I’M THE SQUEAK UPON THE STAIR...
by
Greg Pincus
I’m the squeak upon the stair...
Yet when you look, there’s no one there.
I’m howling winds, groaning floors,
Extinguished lights, slamming doors.
I’m flitting shadows, darkening skies,
Piercing screams, distant cries.
I’m all your fears – heard, felt, or seen.
I’m in your head. I’m Halloween.
The Poetry Friday Roundup is over at Random Noodling this week. Check it out, if you dare. Spooooooky. And remember, if you end up with any extra of those little Reese's cups this Halloween, I'll gladly help you out with them.
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I'm not a Hallo-wiener, Greg, but I love your poem!
ReplyDeleteNice one, Greg! I like the way you take the Halloween "standards" and pile them all up--and they don't turn out to be cliches but the concept of Halloween we carry in our heads. Perfect for 3rd-4th grade.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! I love how it's all in one's head - which isn't what most people think of when they think of Halloween, but this really works.
ReplyDeleteSpooktacular!
ReplyDeleteI share the peanut cups from my stash! Great poem, Greg!
ReplyDeleteI just started a class writing scary stories. Wish I could have had your poem then, but will share it later. Great poem. I like "I'm the squeak upon the stair".
ReplyDeleteI made the mistake of buying a huge bag of those PB cups a week before Halloween -- at this rate there won't be any left to hand out to Trick Or Treaters.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read your poem to my kids when they get home.
Love this poem!
ReplyDeleteLove love love it -- a fabulously upbeat rhythm to accompany those fears. Somehow makes them easier to bear!
ReplyDeleteI'll be sharing this with my Story Time kids this weekend. They'll love it!
ReplyDeleteI like this one a lot, Greg. Thanks! I read it aloud to Baby Bookworm, and we both enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteThanks, y'all! And always glad to hear about the poems being shared, too!
ReplyDeleteFun poem! I'll trade you Milk Duds for Reese's cups!
ReplyDeleteJust lovely, Greg!
ReplyDeleteCute poem. I enjoyed reading it and liked the rhythm and rhyme of it. Good for reading aloud. Perfect ending for discussion with students.
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