By the light of the moon
From the dirt where they lay
They crawl up through earth
To lurk and to prey
They’ve lived and they’ve died
Loved and they’ve lost
But all through this night
Your lives they will toss
.
Dogs they do bark
Cats they do prowl
Seasons turn chill
And the winds always howl
.
The myths grow more sick
As clocks do tock tick
For the hour draws near
Of the dark, dread, and fear
.
Clawed up through dark soil
Within earth they cannot stay
Their legions do roil
Their skin away flays
.
Leaves rustle, they scatter
Trees all play dead
Rotting bodies that shamble
Are all canted of head
.
Twitching fright and dead leer
Slack jaws that just fall
Is that shuffling, you hear?
Painful groaning, oh dear!
.
Prickly skin sent a-crawl
With grand sights of appall
It’s your soul they ill seek
For much more than a peek
.
Heinous hungry they are
And with them you’ll soon be
Scent of the grave, taste of death
Damp decay you’ll soon cheek
.
You run and you hide
Scream and you plead
But in truth be it known
Your death is their need!
.
As civility slumbers
And the retched do creep
Eternal rest will ne’er be
As the dead they do reap
.
From dirt deathly fearsome
From dirt yet we run
But tis dirt that we are
Tis dirt we become
.
By the light of the moon
From the dirt where we lay
We crawl up through earth
To lurk…and to prey….
Nice. In a macabre sort of way.
That’s what I was shooting for: “macabre”! ;-]
Thanks, Peg!
Wow very well written! impressive and Halloween-like 🙂
Thank you! It was fun!
Bravo! And how much fun. Death and creepy things are always so inspiring! 🙂 karen
It was great fun! :-]
Getting into the “undead” mindset and rethinking all my favorite horror movies and scenes! Wanted to get all of the senses in there!
Thanks!
Cuz this is thriller…thriller night.
Nice, grisly poem, cheers!
“For no mere mortal can resist…the evil of the thriller!”
Thanks, Chris! Instead of me doing the “Happy Dance,” note I’m doing the “Zombie Dance”! ;-]
Thanks, all, for stopping by! Yeah, it was fun to write–harkening back to my horror writing days. :-] I’d been wanting to do something for Hallowe’en, and it finally “happened.”
Now, excuse me, but the light is coming, and I must get back to my grave….
Wow….nicely done & so timely.
Wow, deeply disturbing Frank, glad you’re my friend…lol, well done!
Chills!
Thanks, Jean and Chris–just trying to get into the Hallowe’en “spirit”! :-]
The Halloween Spirit is alive and creepy well. I’m not much for poetry but this was worth reading. Thanks for sharing, Frank.
Thanks, Terry, nor am I what I would call “a poet,” but every now and then, one hits me. It usually ends up in blood loss from the resulting head wound, but I power through the pain. :-] I forget all the “iambic pentameter” stuff I learned in high school, but love trying to mix things up every now and then. But I love the “creepy” compliments, since that IS what I was clawing after!
Thanks for stopping by, Terry! Happy Hallowe’en to you and yours! :-E
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Well, there IS a full moon out. Here’s something I wrote up for last year. One more day til Hallowe’en!