Tonight, this night, All Hallows Eve
After children take a rest
from candies and such
(They can’t get enough!)
And from things that are best left unsaid
The ghosts and ghouls come out to play
The witches too I’m told
What they do I cannot say
For fear my heart does hold
Tonight, this night, All Hallows Eve
All mortal men take care
For spectres call
(And walk through walls!)
And goblins seek their share
They growl and cackle, moan and shriek
Till midnight comes a blast
And then the saints come marching in
To vouchsafe the world at last.
Bruce Baker
Soonershoot Press 