Thread: Works by the multi-talented, one and only, Spookyboo!!!

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Well, THIS woman has more talent than I'd know what to do with! As an extremely skilled artist of several different mediums, she also found the time to completely spoil us with her poetic abilities last Halloween season, contributing piece after piece of unforgettable prose to the poetry thread...Spookyboo, I miss ya!! Can't wait to see you around here more often!
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Halloween Tree

Long Bare branches reach out to hold the heavens
while white starlight dances between twig fingers
in the velvety folds of the darkest night
Deep rolling roots snared and tangling
cling lovingly in embrace to musky dirt giving life
while marred rutted bark chronicling ancient passage
of times onward march to deaths own delight

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At last the wicked Chill doth linger about my spine
and the full moon's light upon my face doth shine

O grope thee in the darkness
bare branches in the night
I shall dance most gleefully
beside blazing pumpkin light

An ode to Halloween
Twists eagerly to thine tongue
Its dark and errie secrets known
Halloween has Begun

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(Spookyboo said ,) a perverted song ....Food Glorious food
What Zombies would be singing if they could say more than ahrhhgghghghh

Brains glorious Brains
you can eat them with mustard
Were in the mood, for jellied brain
all squishy like custard

Brains glorious brains were so anxious to try it
three banquets a day it's our favorite diet

Just picture a great big brain
fried roasted or plain

Oh Brain
wonderful Brain
marvelous Brain
glorious Brain

Brains Glorious brains
whats more handsome
Gulped, swallowed, or strained
its worth a Zombie's ransom

What do we dream about
what brings on a sigh
lots and lots of brains
piled about six feet high

Brains glorious brains
don't care what it looks like
raw, rotted or cubed
just as long as it tastes right

Brains glorious brains
what wouldn't we give for
that extra brain more
thats all we live for

why should we be fated
that brains are what we should gain (big finish now)
Oh brains
Magical Brains
wonderful brains
marvelous brains
f-a-b-u-l-o-u-s brains!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Here Lies
Mhooch
bitten by
a rabid pooch

Here Lies
Dr. Strange
He should have
stayed out of range

Here lies One Eyed Jack
tossed in the ocean
tied in a sack

Here lies Cadavarino
ate to many beans
and had no beano

Here lies Haunt Master
Too bad he couldnt
run faster

Here lies Laurie Strode
Bent to pick up a
candy corn she found in the road

Here lies Magickbean
flattened by the biggest
cauldron youve ever seen

Here lies The Duchess of Darkness
drank the wrong brew
due to carelessness

Here lies nostalgiascape
locked in a box
he couldn't escape

Here lies Britishwitch
fell off her broom
into a ditch

Here lies Lawp
fell into a hole
she couldnt see

Here lies Tantraman
fell asleep in in a tanning bed
and came out way more than tan

(to be continued, Spookyboo? )......

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Come follow me, I'll lead you where
The days are warm and nights are fair;
Where fields of mums, lush and green,
Will visit you within this scene --
As October inhales the autumn air.

So come with me and we shall share
The excitement the Fall can ensnare,
As fields of flowers thus convene.--
Come follow me...

fall's approach to which we're heir
Will bring about winter's repair,
Where we shall witness sights serene
And glory in that to be seen.
No other season can compare.
Come follow me...

I am the soft whisper in your ear
I am the cold chill that dances forever along your spine
I am the hurried heartbeat that thumps within your chest
I am the shadow that plays tricks with your eye
I am the tingling sensation that slides softly over your skin
I am the frozen quivering muscle that refuses to move
I am the silent scream of horror that will never leave your lips
I am the very darkness that envelopes you from within
I am the Spirit of Halloween

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Recipe for Halloween

A scoop of darkness
a bright full moon
leaves blowing in the breeze
Halloween will be here soon

One jack o lantern
a pinch of flickering light
a bunch of ghouls
dancing around all night

Heaping tablespoon of heebie jeebies
A bit of Spooky boo
Alot of things that go bump in the night
Now all we need is YOU!!

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Lightning flash
candles flicker
full moon glows
I am much quicker

Deepest darkness
void of light
blackest shadows
hidden from sight

silence deafens
sound abates
ungodly quiet
but still I wait

Scent of fear
odor rotten
smell of death
your nearly gotten

Thumping heart
Bleeding time
pumping blood
Now your mine

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(LOVE this one!!)....

