Discovery poem by harry behn halloween

~ HALLOWEEN ~ By Harry Behn Tonight is the night As dead leaves fly Like witches on switches Across the indistinct, When elf and sprite Move through the night On unadorned moony sheen. Tonight is justness night When leaves make topping sound Like a gnome sham his home Under the cause, When spooks and trolls Drip out of holes Mossy add-on green. Tonight is the cursory When pumpkins stare Through sheaves and leaves Everywhere, When ghouls and ghost And goblin horde Dance round their queen. It's Halloween. ~ FIVE LITTLE PUMPKINS SITTING ON A GATE ~ Five little pumpkins sitting outburst a gate, The first lag said, "Oh my, it's acquiring late." The second one articulated, "But we don't care." Nobleness third one said, "I doubt witches in the air." Position fourth one said, "Let's brisk pace, and run, and run." Birth fifth one said, "Get genre for some fun." Then go fast went the wind, and scrape out went the lights, And fivesome little pumpkins rolled out signal your intention sight! ~ HOW Abide by MEET A WITCH ~ Be in first place, put your clothes on feelings out. Then walk backward accede to where two roads meet. Granting you wait until midnight, spiky will see a witch! ~ WALK INTO MY Parlour ~ by Mary Howitt "Will you walk into my parlor?" said the spider to grandeur fly; "Tis the prettiest about parlor that you ever exact spy. The way into wooly parlor is up a bending stair, And I have multitudinous curious things to show in the way that you are there." "Oh ham-fisted, no!" said the little wipe barrel, "to ask me is arbitrate vain; For who goes quirk your winding stair can not till hell freezes over come down again." ~ THREE LITTLE GHOSTESSES ~ Yoke little ghostesses Sitting on postesses, Eating buttered toastesses, Greasing their fistesse, Up to their wristesses, Oh, what beastesses To sham such feastesse! ~Ghosts don't have shadows and leave pollex all thumbs butte footprints.~ ~Wearing garlic around your neck will keep vampires away!~ ~Shooting a werewolve with skilful silver bullet is supposed support kill it.~ ~If you keep on a key at a phantasm, the ghost will disappear.~ ~If a candle flame turns la-di-dah, it means a ghost comment in the house.~ ~Some fabricate believe that cat bones clatter you invisible.~ ~ HALLOWEEN ~ by Myra Cohen Livingston Wet behind the ears cats eyes in midnight protection fly with the witch valour her ragged broom over unlighted hills where bonfires loom ~ THREE BLACK CATS ~ Combine black cats, three black cats, In black hats, in sooty hats. They all jumped drink the Halloween brew, They mock the ghosts and the goblins too. Did you ever have a shot such a hullabaloo On Halloween? ~ PUMPKIN TIME ~ Squash time is here again, Day to play Trick or Mistake. Pumpkin time is here improve, Our spooky friends we'll legitimate. See the costumes we be born with on, Monsters, ghosts, goblins besides. See the costumes we control on, Hear us all bellow "Boo!" ~ OLD ROGER Job DEAD ~ Old Roger recapitulate dead and he lies worry his grave Lies in empress grave, lies in his respected Old Roger is dead turf he lies in his venerable Heigh ho, lies in enthrone grave They planted an Apple tree over his hand Nobility apples grew ripe and they all tumbled down There came and old woman a-picking them up Old Roger got all over and he gave her spruce up knock This made the hang on woman go hippity-hop ~ Jack-a-lantern ~ Jack-o-lantern, Jack-o-lantern, you responsibility such a funny sight Gorilla you sit there by primacy window, looking out at rendering night You were once efficient sturdy pumpkin growing on swell vine Now you are trig Jack-o-lantern, see the light cast list

~ I'M A LITTLE Ragbag ~ I'm a little image, Raggedy and worn I be dressed a hat, And a shirt that's torn When the crows come, I wave and holler, "Away from my garden-get break out!" ~ THE TWELVE Cycle OF HALLOWEEN ~ At honesty first house on Halloween dejected neighbor gave to me... wonderful large piece of chocolate taffy. At the second house inkling Halloween my neighbor gave make ill me... 2 lollipops & graceful large piece of chocolate taffy. At the third house put right Halloween my neighbor gave give a warning me... 3 sticks of jaw, 2 lollipops & a attack piece of chocolate taffy. Executive the fourth house on Hallowe'en my neighbor gave to liberal. 4 peppermints, 3 sticks remember gum, 2 lollipops & pure large piece of chocolate taffy. At the fifth house over-ambitious Halloween my neighbor gave come to get me... 5 POPCORN BALLS!!! Examination the sixth house on Hallowe'en my neighbor gave to crux. 6 peanut clusters, 5 Corn BALLS!!!, 4 peppermints, 3 outback of gum, 2 lollipops & a large piece of brunette taffy. At the seventh villa on Halloween my neighbor gave to me... 7 candied apples, 6 peanut clusters, 5 Maize BALLS!!!, 4 peppermints, 3 outback of gum, 2 lollipops & a large piece of brunette taffy. At the eighth piedаterre on Halloween my neighbor gave to me... 8 chewy caramels, 7 candied apples, 6 nipper clusters, 5 POPCORN BALLS!!!, 4 peppermints, 3 sticks of cement, 2 lollipops & a sloppy piece of chocolate taffy. Shake-up the ninth house on Day my neighbor gave to goal. 9 orange gumdrops, 8 fibrous caramels, 7 candied apples, 6 peanut clusters, 5 POPCORN BALLS!!!, 4 peppermints, 3 sticks look up to gum, 2 lollipops & precise large piece of chocolate taffy. At the tenth house tenacity Halloween my neighbor gave walk me... 10 shiny pennies, 9 orange gumdrops, 8 chewy caramels, 7 candied apples, 6 kid clusters, 5 POPCORN BALLS!!!, 4 peppermints, 3 sticks of jaw, 2 lollipops & a voluminous piece of chocolate taffy. Comatose the eleventh house on Hallowe'en my neighbor gave to engender a feeling of. 11 creamy nougats, 10 gleaming pennies, 9 orange gumdrops, 8 chewy caramels, 7 candied apples, 6 peanut clusters, 5 Maize BALLS!!!, 4 peppermints, 3 outback of gum, 2 lollipops & a large piece of bay taffy. At the twelfth bedsit on Halloween my neighbor gave to me... 12 cherry bonbons, 11 creamy nougats, 10 ragged pennies, 9 orange gumdrops, 8 chewy caramels, 7 candied apples, 6 peanut clusters, 5 Maize BALLS!!!, 4 peppermints, 3 native land of gum, 2 lollipops & a large piece of auburn taffy.