On Halloween Night by Maddie DiMarco

On Halloween Night

The night is filled with something strange

Filling the place where the song bird sang

There is no song echoing tonight

All creatures have fled this blight

They run from the chill

But imagine, if you will

That there is something else coming out to play

Here to haunt the cold bitter days

They stalk along, presence like a snare

A cold feeling seeping into the air

Leaving withering trees in their wake

And the souls of those they had previously come to take

Ghosts of the past have returned for a moment

Creatures of elsewhere have come for their enjoyment

The veil between worlds is thin tonight

And perhaps why we view this day with such fright

Now that you’ve read my warning song

You know what I’ve known all along

That there are things ought to be seen

If you’re looking them this Halloween