HALLOWEEN POEMS & RHYMES

Witches flying past on broomsticks,
Black cats leaping here and there,
Black-robed spooks on every corner,
Mournful moaning in the air,

Goblins peering out of windows,
Spirit-things that rap and run-
But don't be scared-it's just October,
Having one last hour of fun!

There's a house upon the hilltop
We will not go inside
For that is where the witches live,
Where ghosts and goblins hide.

Tonight they have their party,
All the lights are burning bright,
But oh we will not go inside
The haunted house tonight.

The demons there are whirling
And the spirits swirl about.
They sing their songs to Halloween.
"Come join the fun," they shout.

But we do not want to go there
So we run with all our might
And oh we will not go inside
The haunted house tonight.

Black cats and goblins and broomsticks and ghosts,
Covens of witches with all of their hosts.

You may think they scare me, you're probably right.
Black cats and goblins, on Halloween night.

Trick or treat!

Jack-o-lantern smiling bright
Witches flying in the night
Ghosts and goblins, cats and bats
Witches with their pointed hats
A full moon can't be beat
As we go out to Trick or Treat

Happy Halloween!

A gentle breeze rustling the dry cornstalks.
A sound is heard, a goblin walks.

A harvest moon suffers a black cat's cry.
Oh' do the witches fly!

Bonfire catches a pumpkins gleem.
Rejoice, it's Halloween!

Tonight is the night
When dead leaves fly
Like witches on switches
Across the sky,

When elf and sprite
Flit through the night
On a moony sheen.

Tonight is the night
When leaves make a sound
Like a gnome in his home
Under the ground,
When spooks and trolls
Creep out of holes
Mossy and green.

Tonight is the night
When pumpkins stare
Through sheaves and leaves
Everywhere,
When ghouls and ghost
And goblin host
Dance round their queen.
It's Halloween.

She walked in beauty like the night.
Beware her now, she's such a fright!

Death's Grip Holds Me Tight,
But I Shall Return One Night!

Since this is the time for goblins and bats,
Halloween spirits, ghosts and cats,
Weird-happenings and witches brew,
These are the things I wish for you.

May the only spirit you chance to meet,
Be the spirit of love and warm friends sweet.
May the tricks that you are asked to do,
Be a trick to help you gain a friend or two.

So, by tomorrow, pick three friends sweet,
And give them all a Halloween treat.
You only have one day, so hurry!
Leave a treat on the doorstep, then flee in a hurry!

There's a goblin at my window,
A monster by my door.
The pumpkin at my table
Keeps on smiling more and more.
There's a ghost who haunts my bedroom,
A witch whose face is green.
They used to be my family,
Till they dressed for Halloween.

The wind came trick-or-treating
down our quiet street.
It rattled all the windows
and then we heard it beat
on every door at every house
where shutters banged and clattered.
It howled for treats and howled for more
while leaves and branches scattered.
It rolled a pumpkin down the street,
and made the cat's fur rise.
Then after all the tricks it played
it flew up in the sky
with candy wrappers in its grasp,
and empty bags and sticks -
It hadn't wanted treats at all,
only lots of tricks!

Goblins on the doorstep,
Phantoms in the air,
Owls on witches' gate posts,
Giving stare for stare.

Cats on flying broomsticks,
Bats against the moon,
Stirring round of fate-cakes,
With a solemn spoon.

Whirling apple parings,
Figures draped in sheets,
Dodging, disappearing,
Up and down the streets.

Jack-o'-lanterns grinning,
Shadows on a screen,
Shrieks and starts and laughter--
This is Halloween!

Something's watching you this Halloween
Someone's watching you this Halloween.
Late at night don't cut across the park
Someone could be waiting in the dark.

Don't go knocking on doors this Halloween.
If you knock on doors this Halloween
Scaring strangers in your creepy masks
Your trick or treating games may be your last.

Get a fright on Halloween
On this night of Halloween
Anything will make you scream
On this night of Halloween.

Don't go out alone this Halloween
Walk around alone this Halloween.
Turn around and you may get a fright
Something evils lurking in the night.

Don't go watching films like Halloween.
If you watch a film like Halloween
It could scare you out of your wits
Then haunt you on this night of the witch.

There's a goblin as green
as a goblin can be.
Who is sitting outside
and is waiting for me.
When he knocked on my door
and said softly, "Come play!"
I answered,"No thank you,
now please,go away!"
But the goblin as green
as a goblin can be.
Is still sitting outside
and is waiting for me.

One little, two little, three little witches
Fly over haystacks and fly over ditches
Fly over moonbeams without any hitches
Hey, it's Halloween night.

One little, two little, three little witches
Fly over barb wire and tore their britches
Had to go home and get some stitches
Hey, it's Halloween night.

Born in a pumpkin patch in my backyard,
Where Mister Scarecrow stands on guard.
Born in a patch where he knew every weed -
Before he was a pumpkin, he was a pumpkin seed.
Jack O--,
Jack O’ Lantern,
King on Halloween night.

One by one the vampires rise
but one is in for a big surprise
It’s her first night out
so children beware

the little ones are in for a scare
The littlest vampire takes flight
off into the moonlit night

Happy Halloween everyone
and to all a good fright!

Carolyn Wells

The somber hues of an ominous,
dark forest are suddenly illuminated under the emerging face of the full moon.

Kim Elizabeth

Keep away from Pumpkinhead,
Unless you're tired of living,

His enemies are mostly dead,
He's mean and unforgiving,

Laugh at him and you're undone,
But in some dreadful fashion,

Vengeance, he considers fun,
And plans it with a passion,

Time will not erase or blot,
A plot that he has brewing,

It's when you think that he's forgot,
He'll conjure your undoing,

Bolted doors and windows barred,
Guard dogs prowling in the yard,

Won't protect you in your bed,
Nothing will, from Pumpkinhead.