Gemini Rising

Day 13 - Jack's Nightmare before Christmas

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13 Poetic Days of Halloween Contest 2025  (E) Let your spooky poetry shine. Oct. 13th 12:01 am WDC time. - closes 11:59 pm WDC Oct 25th #2328177 by A Warped Witch I Be

Today's poem is Free Verse inspired by the 1993 movie, The Nightmare Before Christmas. Enjoy!

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Oh, spooky night when the ghouls come out
Jack Skellington finds his way,
And yet repetition a has made Halloween
A dull, dull day.

Woods and Trees and portals be
Leads Jack to a new discovery.
There’s a new town in the woods
For Jack to terrorize and scare.

A plan is hatched,
A plot devised
And poor old Sandy Claus
Finds a home in Jack’s Halloween hallow.

The night is gray, the moon is clouded
The air hints of chill and something foul
Little children open the gifts
To sights of horror and gruesome heads

Jack is stunned to discover this revulsion
And heart of hearts drives him
To make things right. Off he goes to
Find his hallow.

Slish and a slash and it all comes
Tumbling down. Sally and Sandy are
Safe at last. The ghouls have their spiders
And the children delight in presents.

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