressed witch
Form: Cinquain

Boo Did I Scare You

its the month of who
who behind the mask
its holloween task
make you jump
and bump
iwas  scare too
BOO 
DID I SCARE YOU

Behind the Mask

is it abat or  rat
or  someones who fat
 its  could be 
 a friend can not see
its the Halloween task
 who
BEHIND THE MASK

Premium Member halloween diner

ghost waiter blimey dondo

went haunting in a condo

rushing a flurry

with pot of curry

hope sir you like potato.
Form: Limerick

All Hallow's Eve

water dripping from the eaves
promise in the whispering leaves
cold lights dancing in the night
spirits cast in ghastly light
Form:

Halloween Poem # 19...Scary Characters

Had a very busy day and night so here's just a short lanterne  for ya!


Ghosts
Goblins
Scary night
Surrounded by
Spooks!
© Deb Wilson  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Lanterne

Premium Member Poor Jack

Poor Jack ran a futile race
couldn’t keep up the heated pace
	lost the battle
	someone’s chattel
now he has a Halloween face
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Did You See That

Mice… just mice, they said when, the noise began. Mice don’t move things like, tea pots! Leaving… bye!
Form: Ninette

Halloween

oak leaves
already covering the yard
lonely Halloween night
firecrackers break the stillness
faint trails of fireworks linger
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Haiku 75

blue moon
 dark shadow
  flying bat

wind
  eerie sound
     wolf howls

orange moon
  aroma in the air
    pumpkin pie
Form: Haiku

Delta Daze Zom Bee

The Zombies of COVID-19
Are screaming they want a vaccine
Now is too late
To change your fate
But stick around for Halloween!
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Scared to Death

It startled me from behind but it could not hold its grip, for in my hands I grasped it and twisted it dead.
Form: Dodoitsu

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