Way up on the hill
I hear the winds go deathly still
for upon this woeful site
An apparition will haunt the night

At the stroke of midnight on this land
thrust up from the dirt a fleshless hand
clawing its way through dirt and grime
surfacing by the end of the chime

His empty sockets glare down in rage
with thoughts of those who put him in
his earthy cage
slowly down he makes his way
toward those who will have to pay

coming now closer still
within the town arrives a chill
and a moaning sound pierces the night
as all shudder in trembling fright

finally he emerges to take his prize
but those in town have gotten wise
locked in their houses good and sound
there are no victims to be found

rage built in what was left of his heart
he tried in vain to pull the place apart
but just as he was about to get in
when he thought he'd surely win

The chimes began once more anew
pulled back to his grave his bones flew
for the midnight hour had finally past
and his time on this earth had not last

Waiting in silence within his tomb
he would wait within the gloom
until time the bells again would chime
he would get someone......next time

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(And this is an instant classic!.......)

Twas the night before Halloween and all through the house
there were creatures stirring, One even ate the mouse.
Our jack o lanterns were perched upon the mantle with care
In hopes the boogyman would soon be there.
The children were nestled all tied in their sacks
while slimy green bugs crawled up and down their backs
Mamma was in her witch hat and I in my matching cap
had just settled down to eat a late night snack
when out in the yard there arose such a clatter
I sprang from my coffin to see what was the matter
away to the window I "flew" like a bat
tore open the creaky shudders and threw up the sash
The full moon that glistened on the fallen leaves below
gave off an errie light that seemed to glow
When what to my wondering eyes should appear
but a gruesome apparition and demons with spears.
This foul smelling creature so horrified me as I ran
I knew it a moment it must be the
Boogyman!!
More rapid than dragons the courses they came
and he moaned and groaned and called them by name
On Dangler on mangler on poker on splitz'em
on vomit on putrid on hacker on spitzin
To the top of the porch to the top of the wall
now fly away, fly away, fly away all
As dry leaves that before the hurricane fly
when they meet with an obstacle mount with the sky
So up to the rooftop the courses they flew
These 8 little demons and
the boggyman to
And then in a second I heard above
banging and moaning, all sounds that I love
As I drew in my head and was turning around
Down the chimney the boodgyman came with a bound
He was dressed all in rags from his head to his uh..foot?
his clothes were all grimy with ashes and soot
he had great big puss filled sores all over his back
and the demons were an ugly warty little pack
His eyes how they glared, his pimples how many
his cheeks were like rotted flesh his nose ..well his nose was gone sorry
his ugly crooked tooth filled mouth was as gross as they go
and the foam on his chin was as white as snow.
The stump of a toe he held tight in his teeth
and the stench of it circled his head like a wreath
The demons were retched and moldy like the corpse of an elf
and I screamed when I saw them in spite of myself
with a sneer of his eye and twist of his head
soon gave me to know I had everything to dread
He spoke not a word but went straight to his work
he filled up our jack O lanterns
then turned with a jerk
and laying a a finger beside...the hole that would have been his nose
and giving nod up the chimney he rose
He flew into the air and to his demon hoard gave a growl
then the whole bunch of them began to cackle, screech, and howl
But I heard him exclaim as they flew from my sight
Happy Halloween...I hope you had a good fright!!!

Lyrics to My favorite things as rewritten by Spookyboo

Blood drops on pumpkins and whiskers on goblins
black iron cauldrens and warm fires burnin
little trick or treat bags tied up with string
these are a few of my favorite things

Black colored kitties and warm pumpkin tarts
Ringing doorbells collecting candy and other Halloween arts
Wild bats that fly with the moon on their wing
These are a few of my favorite things

Girls dressed like corpses with black tattered sashes
Long black witch nails and silver eyelashes
the long dead bare branches that the winter brings
these are a few of my favorite things

When the werewolf bites
when the banshee sings
when I am feeling bad
I simply think of my favorite things
and then I feel so glad

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(this one is ridiculously great, Spookyboo....)

silent so silent
must not make a sound
I hear them coming closer
crawling on the ground

still so still
I must not move an inch
if I move a muscle
they will be on me in a sinch

calm so calm
I must stay relaxed
I grip the sweaty hilt of
my fathers favorite axe

Ready so ready
I must be able to strike and run
If I fail to act
their bloody act will be done

scared so scared
my heart missed a beat
I try to stand cut my hand
and lose the footing for my feet

panicked so panicked
I know they hear me somehow
There coming there coming
no way to stop it now

resigned so resigned
I will bravely meet my fate
I know I can kill some of them
Now i can not wait

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Winds that blow
eerily moaning
full of the tempest
full of foreboding

Bring the Halloween
spirit again
upon your Whisper
to me your friend

I await steadily gazing
toward the heavens
while chanting and razing

the spirits long past
from in thier graves
to walk once more
in ghoulish haze

luminescent phantoms
The lumbering dead
I call to any creature
that comes into my head

And when my spell is finally complete
I gather them together
to Trick or Treat

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(my brother just didn't think this one was quite as funny as I did...)

