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Halloween Image Contest Vote
For this contest there are two finalists,
Please read the poems below and clink the link to vote for the poem you like best.
Mr. Bones
By: RoseBlack
Mr. Bones with your rotten flesh,
Come to me now
Through Jack o lantern's light,
Upon this very hallowed night
Skeletal limbs that pull me close
Eyes glowing amber in the dark
Fleshless vessel between the veils
Ruthless keeper of empty souls
Black cats hiss
By the full moon's light
As I fall victim to his embalming kiss
Mr. Bones won't you come again
And relieve me of all my sin
The Skeleton of the Pumpkin Man
By: Geezer
The skeleton of The Pumpkin Man
lies aware of time
Cursed until he's dust and dirt
his bones ground up real fine
Mold rots his face, the flesh hangs on
worms wriggle in his teeth
A clammy trenchcoat wraps his form
his hat makes a leather wreath
The golden glow of deep set eyes
flame whispers in the dark
the withered hand that grasps her arm
emits a little spark
The chill she feels in her bones
right to her very toes
The time has come for sacrifice
amongst the pumpkin rows
She knew this day would come, she did
With a certainty and fate
Could she do what she has to do
with her Pumpkin skeleton date?
The sun sets on fertile farmland
The ending's not mine to tell
but I'll say that it's interesting
and she seems to be doing well
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