A spider hanging from a thread;
it weaves its silken wonder web
to catch those juicy flies in flight –
eat them for dinner every night.
It has to watch those witches’ cats
collecting things like toes of bats
cause witches’ spells need horrid things
like spiders’ legs and firefly wings.She’ll drop them all into her pot
and chant a spell over the top:
a FLASH of green! A FIZZ! A POP!
It bubbles over, smokes a lotand when the misty steam has cleared
this spell created something WEIRD,
a “something” you have never seen
to f-f-frighten you at Halloween:a pumpkin that can move and speak,
has bright green eyes and pointed beak…
the hissing sound, you MUST beware –
it has a dozen snakes for hair!And teeth as sharp, as sharp can be,
you must NOT invite it for tea.
It’s quiet and does not make much noise,
but likes to eat up girls and boys…so when you trick and treat this year,
do not let THIS pumpkin get near
and only knock at doors you see
where pumpkins look nice and friendly!
© Nicky Clifford 2016