Halloween Wind
by Sandra Liatsos
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!
Monster Stew
Judith Kinter
If you are getting tired
Of plain old witches’ brew,
Next time you have a party
Try gourmet monster stew.
Put on an old black apron
Borrowed from a witch,
Then scoop in murky water
From a brackish ditch.
Pond slime is the next thing,
A bucketful or two,
But if you don’t have pond slime,
Some moldy soup will do.
Now measure in an owl-hoot,
Two grumbles and a groan.
To make it really tasty,
Add an eerie moan.
Now if your guests are monsters,
You cackle while they eat.
They’ll say your stew is gruesome,
A most delightful treat!
Haunted House
Jack Prelutsky
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.
Magic Chant
Samuel Exler
If in the dark you’re frightened,
Here’s all you have to do.
Say: Igga bigga,
Hunka bunka,
Dinka danka doo.
These words give you protection
From ghosts-and witches, too.
Say: Igga bigga,
Hunka bunka,
Dinka danka doo.
So if at night a monster
Should whisper,”I’ll get you,”
Yell: Igga bigga,
hunka bunka,
Dinka danka doo.
Two Witches
by Alexander Resnikoff
There was a witch
The witch had an itch
The itch was so itchy it
Gave her a twitch.
Another witch
Admired the twitch
So she started twitching
Though she had no itch.
Now both of them twitch
So it’s hard to tell which
Witch has the itch and
Which witch has the twitch.
Potion Chant
I’m mixing up a potion,
I’m mixing up a brew,
I’m mixing up a special drink
JUST FOR YOU!
Would you like it tepid?
Would you like it hot?
Would you like it in a mug
Or right out of the pot?
I’m mixing up a potion,
I’m mixing up a brew,
I’m mixing up a special drink
JUST FOR YOU!
There Once Was a Pumpkin
Lynne Speaker
There once was a pumpkin short and fat,
Alone in the garden there he sat.
A little girl picked him from the vine,
Took him home and said, “He’s mine!”
She carved a funny face with a great big smile,
Put in a candle and after a while,
He wasn’t a pumpkin short and fat,
He was a jack-o-lantern — just like that!
Pumpkin Time
July 9, 2008 by admin
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October is pumpkin time
The nicest time of year
When all the pumpkins light their eyes
And grin from ear to ear.
Because they know at Halloween
They’ll have lots of fun
Peeking through the window panes
And watching people run.
Halloween Surprise! A
First you take a pumpkin
Big and round and fat.
Then you cut the top off
That will make the hat.
Then you hollow out the
Nose and mouth and eyes.
Show it to the children for
A Halloween surprise!
Pumpkin Surprise, A
by Patricia Hubbell
I was choosing a pumpkin,
A fat orange pumpkin,
When I spotted a hole
In its side -
A hole like a door,
A little round door,
A door that led straight
To a house -
In the space of a minute
I saw what was in it,
It wasn’t a thing you’d forget!
Curled in that pumpkin,
That fat orange pumpkin,
Was a fat little, gray little MOUSE.
A mouse in a house in a pumpkin!
On a floor that was covered with seeds,
Curled up and cozy,
Snoozy and dozy,
Asleep on a soft bed of weeds!
