Short Jack O Lantern Poems

a fall character
wearing a big scary grin
orange jack o lantern...

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evil-eyed Jack o’ lantern
	grimaces in the dark~
		helplessly perturbed pumpkin...

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P U M P K I N
C A R V I N G
L I G H T E D
G L O W I N G
S P O O K Y
S H A D O W S
F L I C K E R...

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In the shifting air
the sweet scent of candy corn
candle wax burning

All doors are open
an ancient mystery lives
I bask in its glow...

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He dressed as a jack-o-lantern
costumed in uncommon pattern
	strode through the park
	though it was dark
and was mistaken for slattern...

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A bright Jack-O-Lantern lamp
Sits in my autumn hallway
Shows my love of Halloween
While shedding great light

Russell Sivey...

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A giant pumpkin 
With the fruit scooped out for pie
A Halloween treat
I make a Jack-O-Lantern
And grin at its glowing face

For Susan’s tanka contest...

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Orange fantasy
Carved smiling face, a candle
Lit inside its soul
Flickering beauty inward
A calm feeling from within

Russell Sivey...

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I have twenty-two
Ready and willing pumpkins
Waiting for the time
Of all hallows eve coming
Doing Jack-O-Lantern thing

Russell Sivey...

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Remember,
keep your jack-lantern lit
‘cause on this eve should its flame quit,
dead-bolted doors won’t protect you 
from baleful spirits pouring through!...

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Seeking the local coven’s cavern
a pumpkin rolled into a tavern
	he met with a wise wizard
	who slit him stem to gizzard
now he’s a gruesome jack ‘o lantern...

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I thought I could hear, that deviant sound
of eerie boots, disobedient ground
Wearing disguises
Sharing surprises
Jack-Lantern, miscreant, boys are around
...

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A jack-o-lantern gazed into my eyes
Then tried to eat me as a prize
His sharp teeth then sank
Into the crack of my crank
Then he rolls out wearing a disguise...

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Two pumpkins might be too many
Too many for Jack-O-Lantern fun

Russell Sivey

Entrant into Debbie Guzzi's "Two Timer's" contest

10/12/2012...

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There once was a pumpkin so bright,
Its grin shone like a spooky night light.
It sat on the porch,
With a wicked, wild torch,
And scared all the kids with delight!...

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Bones
Pale, chalky
Hating, stalking, gripping
Skull, skeleton, Jack-O-Lantern, candle
Humbling, pleasing, comforting
Orange, hollow
Pumpkin

Russell Sivey...

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her relaxing cradle song was lovely and sweet
pumpkin head son fell asleep right away
lovely lullaby relaxed him past his tiny feet
jack-o-lantern mama singing on Halloween day...

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Once there was this candy, 'Bit-o-Honey'
   It didn't cost a whole lot of money'  
     No chocolate in it
     Taste of honey when bit
   Jack-o-Lantern smiled ~ then acted funny...

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In a tired full moon
A beautiful witch sits down
Petting a fiery black cat
That purrs near her legs
Next to a Jack-O-Lantern
All ready for Halloween

Russell Sivey...

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by Wayne Wysocki

A Jack-o-Lantern, it's said,
Had the brain scooped out of his head;
     He was only as bright
     As the dim candle light,
But boy was he handsome instead!...

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Five ghostly cats rose from the bowels of Jack
Appeared silently with no clatter or clack.
How did that jack-o-lantern create those ghoulish cats?
Wondered gargoyles, ghouls and ebony bats....

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Ghost wanted a jack-o-lantern in the worst way.
He asked for one every single sunshine-y day.
It’s the wrong time of year! His parents would say.
He was glad when October came around to play....

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The rocker is rocking fiercely and in an angry way.
Jack the pumpkin is in the worst mood today.
He did not feel respected, and never got his say.
The other pumpkins are scared, inching away....

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A man was walking
Alone down an unlit street
When a demon came
And converted him into
A Jack-O-Lantern of fear

Entrant into Black Eyed Susan's "Single Tanka" contest

10/4/2012...

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There once was a cool guy named Jack
Jack o’ lanterns attacked his back 
	Witch Cate blew straight through
	Umbrella askew
She saved the famed wizard Jack Black

*The House with a Clock in Its Walls...

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