Halloween | The Bard on the Hill

All the hills and vales along
Earth is bursting into song,
And the singers are the chaps
Who are going to die perhaps.
O sing, marching men,
Till the valleys ring again.
Give your gladness to earth’s keeping,
So be glad, when you are sleeping.
Cast away regret and rue,
Think what you are marching to.
Little live, great pass.
Jesus Christ and Barabbas
Were found the same day.
This died, that went his way.
So sing with joyful breath,
For why, you are going to death.
Teeming earth will surely store
All the gladness that you pour.

Earth that never doubts nor fears,
Earth that knows of death, not tears,
Earth that bore with joyful ease
Hemlock for Socrates,
Earth that blossomed and was glad
‘Neath the cross that Christ had,
Shall rejoice and blossom too
When the bullet reaches you.
Wherefore, men marching
On the road to death, sing!
Pour your gladness on earth’s head,
So be merry, so be dead.

From the hills and valleys earth
Shouts back the sound of mirth,
Tramp of feet and lilt of song
Ringing all the road along.
All the music of their going,
Ringing swinging glad song-throwing,
Earth will echo still, when foot
Lies numb and voice mute.
On, marching men, on
To the gates of death with song.
Sow your gladness for earth’s reaping,
So you may be glad, though sleeping.
Strew your gladness on earth’s bed,
So be merry, so be dead.

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Halloween – haiku by Dennis Allen Lange

Posted in My Haiku, tagged bard on the hill, Dennis Allen Lange, haiku, Halloween, poems, poetry, skeleton crew, wordpress blog on October 31, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Witch Moon Maroon

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It’s the night
A skeleton crew
Works the streets.

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photo by Lynne Lancaster at
http://www.rgbstock.com/photo/mgIRT5c/Bat+Moon+Maroon

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* The haiku I write are lines of 3-5-3 syllables instead of 5-7-5.

See Haiku article here for explanation, if needed: https://thebardonthehill.wordpress.com/2011/08/08/haiku/
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By Broomstick – haiku by Dennis Lange

Posted in My Haiku, tagged bard on the hill, By Broomstick, Dennis Lange, haiku, Halloween, poems, poetry, pumpkin on October 6, 2016| Leave a Comment »

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The highway
To Halloween is
Pumpkin Road.

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photo by Betty Wolverton-George at
http://www.rgbstock.com/photo/mGZkAzs/Pumpkin+Time

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* The haiku I write are lines of 3-5-3 syllables instead of 5-7-5.
See Haiku article here for explanation, if needed: https://thebardonthehill.wordpress.com/2011/08/08/haiku/
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Halloween Haiku by Dennis Lange

Posted in My Haiku, tagged bard on the hill, Dennis Lange, devil, give me liberty or give me death, Haikus, Halloween, never gives up, Patrick Henry, poems, poetry, satan, trick or treat on October 31, 2014| 1 Comment »

Patrick Henry

Said Patrick:
Liberty or death,
Treat or trick.

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Devil At The Door

How he works:
Treat, treat, treat, treat, treat,
Treat, treat, TRICK!

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Not one day.
He does it all days –
That’s scary!

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* The haiku I write are lines of 3-5-3 syllables instead of 5-7-5.

See Haiku article here for explanation, if needed: https://thebardonthehill.wordpress.com/2011/08/08/haiku/

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The Trick Is The Treat by Dennis Lange

Posted in Limericks, My Poems, tagged bard on the hill, curse, Dennis Lange, Halloween, itches, limerick, poems, poetry, scurvy, spell, sugar, The Trick Is The Treat, trick or treat, witches" > on October 30, 2013| Leave a Comment »

The Trick Is The Treat

All Hallows’, the worry is witches;
Their curse might bring scurvy or itches.
But those trick or treaters
In turn, are big eaters.
It’s sugar that curses, swells britches.

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