The following 5 poems have been selected as the winners of the
Halloween Poetry Competition 2005!
The Headless Horseman
The legend itself I'm sure you know;
The story of Ichabod Crane
The school teacher of Sleepy Hollow
Who was never seen again.
When the Headless Horseman chased him down
Through the dark woods they crashed
And all that was ever found
Was his hat and a pumpkin, smashed.
But do you know the Horseman's history?
Or from whence he came?
He was Sleepy Hollow's mystery;
The Headless Horseman without a name.
A mercenary hired by the King
To fight in the Revolutionary War
Found himself at Gowanus Creek
In colonial New York.
Against Sterling's men near Hollow's Way
The Hessian troops were led.
One who would never leave that place
Had a cannonball take his head.
Buried near a little church
The German body lies.
But every night on its endless search
To the old battlefield it rides.
In search of its head the ghost goes
Riding through the night;
The galloping Hessian of the Hollow
That gave Ichabod a fright.
So now you know the story
Of the Headless Horseman's ghost
Who rides an eternal journey
In the Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Written by [
stevedoyle]
The Jack-o-Lantern Heart
Late one night many years ago a magic cat
by the name of Jack decided to hit the road.
He packed his map and his little black hat
and down the street he strolled. A life of
adventure would never grow old, he thought
to himself fighting against the cold.
He looked around for a place to rest, then
spotted a pumpkin patch up ahead! He picked
the best pumpkin he could find and slashed
it fiercely with his claws! When he was
finished he climbed inside, stretching out
his tired and weary paws. He was so happy
with his warm new bed his tiny heart began
to glow bright red! So next time you make
a jack-o-lantern remember sweet Jack and his
Halloween bed!
Written by [
Deleted1906721]
One Night
What's the draw
Of All Hallow's Eve?
To collect the most candy,
To invoke the most screams?
These might be the main reasons
For the majority of you,
As you dress yourselves up,
Oblivious to any clue.
But what about them,
The other's you deny?
They're still about,
Lurking in the pitch black, night sky.
They're the reason
You get chill ridden skin,
For on this one night
The veil's thinnest of thin.
They prey on your innocence,
Catching you unaware.
Possessing your souls
While you're to busy to prepare.
We're the peasants of the darkness.
We're convertors of the belligerent.
By disregarding our existance,
You're embracing being ignorant.
Hide behind your costumes,
Cower at masquerades.
Halloween is our One Night,
Our goal; Sending you to the grave.
Written by [
Blaithin]
The Truth of All Hallows.
All through the street,
The village is dark,
No sound of people here
No sound of dog bark.
The mud road is ragged
from the tracks of the carts
We wait for the dawn
With no hope in our hearts.
This night is All Hallowed
And so it is named,
All Hallow's Eve
Night that is famed.
For out of the darkness
The claws of the dead
Eyes shining brightly
While we're in our beds.
Witches and gouls
and monsters of lore
Come out on this night
And venture forth.
The wind in the trees,
sound of a rattle,
Uncanny footsteps,
The light-darkness battle.
Dawn shows the dead
And the chickens in their pens
The victims of All Hallows
The message they send.
So keep guard by the door
and watch out at night
Even in your world
The beasts come out at night.
Written by [
FireOpal]
Across the Skies
As children dance through the streets
The skies flash through the clouds,
Silouettes and ghostly shapes,
Stand out, black and proud.
Witches, goblins, ghosts and ghouls,
Come out to play tonight,
Knocking on doors, demanding treats,
Giving people a fright.
No-one will notice you're the real thing,
They're too tied up with the fakes,
So you can frolick all you like,
And be rewarded with sweets and cakes.
So tonight you play all you want,
Add to the ghostly scene,
Enjoy it, it's only once a year,
When tonight is Hallowe'en!
Written by [
omgOMEGA]
What is this?
My...aren't you too old,
for Trick or Treat?
For goodness' sake,
you've got enough to eat
for two years round.
Please get going,
don't stop your feet,
in that pink fleece bunny suit of yours,
and move on down the street.
Written by [
spiritee]
Congratulation
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