~ HALLOWEEN ~
By Harry Behn

Tonight is the night
When dead leaves fly
Like witches on switches
Across the sky,
When elf and sprite
Flit through the night
On a moony sheen.

Tonight is the night
When leaves make a sound
Like a gnome in his home
Under the ground,
When spooks and trolls
Creep out of holes 
Mossy and green.

Tonight is the night
When pumpkins stare
Through sheaves and leaves
Everywhere,
When ghouls and ghost 
And goblin host
Dance round their queen.
It's Halloween.



~ FIVE LITTLE PUMPKINS SITTING ON A GATE ~

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate,
The first one said,
"Oh my, it's getting late."
The second one said,
"But we don't care."
The third one said,
"I see witches in the air."
The fourth one said,
"Let's run, and run, and run."
The fifth one said,
"Get ready for some fun."
Then whoosh went the wind,
and out went the lights,
And five little pumpkins rolled out of sight!



 ~ HOW TO MEET A WITCH ~

First, put your clothes on inside out.
Then walk backward to where two roads meet.
If you wait until midnight, you will see a witch!


       


 ~ WALK INTO MY PARLOR ~
by Mary Howitt

"Will you walk into my parlor?"
said the spider to the fly;
"Tis the prettiest little parlor that you ever did spy.
The way into my parlor is up a winding stair,
And I have many curious things to show when you are there."
"Oh no, no!" said the little fly,
"to ask me is in vain;
For who goes up your winding stair
can never come down again."


 ~ THREE LITTLE GHOSTESSES ~

Three little ghostesses
Sitting on postesses,
Eating buttered toastesses,
Greasing their fistesse,
Up to their wristesses,
Oh, what beastesses
To make such feastesse!




~Ghosts don't have shadows and leave no footprints.~
~Wearing garlic around your neck will keep vampires away!~
~Shooting a werewolve with a silver bullet is supposed to kill it.~
~If you throw a key at a ghost, the ghost will disappear.~
~If a candle flame turns blue, it means a ghost is in the house.~
~Some people believe that cat bones make you invisible.~



~ HALLOWEEN ~
by Myra Cohen Livingston

Green cats eyes
in midnight gloom
fly with the witch
on her ragged broom
over dark hills where
bonfires loom

       

~ THREE BLACK CATS ~

Three black cats, three black cats,
In black hats, in black hats.
They all jumped into the Halloween brew,
They teased the ghosts and the goblins too.
Did you ever hear such a hullabaloo
On Halloween?


~ PUMPKIN TIME ~

Pumpkin time is here again,
Time to play Trick or Treat.
Pumpkin time is here again,
Our spooky friends we'll meet.

See the costumes we have on,
Monsters, ghosts, goblins too.
See the costumes we have on,
Hear us all shout "Boo!"





~ OLD ROGER IS DEAD ~

Old Roger is dead and he lies in his grave 
Lies in his grave, lies in his grave 
Old Roger is dead and he lies in his grave 
Heigh ho, lies in his grave

They planted an Apple tree over his hand 
The apples grew ripe and they all tumbled down 
There came and old woman a-picking them up 
Old Roger got up and he gave her a knock 
This made the old woman go hippity-hop 


~ JACK-O-LANTERN ~

Jack-o-lantern, Jack-o-lantern, 
you are such a funny sight 
As you sit there by the window, 
looking out at the night
You were once a sturdy pumpkin
growing on a vine
Now you are a Jack-o-lantern, 
see the light shine




       




~ I'M A LITTLE SCARECROW ~

I'm a little scarecrow,
Raggedy and worn
I wear a hat,
And a shirt that's torn
When the crows come,
I wave and shout,
"Away from my garden-get on out!"


~ THE TWELVE DAYS OF HALLOWEEN ~

At the first house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
a large piece of chocolate taffy.

At the second house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
2 lollipops & 
a large piece of chocolate taffy.

At the third house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
3 sticks of gum, 
2 lollipops & 
a large piece of chocolate taffy.

At the fourth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
4 peppermints,
3 sticks of gum, 
2 lollipops &
a large piece of chocolate taffy.

At the fifth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
5 POPCORN BALLS!!!

At the sixth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
6 peanut clusters,
5 POPCORN BALLS!!!,
4 peppermints,
3 sticks of gum, 
2 lollipops & 
a large piece of chocolate taffy.

At the seventh house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
7 candied apples,
6 peanut clusters,
5 POPCORN BALLS!!!,
4 peppermints,
3 sticks of gum, 
2 lollipops & 
a large piece of chocolate taffy.

At the eighth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
8 chewy caramels,
7 candied apples,
6 peanut clusters,
5 POPCORN BALLS!!!,
4 peppermints,
3 sticks of gum, 
2 lollipops & 
a large piece of chocolate taffy.

At the ninth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
9 orange gumdrops,
8 chewy caramels,
7 candied apples,
6 peanut clusters,
5 POPCORN BALLS!!!,
4 peppermints,
3 sticks of gum, 
2 lollipops & 
a large piece of chocolate taffy.

At the tenth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
10 shiny pennies,
9 orange gumdrops,
8 chewy caramels,
7 candied apples,
6 peanut clusters,
5 POPCORN BALLS!!!,
4 peppermints,
3 sticks of gum, 
2 lollipops & 
a large piece of chocolate taffy.

At the eleventh house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
11 creamy nougats,
10 shiny pennies,
9 orange gumdrops,
8 chewy caramels,
7 candied apples,
6 peanut clusters,
5 POPCORN BALLS!!!,
4 peppermints,
3 sticks of gum, 
2 lollipops & 
a large piece of chocolate taffy.

At the twelfth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
12 cherry bonbons,
11 creamy nougats,
10 shiny pennies,
9 orange gumdrops,
8 chewy caramels,
7 candied apples,
6 peanut clusters,
5 POPCORN BALLS!!!,
4 peppermints,
3 sticks of gum, 
2 lollipops & 
a large piece of chocolate taffy.