Holiday
Voices in the Breeze
Pumpkins, spider webs Voices whisper in the breeze— “This is Halloween!” Author’s Note: Here we are, day thirty-nine on my path down the fifty-day song/lyric-inspired senryū challenge. Today, in honor of the month of October, the poem is inspired by “This is Halloween” by Danny Elfman from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas , which you can listen to below.
By Stephanie Hoogstadabout 12 hours ago in Poets
Where October Beckons
A waning gibbous illuminates the heavens. Foliage rustles while twigs snap under paws. Chilled air whistles as the wind rips red and orange leaves from their branches. A hand grips the hood of the cloak. The other clutches a lantern's handle. Light flickers with each boot step. Ahead, a crow caws.
By Nikki Torino Wagner3 days ago in Poets
Autumn Findings. Top Story - October 2026.
Come with me, through the trees as they take their last breath of Fall. Together, just you and me, will witness the glory of enzymes slipping from leaf to storage to root through soil as Earth takes care of hibernation. We will sit upon a damp log, one that is sturdy and sprouting pale mushrooms and hardened sap and take in the darkening sky, ever gray and expansive. We will point out the chipmunks and mimic their fattened cheeks as we act brave to every random rustle of the crackling brown leaves. When the coming chill travels down your spine, as electric as the tree's final crack, I will throw my jacket over you and though all I wish to do is hold you close, I will walk you home instead. The fallen ginkgo berries pop, and the sudden swell of bitter smell unleashed in yellow jelly splat so crudely that you laugh so sweetly and warm our autumn bodies. I let your gloved hand go, once we make it back to town but I keep you in my sight as the orange glow of Halloween lights embrace you on my behalf.
By Kera Hollow3 days ago in Poets
