This poem first ran here at Gottabook back in 2011.
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.
Halloween is on Poetry Friday again (with the roundup hosted by Linda over at TeacherDance)! This makes me happier than peanut butter cups, I gotta say. May those of you who trick-or-treat have a happy, safe evening (same for those of you who don't, by the way). And... boo!
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By: Gregory K. Pincus,
on 10/31/2014
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By: Gregory K. Pincus,
on 10/28/2011
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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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By: Natasha Wing,
on 10/31/2010
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Trick-or-treat Bag
Drop some candy in my bag -
Fill it to the top!
Bubble gum and chocolate bars
Ooo, a lollipop!
Carmel centers, nugget centers
I’ll take whatever you’ve got.
Sour balls and malted balls
I like them both a lot.
Fill it up, Fill it up!
Can I have one more?
“Hey,” said my neighbor.
“Weren’t you here before?”
By: Natasha Wing,
on 10/27/2010
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This poetry moment brought to you by Natasha Wing.
Halloween Night
What will you be for Halloween?
A fairy princess? A wicked queen?
An ugly witch with skin of green?
What will you be for Halloween?
Maybe a monster filled with fright.
Or a vampire with overbite!
Perhaps a ghost so spooky and white?
What will you be on Halloween night?
I'm not a Hallo-wiener, Greg, but I love your poem!
Nice 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.
This 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.
Spooktacular!
I share the peanut cups from my stash! Great poem, Greg!
I 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".
I 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.
I can't wait to read your poem to my kids when they get home.
Love this poem!
Love love love it -- a fabulously upbeat rhythm to accompany those fears. Somehow makes them easier to bear!
I'll be sharing this with my Story Time kids this weekend. They'll love it!
I like this one a lot, Greg. Thanks! I read it aloud to Baby Bookworm, and we both enjoyed it.
Thanks, y'all! And always glad to hear about the poems being shared, too!
Fun poem! I'll trade you Milk Duds for Reese's cups!
Just lovely, Greg!
Cute poem. I enjoyed reading it and liked the rhythm and rhyme of it. Good for reading aloud. Perfect ending for discussion with students.