Rebecca L. Snowe is a high-fantasy writer who hates cliché’s, loves the dark and gritty, and is working on becoming a tea addict.
Halloween Poems
Step into the haunting realm of Every Day Poems’ Halloween Poems, where the eerie and the macabre intertwine to create a captivating tapestry of verse. As the autumn leaves crunch beneath your feet and the crisp, chilly air whispers secrets of the supernatural, immerse yourself in our curated collection of spine-chilling poems that celebrate the essence of All Hallows’ Eve.
From ghostly apparitions to wicked witches, from grinning jack-o’-lanterns to the dance of the undead, our Halloween Poems category explores the diverse facets of this delightfully spooky season. We’ve gathered works from both contemporary poets and timeless masters of the craft, ensuring a rich and varied experience for those who dare to venture into this enchanting literary landscape.
Whether you’re seeking an unsettling tale to read by candlelight or a mischievous rhyme to recite at your Halloween gathering, you’ll find poems that cater to your every dark desire. These verses will send shivers down your spine, evoke the ethereal beauty of the autumnal twilight, and remind you of the mysteries that lurk just beyond the veil of our mortal world.
So, dear reader, grab a cozy blanket, light a flickering candle, and prepare to be bewitched by the magic of Every Day Poems’ Halloween Poetry collection. As you traverse these haunting lines, remember that the boundary between the living and the dead grows thin, and the echoes of the past mingle with the whispers of the present. Let these poems be your guide through the mists of the unknown, and embrace the delightful shivers they evoke. Happy Halloween, and may your journey through these enchanting verses be as memorable as it is chilling.
Poems:
- They Say This House is Haunted by Stephanie DuPont
- THE VAMPIRE by Rudyard Kipling
- The Dance of Death by Charles Baudelaire
- The Jack-O’-Lantern By Madison Julius Cawein
- The Vampire by James Clerk Maxwell 1845
- ‘Twas Halloween Night
- The Haunted Isle By Richard H. Fay
- The Vampire by Charles Baudelaire
- Seekers by Christopher Woods
- THE WITCHES (for older children)
- The Vampire and the Ball by Rebecca L. Snowe
- The Grand Illusion by Maggie Pena
- On Cooking Krakens by Julie Irigaray
- Hallowe’en by Joel Benton (1896)
- Hallowe’en by A. F. Murray
- The Haunted Oak by Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Sleepy Hollow by William Ellery Channing
- To Autumn by John Keats
The Grand Illusion by Maggie Pena
The Grand Illusion by Maggie Pena I’m sitting alone in the corner of a room- darkness all around, but light above- from somewhere it comes, that little bit, from somewhere unseen, the light emits. It must, and so I’m sitting alone in the corner of a dark room with the edges of the white walls…
On Cooking Krakens by Julie Irigaray
Julie Irigaray’s work has appeared in various international publications such as Southword, Banshee (Ireland), Shearsman, Mslexia, Tears in the Fence, Envoi (UK) and The Ofi Press (Mexico), among others.
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
Hallowe’en by A. F. Murray
The Haunted Oak by Paul Laurence Dunbar
THE HAUNTED OAK by Paul Laurence Dunbar Pray why are you so bare, so bare, Oh, bough of the old oak-tree; And why, when I go through the shade you throw, Runs a shudder over me? My leaves were green as the best, I trow, And sap ran free in my veins, But I saw…
Sleepy Hollow by William Ellery Channing
SLEEPY HOLLOW No abbey’s gloom, nor dark cathedral-stoops, No winding torches paint the midnight air; Here the green pines delight, the aspen droops Along the modest pathways, and those fair Pale asters of the season spread their plumes Around this field, fit garden for our tombs. And shalt thou pause to hear some funeral bell…