Halloween Poetry Competition

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bookarmy
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bookarmy   
4 months ago
Halloween is on its way and we would like YOU to write spooky, scary, ghastly, ghoulish poems to mark the occasion! We know that we've got quite a few budding writers in our midst here at Bookarmy, so why not put pen to paper and see what terrifying verses you can come up with? You can write about anything - anything scary, that is. Witches, vampires, graveyards, ghosts stalking the halls at the dead of midnight... the possibilities are endless. Post your poems in this forum before 30th October. We'll pick our favourite poem and send the winner a huge stack of books!
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Tara4time
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Tara4time
4 months ago
The hoot of the owl a rustle in the trees A sense of evil in the autumn breeze The hair on your neck begins to stand at the base of your spine the touch of a hand The stench of death makes your nostrils flare the whatever behind you pulls aside your hair Dare you try to run there' no thrall involved If you had a knife then the problem solved then you feel the breath pass across your nape you have no choices now only death or escape you reach inside yourself And you run like the wind hear the footfalls echo Hear the panting begin It's your home ahead can you make it there Your heart it pounds you become aware this thing behind you it wants you dead Your leading it home Where you lay your head Should you live in fear for the rest of your life Or do you face this thing without gun or knife The steps grow closer your hesitation your end as your spun in your tracks and stare in shock at your friend What a creep what a ^&@#*^@($%@ you hear yourself say can't believe that you did that Leave my side, go away. Turn your back on your buddy Curse his name, what the heck And jerk as in seizure His fangs deep in your neck Feel your life force waning Hear his growl in your ear know that this time tomorrow You'll be joining him here. Too late for reaction too late for a cure If you wake up a Vampire Your buddies dead meat for sure lol couldnt help it, have fun guys!
Mimicat
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Mimicat
4 months ago
Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble, Wheel of a car and ear of a bat, The feather from Guy Fawkes' hat, Black holes and green gunpowder, Screams getting so much louder, Eye of dog and tail of mouse, Puffs of smoke from every house, Palm tree leaf and trail of slug, Pinch of skin from a mealybug. Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn and cauldron bubble, Salt of sea and tooth of shark, Onyx shards from the pitch black dark, A sharp thorn from a red rose, Chunks of moon, carefully chose, Juice that comes from monsters burst, This potion should quench your thirst! By mimicat age 12
Vince
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Vince
4 months ago
Vampires they don't scare me nowt, If I saw one I'd scream and shout, 'Cos I eat bolognese for tea, And I fart garlic lethally.
helen07
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helen07
4 months ago
Witches, Vampires, Spectres too, just so you know I'm not scared of you. Werewolves, Zombies things that go boo, this year I'm prepared and know just what to do. I used my brains this time you see, went to the sale in HMV, stocked up on horror DVDs, like The Omen, Demons and even Buffy! Got my garlic and my silver brought my Bible for the ride. I'm gonna make you hate the day that you first up and died. So you better stay away, go on run and hide, Dracula I'm sorry, I've got daylight on my side. I'm fed up with these hauntings, bitings, you all know who you are, and you've had this advance warning so make sure that you go far. This Halloween it's payback, yes this girl has had enough, so I'm out to get you evil lot, I dare you call my bluff!
bookarmy
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bookarmy   
4 months ago
I want to apologise for the fact that the forums are re-formatting your posts into one solid block of text - I realise this is not the ideal way to read poetry. However our tech team have a fix for this and it should be up on the site soon. Thanks to all those who have already posted! Love reading your poems. Keep the entries rolling in!
Vince
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Vince
4 months ago
I didn't like my first poem, everyone else seems to have written longer ones so I've decided this will replace my first entry (unless my first entry was going to win, in which case it doesn't. This isn't part of the poem by the way, it starts...now! They say that ghosts can walk through walls, They say that ghouls can fly, But I got in a fight with one, And punched him in the eye, My fist did not go through his face, My heart it didn't tense, Then it twigged he was just a bloke, With ancient fashion sense.
Maz31
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Maz31
4 months ago
Lol vince... gotta say I really liked your latest. very funny. xxx maz
hades2
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hades2   
4 months ago
These are really good, I think Bookarmy is going to have a hard time deciding the winner :) Vince you really crack me up lol
bookarmy
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bookarmy   
4 months ago
It's National Poetry Day in the UK, and the nation has picked as their favourite poet, TS Eliot. Can anyone find any spooky inspriation in the The Waste Land?
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