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Halloween At A Destination Graveyard
Graveyard Gus shook a bony head,
His sockets burning dark and red,
He paused to clack his rotted tongue,
Sighing from a blackened lung,
"Oh, Halloween!" he glumly said.
Misty Missy fled deep dirt
Mouth agape as if it hurt
Her wispy face was cross and mean
"Cursed be, it's Halloween,
Tourist hordes and guides who blurt."
Gordie Ghostie, well hung with chains,
Complained to all his deadly dames,
"Our bones will shake from vlogging waves,
And goths that couple on our graves!
Halloween's tough for our remains!"
But came the Digger, grey and shining,
"Stop with all that ghostly whining!
New rules today and aren't they dandy?
We get the spirits of every candy!
On this night we're sweetly dining!"
So all the ghosts rushed to the crypt,
For shadow cookies, double-dipped,
For vaporous chocolates in every shape,
For spectral suckers, flavored grape,
For phantom ciders, grand if sipped,
And sugar skulls that grinned and nipped.
So while the living gawked,uncaring,
the dead, at last, were gifted sharing,
Treated, not tricked,
And happily daring,
Another Halloween!
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Graveyard Gus shook a bony head,
His sockets burning dark and red,
He paused to clack his rotted tongue,
Sighing from a blackened lung,
"Oh, Halloween!" he glumly said.
Misty Missy fled deep dirt
Mouth agape as if it hurt
Her wispy face was cross and mean
"Cursed be, it's Halloween,
Tourist hordes and guides who blurt."
About This Poem
Last Few Words: I was having a little trouble using the input box, so I may have recopied lines below my complete poem. I tried to delete all the extra copies, but, if I missed some, the poem ends at the three hashtags. Thanks.
Style/Type: Free verse
Review Request Intensity: I appreciate moderate constructive criticism
Editing Stage: Editing - polished draft
Comments
Candlewitch
8 months ago
You...
made a double post by hitting the send button twice. It is slow, so give it a minute!
my favorite lines of your poem are:
So all the ghosts rushed to the crypt,
For shadow cookies, double-dipped,
For vaporous chocolates in every shape,
For spectral suckers, flavored grape,
For phantom ciders, grand if sipped,
And sugar skulls that grinned and nipped
Hope this helps! welcome to Neopoet, Candlewitch (Cat)
Candlewitch
7 months 4 weeks ago
hello Juliemac,
To DELETE this double post: go into "Editing" mode and follow the instructions. It is pretty simple.
regards, Cat/Candlewitch