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Category: Scary Poems

Monsters Under the Bed

There are monsters under the bed, Daddy. Please won't you check and see? I know they're coming to get me. Daddy, Daddy, please tell them to go away, flee into the night. I won't be able to sleep until all those scary things are out of site. Don't turn off the light, that's when they […]

A Butterfly in My Room

A BUTTERFLY IN MY ROOM Once there came a butterfly in my room, Believe it or not it made a big boom, I tried chasing it with a broom, Because it made me feel gloom. For some reason it liked sitting on my bed, And then hopped and sat on my head, Then it sat […]

A Scary Night

A Scary Night So dark is the night With things crawling around. Noises come and fight With your mind with out a doubt. Footsteps are heard wherever you are It does not matter if they are far. Running with strength Running with fear They will catch up, so don't shed a tear. The footsteps […]

Night Crawlers

Night Crawlers My bones rattling My teeth grinding My heart pounding The tree limbs thumping The world spinning Everything is in movement And all u can think about Is what may be in the dark Little creatures so small and dark Big Ole creatures so crazy and strong And the one creature that runs through […]

The Wind Blows

The Wind Blows The wind blows softly at my window. I wait in awe to see, What will happen if mom lets me be. I'm scared to death at this little fright, But I will sleep on through the night. Ashley Farmer © 2000

I am the Night

I Am The Night I am the night. I am darkness at it's bluest. To me there is sheer delight in the shadow of the night No need to insist, for the night I exist. The light of day is not night's way. I am the night. I am a creature of the dark. I […]

Screech Owl Stew

SCREECH OWL STEW First, start with a bat wing That has aged a thousand years, Mix with a dash of spider’s legs, And a drop of tarantula’s tears; Simmer it with the elixir Of a witch’s brew; That’s how you make Screech owl stew. Screech owl stew is a delicacy, A culinary delight, But before […]

The Halloween Guest

THE HALLOWEEN GUEST You never know what you’ll find When you set out on Halloween; But once you discover what’s in the dark It’ll make you scream; Beyond the safety of your front door, Goblins, ghosts, and vampires are real; As you pass the glowing, grinning jack-o-lanterns, Is that terror that you feel? Chin up, […]

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