THE FRIGHT OF YOUR LIFE by cindy tevis

The old hag is sweeping her doorstep tonight
Preparing for the big affair
The kiddies will come all dressed up for delight
Oblivious that they should beware

They won't notice her cackle or shabby old face
As they step up near her silhouette
Tis the night to dress up all over the place
But this visit they will never forget

She smiles at the ghosties and goblins and such
And then she invites them inside
Showing them treats that enchant them so much
They stand their with bags open wide

Soon the lights become dim
and the kiddies get scared
Her face looks so grim
No child will be spared

Heed this warning dear children
On Halloween night
Don't walk up to old houses
Lest you prepare for the fright
of your life!

THE GOOD TIMES by cindy tevis

Inside the old barn on halloween night
Is a picture that warms my heart
The folks are dressed up, it is quite a site
Even the grown ups will want to take part

The lanterns are glowing with their toothy grins
Kids bob for apples with all of their friends
Costume contests take place and everyone wins
Hay bales are piled in the cart

Festive ruffles adorn the old cob webby place
It's never looked better than this
We have managed to fill up every space
With exhileration and bliss

These are times to remember for many a year
Cherish and treasure and share
And pass on the tradtion of halloween cheer
Show our children how much that we care

MY WORST FEAR by cindy tevis

Out in the woods
Is a place that exists
It's humid and dark
As I walk through the mist

I see shadows and strange lights
Dead tree limbs around
In this secret place that is
Void of all sound

So quiet and peaceful
And eerily pleasant
You would never know
That these creatures are present

They slither and crawl
Under broken down shacks
Melting away like
Such fluid wax

The silence is broken
By a raven's call
She seems to be
Sending a warning to all

Watch out!
Is the message
She cries in the trees

I hear her and suddenly
I know I should freeze

I can not see it or hear it
But I feel it begin
To overwhelm me
From somewhere within

Just then I awaken
And I know where I've been
It's a place that I've visited now and again

The name of that place
Suddenly becomes clear
The name of that place
Is MY WORST FEAR
-------cindy tevis