Graphic by MamaBear
Hallowe'en!!
There’s something strange going on tonight,
I swear I saw a ghostly sight!
Dressed in white, it floated past,
It’s eyes aglow and moving fast!
And dreaming dreams of dogs and sheep,
And rabbits, birds and butterflies,
But never ghosts! I’ll close my eyes!
I heard a groaning, moaning wail,
And then a scream which turned me pale!
I don’t like this, I’d better hide,
I’ll maybe have to run outside!
The doors are closed, I can’t escape!
I see another scary shape!
A big round face with eyes which burn,
And pointed teeth and evil grin!
And then a witch, with pointed hat,
A broomstick and a wailing cat,
A spider next, with legs which wave,
And now, a mummy, from the grave!
All these creatures stopped and stood...
I sat as quietly as I could,
Hoping they would go away,
And leave me, by myself, to play.
"Oh Wizard, just where have you been?
Don’t you know it’s Halloween?
There are no ghosts or witches here,
It’s fun, you must come out of there!"
And then I really did have fun!
I chased that ghost and watched it run!
The witch’s cat was just a toy,
That mummy was a little boy!
I ate some buns and then some sweets,
I did some tricks and got some treats,
And now I’m going back to sleep,
To dream of ghosts - forget those sheep!
~Maureen Whyte~
