Allhallows Eve
Trick or Treat
My entry into 'The Spooky Season Challenge' by Sheree Crawford - a VSS community challenge.
Leaves crunch underfoot
As shoes dash from door to door
Nervous excitement fills the air
Buckets filled with sweets galore
A crisp chill weighs heavy in the air
Autumn's in full swing
As Halloween entices children
And all the excitement it will bring
Jump scares catch them in their rush
To reach the next home participating
In their costumes and their make-up
Ghosts and goblins they are faking
A night full of the macabre
Celebrated in the streets
Children dressed as monsters
To be encouraged on by sweets
To participate you must embrace
The sinister and the scary
The late-night campfire stories
That leave you feeling wary
The only night when children seek
The dark and the obscene
Fake bloodied bones and entrails
The grotesque and the unclean
It's all done in good spirits
On the sacred Allhallows Eve
Whilst neighbours in competition
Pull tricks out from up their sleeves
The atmosphere is rife with joy
As children race along with tired feet
Parents trail along behind them
Hoping tonight they'll surely sleep
As memories are slowly etched
Into their souls forever
For when they were young and innocent
They went hunting ghouls together.
About the Creator
Sian N. Clutton
A horror and thriller writer at heart, who's recently decided to take a stab at other genres.
I sincerely hope you find something that either touches your soul or scares your socks off.
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