Halloween Fright-Night (onomatopoeia)
9:07 PM |

Clink and clank of metallic bones 
A rattle of rusty chains, 
Whish and whoosh of ghostly drapes 
A thump on quivering panes, 
Clattering hooves of neighing horses 
Whack and whip on flanks, 
Thudding hearts, chattering teeth 
Whoops of triumphant pranks, 
Murmur and chants at secret covens 
A giggle, an eek and a cry, 
Crackle of twigs over flickering fire 
It’s the wind that whizzes by.

Pumpkins are squished, cats purr, 
Dogs sniff and bark, 
Noises that go bump in the night 
Cars that honk in the park, 
Thunder rumbles, booms and claps 
Lightning zip-zaps in the sky,
Children knock for trick-or-treat 
Ghosts rustle, boo or sigh, 
Witches screech, vampires drip 
Werewolves bay and growl, 
Halloween fright night is a bash, 
The unknown’s on the prowl. 



2 Nov 2011

Onomatopoeia - Words made from "sounds"

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All Hallows' Eve (Rhyme Royal)
8:08 PM |

A walk through woods upon All Hallows' Eve, 
At summer’s end and ere long winter’s chill, 
The sun goes down without a by-your-leave, 
A snap of twigs and startled heart stands still, 
A lustrous orb appears above the hill, 
The harvest moon in splendid gold arrayed, 
It sparkles bright on meadow, brook and glade.

 "Halloween", "Moonlight", "Moonlight walk", "Night Walk" "Walk in the dark"
 
Within the woods a sphere of light invades, 
And shapes become distinct as they draw near, 
A smell of rotting flesh, the air, pervades, 
And chilling screams are heard to deaf the ear, 
While I, behind a tree, doth quake with fear, 
If only I be somewhere else in time, 
Away from sounds and smells of grime and slime. 

"Halloween Night", "Forest Night" "Ghouls", "Ghouls in the dark", "Scary Forest", "Scary Ghouls", "Ghost"

In town the fun is getting under way, 
As children dress themselves in costumes grand, 
The jack o’ lanterns which illume like day, 
Are cut-out pumpkins gently carved by hand, 
While there, the scene depicts enchanted land, 
The witches, ghouls and ghosts in tatters all, 
Do gather here to have their yearly ball. 

"Trick Or Treat" "Halloween Wallpaper"

24 Oct 2012

Rhyme Royal 
- seven lines, usually in iambic pentameter 
- rhyme scheme is a-b-a-b-b-c-c.

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Beware! It's Halloween (Minute)
3:36 PM |

Mid autumn's night, vampires moan 
And lick and groan 
They sit and dine 
On blood and wine. 

"Vampires Wallaper", "Vampires Image", "Vampires Dining", "Vampires Hall", "Vampires Dining Hall" "Halloween"

"Dracula", "Vampire Cape" "Halloween" "Scary Vampire"Before the moon is dimmed or gone 
It’s time to don 
Their capes from hell 
To snarl and yell. 

So when the beasts are in the hall 
Don’t dare to call
Stay far from death 
With garlic breath. 




Minute Poem 
- 12 lines of 60 syllables in iambic meter.
- 3 stanzas - 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4 syllables.
- Rhyme scheme - aabb, ccdd, eeff.

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The Reaper's Ride
7:04 PM |

The motorcyclist zooms in and out,
he rides dangerously fast,
Like a daredevil from hell he tears by,
the wind whizzes past,
The reaper is out to get the cool guy,
the die has been cast,
Though that guy has luck on his side,
it is not going to last,
Although it seems he is getting away,
one day he'll bite the dust.

"Reaper" "Motor" "Motorbike" "Motorcycle" "Motorcyclist" "Reaper out to get the Motorcyclist"

The reaper floats by the biker’s side,
he is ready to strike,
Has to get his job done and move on,
a job he may not like,
He knows he doesn’t have to wait long
for a guy on a fast bike,
Ain't like a sick old man, a tough nut
who’d yell ‘take a hike’,
A young and reckless teen is easy bait,
he’s just a little tike.  

"Reaper" "Motor" "Motorbike" "Motorcycle" "Motorcyclist" "Reaper out to get the Motorcyclist"

The reaper watches, biding his time,
his scythe in his hand,
The guy not knowing his life is short,
his ways he doesn’t mend, 
"Reaper" "Motor" "Motorbike" "Motorcycle" "Motorcyclist" "Reaper out to get the Motorcyclist" "Halloween"Then one night racing with his friends,
he speeds round a bend, In the glare of the oncoming car he sees
the reaper make his stand,
Too late, as his past flashes before him,
his time comes to an end.

2 Sept 2010

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