Did you hear it?
Did you hear that sound?
like something dragging on the ground?

There it is again
its closer than before
oh god can we bolt the door?

Was that the tapping or scratching
of something with claws?
hurry now do not pause

insistent growling now
we try to hide
in the closet is it still outside?

a huge roar tears through the night
in the closet we hear the mighty din
of the door and the creature breaking in

hiding now in our small closed space
Try not to scream or even breathe
I am sure this thing will never leave

It must be close
its odor reeks
its tongue flicks under the door as it seeks

This is it the doorknob turns
I can not cry I can not scream
OH MY GOD its my brother dressed for Halloween

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(In the author's words ), 'Ok another perverted song by spookyboo...does anyone know what the original song was?

Come on all of you big pumpkins
Halloween is here again
its time to get with the plan
don't want to disappoint your fan
so light your smile on the run
were gonna have a whole lot of fun

and its one, two, three
lets go door to door
Don't ask me what I am
I didn't really have a plan
and its five, six, seven
you wont believe what I ate
there aint no time to wonder why
Whoopee I think Im gonna die

Well come on trick or treaters lets move fast
our big chance has come at last
Got go out and get our fill
Theres room in my pillow case still
you got to keep going till your done
Thats the only way to have fun

and its one, two, three
lets go door to door
Don't ask me what I am
I didn't really have a plan
and its five, six, seven
you wont believe what I ate
there aint no time to wonder why
Whoopee I think Im gonna die

Well come on man dont move slow
its the best candy show
there' s plenty of scores to be made
by supplying us with the tools of the trade
if they give us chocolate it will be the bomb
will have to tell everyone on Halloween.com

and its one, two, three
lets go door to door
Don't ask me what I am
I didn't really have a plan
and its five, six, seven
you wont believe what I ate
there aint no time to wonder why
Whoopee I think Im gonna die

Well come on Mother's throught the land
pack up your kids for the candy cram
Come on fathers dont hesitate
get them dressed before its to late
Be the first one on the block
to come home with candy shock

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someone better stop me before I get this axe
I am not really worried people are very Lax

I sharpen the blade to a beautiful razors edge
then I will wait for you behind your backyard hedge

I wait there for a long time obsessed with my task
I would love to tell someone about it but they never ask

Ready now I see you going to the door
you are unafraid and unaware of what I have in store

Slowly and with stealth I sneak up from behind
the excitement is so incredible I nearly lose my mind

You sense someone behind you and I see you shake with fear
your face reflected in the window shows a single tear

I grip my axe lick my lips and then prepare to swing
joyful glee upon my face as I am about to do my thing

When suddenly a shot rings out and I drop down dead
the last sight I see on this earth is my victims husband Fred

(Gotta go for now, Spookyboo, but I'll be back this evening to finish posting your works!!)

It started one night just before bed
I started hearing the voices of the recently dead

The wailed and they cried at their ghastly plight
and kept me awake near most of the night

Next morning I thought my gift had past
I had hoped that it was one night and would not last

But to my horror it had gotten worse
for I began seeing ghostly visions of a hearse

Then all manner of spooks became perfectly clear
all them trying to whisper into my ear

I couldnt escape them they were all around
whenever I hide I would always be found

I eventually gave up and listened to what they said
and to my horror they told me I was also dead

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(***shivers*** on this one!!! )

Tremble to my touch
I take your breath with my kiss
I feel your heart beating
its ecstacy and bliss

I press against you tightly
I cannot let you go
my icy grip assalts you
my passions do then grow

you sigh and you gasp as
fully united we have become as one
its music is intoxicating
but now were nearly done

I will know you only this once
as you become my sweet sleeper
I then take you away
for I am the Grim Reaper

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(Trick-or-treaters gone INSANELY bad! ..)

A Blanket of darkness covers the land
the midnight hour is well at hand
all that remains is one beacon of light
to keep away the unseen of the night

Suddenly a knocking was upon my door
not one knock not two but a total of four
away to the door I went with my treats
but when the door was open they did not
yell Trick Or Treat

There on the doorstep stood a large motley crew
so many in fact I wasnt sure what to do
Witches, goblins and ghosts all in line
I couldnt believe that many children would come out at this time

I reached in my treat bowl and started to serve
they grabbed them from my hand I say. What nerve
Where are your manners I said to this crowd
they seemed to ingnore me so I said it again loud

They all stoped and stared with a malicious grin
Thats when I sensed trouble was about to begin
The wtiches took to flight cackling with glee
The goblins then knocked down a tree

The ghosts started moaning and rattling their chain
I wasnt sure what these creatures had hoped to gain
I ran back in the house and slamed the door
I covered my head and dove on the floor

I could hear them outside tearing up the place
I thought of trying to stop them but instead covered my face
After awhile the noise outside abated
I went back to the door a little frustrated

My car was upside down out in the drive
covered in dents I stopped counting at five
the yard was covered in all kinds of debris
The place was a mess as I could plainly see

These were real monsters I should have known
and now they had destroyed part of my home
So next Halloween becareful what you say
these ghouls just might be headed your way

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(Mmmm, this character sounds irresistable inDEED....)

