Halloween Poems
Halloween poems by eminent poets
You will come across many famous poets who have written poems related to this occasion. Some of the famous works on Halloween by renowned poets are as follows -
- The Witches' Spell by William Shakespeare
Enter the three Witches.
1 WITCH. Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd.
2 WITCH. Thrice and once, the hedge-pig whin'd.
3 WITCH. Harpier cries:—'tis time! 'tis time!
1 WITCH. Round about the caldron go;
In the poison'd entrails throw.—
Toad, that under cold stone,
Days and nights has thirty-one;
Swelter'd venom sleeping got,
Boil thou first i' the charmed pot!
ALL. Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and caldron bubble.
2 WITCH. Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the caldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt, and toe of frog,
Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing,—
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
ALL. Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and caldron bubble.
3 WITCH. Scale of dragon; tooth of wolf;
Witches' mummy; maw and gulf
Of the ravin'd salt-sea shark;
Root of hemlock digg'd i the dark;
Liver of blaspheming Jew;
Gall of goat, and slips of yew
Sliver'd in the moon's eclipse;
Nose of Turk, and Tartar's lips;
Finger of birth-strangled babe
Ditch-deliver'd by a drab,—
Make the gruel thick and slab:
Add thereto a tiger's chaudron,
For the ingrediants of our caldron.
ALL. Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and caldron bubble.
2 WITCH. Cool it with a baboon's blood,
Then the charm is firm and good.
Act IV, Scene 1 from Macbeth (1606)
- Halloween by Robert Burns
- Goblin Market written by Christina Rossetti
- Ulalume by Edgar Allan Poe
- Sonnet 100 by Lord Brooke Fulke Greville
- Lord Byron, Geroge Gordon's Darkness etc
Let's check out some popular Halloween Poems below:
- Haunted House
There's a house upon the hilltop
We will not go inside
For that is where the witches live,
Where ghosts and goblins hide.
Tonight they have their party,
All the lights are burning bright,
But oh we will not go inside
The haunted house tonight.
The demons there are whirling
And the spirits swirl about.
They sing their songs to Halloween.
"Come join the fun," they shout.
But we do not want to go there
So we run with all our might
And oh we will not go inside
The haunted house tonight.
- The Scariest Thing
Some things are scary
Others are not,
Like ghosts and goblins,
And things that rot
Cats and dogs are not scary
At all,
All they do is play chase
And catch a ball.
But the scariest thing
Creeps around at night,
Looking for victims
To scratch and bite.
It hides its face
It's too ugly to see,
It rules all the monsters,
Both tall and wee.
Those who've seen his face,
Their eyes burst and bleed,
They beg for mercy
"Spare us, spare us," they plead.
But he's not a giver
He takes what he finds,
All sorts of people
Both sightseers and blind.
You've got the picture,
That he is the king
Of everything scary,
Every little scary thing.
So watch out at night 'cause if
By him you're seen,
He'll give you an evil grin
And say...
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Halloween poems are more than just the paranormal
Halloween poems can be written by anyone and even you can try writing one. There's a lot you can write about Halloween. So, you can instill the same theme in your poem. A Halloween poem is about the paranormal, witches, haunted houses, spirits, ghosts and the occult. Although in ancient times, it was associated with the dead, dark and dangerous things, it has become more of a celebration now. These poems will convey the true message of the occasion. For instance, Robert Herrick's Halloween poem "The Hag" personifies the same.
"The storme will arise,
And trouble the skies;
This night, and more for the wonder,
The ghost from the Tomb
Affrighted shall come,
Cal'd out by the clap of the Thunder"
Halloween poems can be based on frightful experiences or the celebrations that are held on the same day. Either way you get an in-depth idea of what happens on this day.
Halloween poems are meant for all ages. Just as kids, teenagers and youngsters are enthusiastic about these poems, the adults enjoy them too. In fact there are many schools where these poems are recited on the eve of Halloween. Teachers make the kids recite these poems to mark the occasion.
Children have learnt Mathematics from Halloween poems!
There is a well known Halloween poem called "Ten Little Pumpkins", which has helped kindergarten teachers to teach Mathematics to the students. In this Halloween poem, kids count backwards from 10 to 1. In this poem, one piece of pumpkin is picked up and finally none of the pieces remain. Teachers have been teaching addition and subtraction with the help of this poem. So, in this way Halloween poems can teach you Mathematics too!
Read the Halloween poems aloud to your kids for better effect
Young kids will be able to enjoy Halloween poems if they are read aloud to them. If you have a kid who is small and is unable to read poems, it is better to read it out to the child rather LOUD which will create a better effect.
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