Random Acts of Poetry

Spot The Ghost

Everywhere you look
superheroes and queens
Are roaming the streets
It’s Halloween!

A few wear pointy hats,
others with howls invoke,
werewolves and witches
or dress up as ghosts.

But poor doggy Spot
he got left at home.
The kids got the treats,
he was left alone.

He barked when they knocked
hoping to get his share,
but mommy only shushed him
she didn’t seem to care.

He wanted to go
with the kids door to door
“I would blend in” he thought,
“if a costume I wore”.

So he slipped to the closet
and climbed on the shelf,
tore off a towel
and threw it over himself.

He grabbed the bucket
with the evil grin,
emitted a ghostly wail
from deep within.

No neighbor guessed
that haunting growl
came not from a child,
but a dog in a towel.


Written for "Promptly Poetry Challenge (2025-2026)" 

PROMPT:

Image of a dog in a ghost costume with a jack o'lantern bucket
Prompt/Week # 11
Poem should be inspired by the prompt/image in some way
A minimum of 12 lines, no maximum* There are no form requirements
Your submission must be newly written for this week's prompt