Halloween House,a poem - Happy Halloween to DU

[The Straight Story]

Halloween House

The kids feared him
Old, alone
Said he practiced magic
In his tattered old home

Years have went by
Each Halloween he decorates
Wanting to remember the joy
And they never come

A tome so old he takes from his shelf
Knives
Pumpkins
Candles

This year
It will be different
This year
None shall forget

He carved the pumpkins
While chanting from his tome
Six hideous beasts
He would call forth from his home

Candles lit, placed inside each
I call forth Jason Voorhees
Now Michael Myers
Freddy Kruger

Do my bidding this night
Now Pumpkin Head
Alien
Predator

The flickering lights
From the porch danced
And from some other world
Came the man's last chance

A fog rolled in
With it hope
and there they stood
In front of his porch

Sweat on his forhead
Trembling some
The greatest monsters
Had finally come

They approached
Side by side
Not a word
But evil in their eyes

Shaking he walked to the steps
Unsure if should have called up the dead
Out of the corner of his eyes
He saw some children scoot on by

The creatures moved then
in one fell swoop
reached up towards him
With empty bags wanting their loot

Trick or treat they said
Except alien who just pointed to his bag
The old man gasped, then smiled
As others across the street watched

Come on in!
We have candy and games
Bobbing for apples
And from the porch monster mash played

Lonely no more
As they marched on up
Together with the old man
They danced

Happy Halloween!

[ccharles000]

1. nice

[The Straight Story]

2. Thank you - one other I wrote some years ago (link)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x5623215