Halloween Poems and Songs

Little Ghost by nhlord

Look at That
Look at that!
Ghosts lined up
at the Laundromat,
all around the
block.
Each has
bleach
and some
detergent.
Each one seems to
think it
urgent
to take a spin
in a
washing machine
before the
clock
strikes
Halloween!
Lilian Moore



Three Ghostesses
Three little ghostesses,
Sitting on postesses,
Eating buttered toastesses,
Greasing their fistesses,
Up to their wristesses,
Oh, what beastesses
To make such feastesses!
Anonymous

Cute Ghosts Poster by MindDesignGrafx

Autumn Ghost Sounds
When the moon
rides high,
up overhead--
and I am snug
and warm,
in bed--
in the autumn dark
the ghosts move 'round,
making their
mournful,
moaning sound.

I listen to know
when the ghosts
go by,
I hear a wail,
and I hear a sigh.

But I can't quite tell
which I hear
the most--
the wind,
or the wail
of some passing ghost.
Anonymous

Halloween Print by hallocards

Wicked Witch Admires Herself
by X.J. Kennedy

"Mirror, mirror on the wall,
Whose is the fairest face of all?
I'll come close, so you'll see me clearer--"

Pop! goes another magic mirror.

A Halloween Wish
by Mabel Harmer

If I could borrow a witch's broom
I'd ride far above the town;
I'd see the place where the sun comes up,
The place where the moon goes down.

I'd fly around by the old church tower
And wave to the folk below;
I'd see the haunts of the wise night owl
And follow the fireflies' glow.

I shouldn't care for a tall black hat
Or cat with fiery eye--
But I'd like to borrow a magic broom
And fly as the witches fly.



Song and Fingerplay

1 little, 2 little, 3 little witches
Flying in haystacks, diving in ditches.
Flying on broomsticks without any hitches.
Hey ho, Halloween's here.