The pear tree grew heavy With much fruit to bear So, she lowered her branches In a gesture to share First came the deer Across the field, down the hill To savor the sweetness Until each had their fill Next came the crows Who filled up their beaks So, when they squawked Pear juice dribbled… Read More The Pear Tree
There are no secrets On Mulberry Street Thanks to the canines That cannot keep Their sensitive noses Out of neighborhood news They’re first to sniff out Visitors and clues A car that passes A knock on the door A rogue raccoon A package from the store It starts with one bark Soon followed by more… Read More Patrol and Protect
Soft moonbeams Fill the void of night Reassuring, “Focus on the light. There’s no need to worry, Don’t worry about a thing. I’ll whisper words Until the morning sings. So, close your eyes, Rest your tired head, Dream new dreams Safe asleep in bed.” Soft moonbeams Fill the void of night Reassuring, “All will be… Read More Dream New Dreams
She found a letter Tucked away in a box Stored in the attic With a heart-shaped lock Its beautiful penmanship Swirled and danced Around emotion And circumstance It told of a love story At the time couldn’t be Only shared in a letter For their eyes to see Then kept locked away For so many… Read More Come of Age
It’s been a long few weeks Since Halloween Just look at poor Jack To see what I mean He’s busted and rotting With a mouth full of dirt The more he sinks The more he hurts He worries about The long winter ahead The darkest place yet 2020 has led He dreams of 2021’s Dawn… Read More Pumpkin King
The ghosts float around The haunted house As the black cat chases The possessed mouse Up in the attic Where the bloodsucking bats fly Spiders plot revenge On their next victim to die The jack o’ lantern glows Though no candle is lit Casting shadows on one Who just doesn’t fit He’s jolly and fat… Read More HO HO HELLO
The old bones creaked They popped and locked From deep in the ground Knobby knees knocked Beneath the dirt In their gravel graves To walk once more Is what the old bones craved To dance together On ivory feet With a clickety-clack They crossed the street Aglow from moonlight On this hallowed eve They haunted… Read More Old Bones
It’s a spooky time in Spooksville This time every year There are many spooky tales That surely you will hear About pumpkins and colored corn Grown in the haunted field Their orange skins and yellow husks Oddly, already peeled As the bony ravens feed On kernels of chaos The skeletal mice scurry Deep beneath the… Read More Spooksville
It started as a flicker A barely visible flame It kept on growing Until never the same A hellfire now burned Atop the candlestick Beads of deep crimson Dripped from the wicked wick Hotter and hotter The wicked wick burned Faster and faster It twisted and turned Sinister faces In its plumes of smoke With… Read More The Wicked Wick
The rambling rambler rambled Down the dirt road Kicking up dust On legs that were bowed On feet that were blistered By old cowboy boots He never stopped moving Never put down any roots The rambling rambler rambled Across state lines Tipping his hat At each “Welcome to” sign Sampling the food Made famous… Read More The Rambling Rambler Rambled
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