The Dark Prince of Halloween
Has chosen me to be his queen

He arrived one night by candlelight
a handsome visage in my sight

Upon one knee he offered me
a kingdom farther than I could see

He spoke so softly with alot of charm
and soon I fell into his arms

His strong soft lips devoured mine
and I felt as though I was drinking wine

Swooning in my lovers grasp
I did not know how much time had passed

When I awoke the sun did rise
and I saw the nature of his lies

For in my lap was a pumpkin shell
with a face I could surely tell

belonged to the prince that I had seen
Maybe he will come back next Halloween

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November came and it was sad for Halloween had gone
December next and Christmas was here to help me carry on
January grew so cold but my memories did persist
February colder still but I had pictures and my list
March blew in my memories started to go dim
april hopped with bunnys and no black and orange trim
May brings spring just the thing to start my plans anew
June flew in and summer was in but I had better things to do
July began my countdown 3 months left to go
August drug on heatedly only heightened my sense of woe
September came oh at last its fall tidings could be seen
October oh that beautiful month at last its Halloween

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The sad sweet chill wind
howled its regret
for my heart had
been hardened
totally upset

No longer would the
pumpkin lights all glow
for the one I that I love
is now down below

I lay upon their grave
cursing the sound
of the Halloween
festivities I heard
all around

How wicked is fate
I sobbed till dry
that Halloween
would be the day
you would die

Somewhere inside
this moldy mound of dirt
my life lays with a
pumpkin pinned to
their shirt

I would join you
if only I could this night
I would climb my way in
and hold on to you tight

The hours of darkness
concealed my deed
a bottle lay empty
my soul had been freed

Again we could walk
on all hallows eve
among the tombstones
we lingered not wanting
to leave

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A cold crisp breeze sends shivers
to dance upon my spine
the fog sends out tendrils
snaking across the leaves like a vine

The moon shines down its
ethereal light
casting shadows
much to the phantoms delight

Tree branches creek and moan
their ghastly tune
trying to reach up and catch the moon

luminescent eyes shine
from within the dark
while darts of fear
hit thier mark

A normal person would
be frightened of this scene
but its all these things
I love about Halloween

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(this one still hits home for me, Spookyboo...)

solitary and lonely
I sit upon the hill
I wanted someone to pick me
but I dont think that they will

I watched all day as people came
and took away all the others
laughing happy familys
Children with thier fathers and thier Mothers

Perhaps I am misshapen
or they dont like my rough spot
I just hope I am taken
and not left here to rot

A moaning wind rustles
through this nearly empty patch
the sun is going down
my sadness has no match

I look around to my surprise
and what is it do I see
but a smiling little girl
has finally come to pick me

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Trick or Treat
is what he said
even though he had
no head

Trick or Treat
he said once more
as he stood there
at my door

Trick or Treat
insisted he
the headless one
who could not see

Trick or Treat
a louder cry
No mouth to eat
how could he try

Trick or Treat
I heard the scream
thats when I woke
from my Halloween dream

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Winged Demons from the deep
rouse me from my tussled sleep
show me visions that may seep
into my imagination

Halloween visage that lies within
bring forth decorations as I begin
sculpting frights that will win
as you scream from my creation

Working hard through the night
while visions of phantoms fill my sight
There is no use for you to fight
I can see your anticipation

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Halloween is over the
ghosts have all gone
but the true
Halloween Lovers
will still carry on

We take down our decorations
though we hate to start
we will carry our memories
close to our heart

It was fun while it lasted
your pictures the best I have seen
I cant wait to see what you
come up with
Next Halloween

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I am the Ghost of Halloween
and though I am rarely seen
You will always know where I have been
For I leave Trick or Treats in my wake

I glide and spook through the night
hoping I will cause a fright
better put out all your lights
and go to bed for your sake

Just as dawn is about to begin
I have one more stop before I turn in
If you hear a moaning sound within
Then your candy I did take


LORD, Spookyboo, SO impressed, am I.....I PLEAD with you, PLEASE share more of your poetry with us!!! It would truly make my 2008 Halloween season!!