Walked upon a moonlit glen,
careful steps slight the wind
breathe held to not disturb
unearthly, mixed with whispered words

Shadows cast in ghastly light
glimpsed enough to fright
stayed my feet from fleeting
rapid now my heart was beating.

Force a step and then another
Closer now the heart would flutter
See I must what lay beyond
Those disfigured shadows on the lawn

Shock at first for there I saw
A tree, defying every law
Dead and hollow there it stood
Like reed with breath it could

Moaned and whispered in the night
Setting such and eerie sight
A fluttering burst from its floor
My heart stopped to beat no more

Eyes strained to know this fright
Not enough the bright Moon light
Dark it was like death's own door
<sigh> That blasted bird cried 'nevermore'.




A Mummy with a lobster claw
Would have rather sat and chawed
Bindings caught in wind by chance
Much like the famous ribbon dance

Frankenstein with all his might
Danced the tango that night
Zombies stumbled to and fro
A country dance of heel and toe

Wolf man was there in the back
Looked like he was doing jumping jacks
Laughing out loud at the sight
Howling in ghoulish delight

A skeleton in pirates gear
His jaw askew in a deadly sneer
Perched on his shoulder all adored
<sigh> That blasted bird cried 'nevermore' -- Aine 2006