Flaming sunset
Paints prim houses ghastly
Ocher, crimson, darkening blood
Specters glide by
Thin sheeted doppelgängers
Passing shuttered windows
Locked tight against the night
Penetrated by banshee cries
Orange glows on every porch
Pumpkin lanterns
Spark to life
Exchanging madding grins
With the ghouls
Madding - acting in a frenzied manner.
Merriam-Webster has an interesting article of Halloween words. Some are more specific than you'd think.
Written for dVerse
What a great frightening poem! I'll have to check out some of those Halloween words.
ReplyDeleteI'd never heard of "madding". Thanks for sharing. Your Halloween quadrille is very rich in description and creepiness!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the title, and the spooky atmosphere you've created here. Excellent.
ReplyDeleteI love those colors in your verses and pumpkin lanterns sparking to life ~ Just timely for Halloween.
ReplyDeleteGreat Halloween poem. I love those grinning jack-o-lanterns!
ReplyDeleteNice idea about sunsets painting houses ghastly. Especially during Halloween.
ReplyDeleteOh yes it's halloween.. great sparks.
ReplyDeleteThis is a nice Halloween poem, this part made me grin..
ReplyDeleteExchanging madding grins
With the ghouls
My Favorite
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IS A voice
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liGht wiNs
iN heARts thaT
neVer fEar the dARk..;)
A busy Halloween, eh!
ReplyDeleteExcellent...just loved this! We carved pumpkins with my little granddaughter again this year...ours was sparking too!
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