All Hallows’ Eve/The Old Farmhouse

When we walked down on Halloween 

Our eyes beheld a sight—

Of figures dancing ‘round a fire 

One great big Ball of light

 

When the shadows began to part 

Oh how the moment froze!

The light fell through their Bodies thin— 

Illuminating Bones

 

Because we had to hurry quick 

The road began to fly

The smoky Wind pushed back our hair 

Until we heard my Cry—

 

My hands had disappeared, instead 

A swath of Bone appeared

A clattering of skulls was heard

All grinning to their Ears—

 

  • Introduction

  • Scribbles

  • Oxygen

  • I Wanted to Tell a Funny Chemistry Joke, but All the Good Ones are Gone

  • I climbed the steps and there he stood

  • Ode to Indium/I climbed the steps and there He stood

  • All Hallows’ Eve/The Old Farmhouse

  • I’m Just a Phony

  • Halloween/I’m Just a Phony

  • The empty Slate we know and love

  • Iridium

  • I have always enjoyed the night

  • Heart Decay

  • The White Path

  • The Black Path

  • Short Story

  • High Dive

  • Cake

  • A Bouquet Of Flowers

  • A Soulmate for Sodium

  • Red Wine Never Comes Out

  • I realized I wasn’t the only one     

  • Up, Up, Up, and Away

  • Vermilion

  • A Man and His Dog

  • What a Scary Thing to Say

  • The Haircut

  • Loose Ends

  • The Garden Fairy

  • Lucky Number 13

  • Three Hearts, One Holder

  • Government Distributed Life

  • It’s Up to You

  • Lithium

  • Untitled

  • Fluorescent Adolescent

  • 800

  • Scribbles Staff

Scribbles

As children,

They were taught to color in the lines,

And they learned that if somehow the crayon slipped

And strayed from the boundaries of that black line,

The picture became worthless.

They regarded their teachers as authorities on such matters

And listened as they fed them lies about art and its value.

And as the children grew,

They carried false notions with them

And stayed far away from any scribbles.

Beautiful scribbles that were full of meaning and life

Were thrown away and lost forever while

Their more conventional counterparts were framed

And hung on the wall right next to the ones that looked

Just like them.

 

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