Twas the Night of Halloween

 

Twas the Night of Halloween

Written by Beth Anz (adapted from Twas the Night Before Christmas)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB-hsyTI4S4

 

Twas the night of Halloween, and all through the tomb,

All the creatures were stirring, fore night time was soon.

The ghouls bags were hung by their costumes with care

In hopes that Halloween soon would be here.

The ghouls were all rising out of their graves,

With visions of candy corn and the haunted corn maze.

Mamma ghoul in her witches hat and pa in his mummy wrap,

Had just gotten up from a long graveyard nap.

When out on the street, there arose such a clatter

They sprang from their tomb to see what was the matter.

Out in the streets they flew like a flash,

Flying by quickly to behold the great bash.

The moon up above gave a haunting light glow,

That shone on the streets and the revelers below.

And what to their ghoulish delights at this mash,

But a gaggle of monsters, with candy to stash.

With witches, and mummies and monsters galore,

They knew in a moment what fun was in store.

More rapid than zombies the children they came,

They screamed and they laughed and they played their trick games.

Now Glinda, and Dracula, monster of Frankenstein

Goblins and ghouls and creatures of all kinds.

To the streets, to the porches, to the knock on the door

Collect all the candy, tricks and treats are in store.

The wind starts to howl as the moon starts to rise

And the hunt has begun to fill up the skies,

As the moon rises high and the bags start to fill

The children continue the trick or treat drill.

So up to each doorstep the children they run

With bags full of candy, and a night full of fun.

And then on the wind, I hear in the sky

The cackling of witches and see broomsticks fly.

As I turn my head and see all around

The legions of zombies with their moaning sound.

They were dressed all in tatters from their head to their feet.

and their hunger was growing for their human treat.

A gaggle of monsters with their candy sacks

Ran down the street to escape the attack.

Their eyes open wide, their mouth in a gasp

Their feet moving quickly, their voice in a rasp.

The ghouls were all haunting up and down the road

And the witches were cursing the naughty into toads.

And Frankenstein's monster, roamed through the streets

And mighty superheroes showed off their feats.

The night now belonged to the ghouls of the night.

The creatures lined streets all over our sight.

They cackled and smirked and went in the nights gray,

On a night to cause mischief, in a merry old way.

With a wink of their eyes, and a twist of their heads,

They showed me that I had nothing to dread.

They howled and they hollered, and to each door they knocked.

And filled all their baggies, their buckets and socks.

Then grabbing their broomsticks, and jumping astride

The witches they rose up above to the skies.

And the ghouls and the goblins began their descent.

For their candy bags full, to the graveyard they went.

But I heard them exclaim as they took to their flights.

“Happy Halloween to All, and to All a Good Night”.