Thread: 100 Poems 'til Halloween!

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I'm tired of water
And living in the dark
I hate swimming creatures
In the saltwater stark

I need a soul
We're the living dead down here
And my ticket out
Is suddenly near

If I could love that prince
Become his great need
Then once and for all
I'll escape from the sea

A wielder of magic
A contract of pain
I'll lose my hated tail
And two legs I'll gain

Each step is like walking on the edge of steel
But I'll walk for my prince or my dreams won't be real

Alas, my dear prince
He's already taken
The lovers think they're safe
But they'll find they're mistaken

A villain is here
A knife primed to kill
I move just in time
To defy death's will

The villain is done
But my heart is bleeding
My human body is dying
My spirit is fleeting

The lovers sleep on
They dream without cares
I'm dying before earning my soul
So I'll just take one of theirs

Out of the shadows and wispy fog
Comes a sound from within the bog
Softly, gently beckons the call
Come and join us in the forest hall

Like the Syren's song you are entranced
So into the grove where Witchs once danced
The pale full moon lights the way
So from the path you will not stray

Deep in the forest there's nary a sound
In it's spell you now are bound
Clouds drift in to hide the moon
A gentle wind the treetops croon

You snap awake from this enchanted dream
Lost and alone in terror you scream
Crashing and thrashing you stumble on
Into madness your sanity gone

That's really cool, BillyBones, I love themes of fantasy and madness.

I’m a bleeding watercolor
An up and coming disease
Buy a ticket and take a look
I’m draining fast, I’m almost done
And I’ll crawl away to an unmarked grave
Burn myself in the core
Burning to nothing more

Deaths Door.......BY:KPRIMM

This is the night, the veil is thin
So visit us, it's time again
Though we be dead, we're still your friend
Let deaths door open, come on in

Just cross on over, don't be scared
Your friends and family waiting there
Life and death tonight they meet
While costumed children roam the streets

It's just this one night of the year
The path between the realms is clear
The living and the dead are here
Halloween comes once each year

The dead and living mingle free
Cross back and forth so easilly
Look with your heart and you will see
The door of death unlocked for thee

The door stays open just so long
So do not tarry, move along
Exchange your hugs and wipe your eyes
At mornings light we say goodbye

Out There Waiting......BY:KPRIMM

A banshee screams outside the door
While zombies rise beneath the floor
The werewolfs fangs are filled with gore
When nightmares come you'll sleep no more

Skeletons walk with bones a shaking
Devils come for souls a taking
An evile plan the witch is making
Out there in the dark they're waiting

Spirits float by barely seen
While Jack O' Lanterns glow and beam
And somewhere in the night, a scream
Beware tonight is Halloween

Shadows move across the sky
As something hairy scuttles by
You faintly hear a mournful cry
From someone that's already died

Imps and goblins rule the night
While Bogies plot just out of sight
A night of tricks, a night of fright
Beware and pray for mornings light

Bolt the front door of your home
For in the night the dead will roam
So lonely they just long for home
The dead so cold, the warmth of home

They surround you nearly everywhere
Behind the trees or in the air
You're never safe, they're always there
It's Halloween. you'd best Beware!

All Hallow's Eve
The streets now silent the smell of cordite hangs in the air
Gone are the children the trick -r- treat dare
On the doorstep the Jack -O- lantern still flickers
This night of excitement sleep will come quicker

The party, the treats fill their dreams
Forgotten now the tricks and the screams
The full moon rises high in the sky
Unseen from below the Witches now fly

From the distant forest the Werewolves howl
Frankenstein's monster answers with a growl
The Mummy rises seeking his bride
From a forgotten grave the Headless Horseman will ride

At the midnight hour myth and legend will dance
For on this night is their only chance
Then with the coming of the dawn
All these creatures will again be gone

I've always been more of a rocker than a poetry-lover and that's thanx to my English teacher who used to think poetry was all about metrics of the verses and all that nonsense and could never convey to us the real MEANING and BEAUTY of poetry....so I turned my back on literature and picked up my everlasting love, ROCK MUSIC to compensate for that loss......BUT this kinda poetry is MY cuppa tea actually.....very cool read indeed...it's never too late to make a poetic comeback