Hallowe’en by Joel Benton (1896)
Pixie, kobold, elf, and sprite
All are on their rounds to-night,
In the wan moon’s silver ray
Every Day Poems
Pixie, kobold, elf, and sprite
All are on their rounds to-night,
In the wan moon’s silver ray
Fine dining in a clearing in the Jungle
Nude, but for my Peacock Choos
Sitting at the table
Light, please initiate me into your
occult philosophy. Tell me where
you come from when you penetrate
a dusty window in the morning and
Picture me waiting
in the nook by the window,
long skirt spread out, falling
red and wet-looking against