Halloween Trick For All Time

Halloween Trick For All Time



It was the night of Halloween
there stood the Pirate Queen
on the deck of a ship of ghosts
where heads decorated the masting posts.



The ship's captain was a vampire
lust for blood was his desire.
Into port they sailed
as whalers wailed
for no whale was in sight
here on this night of fright.


The ghostly crew leapt on to shore
in search of mere mortals galore
but the sights they encountered on the streets
caused their undead hearts to skip some beats.


For there were ghosts and ghouls
princes,  jesters and fools
all were out walking
and zombies were talking
the werewolves were mocking
a vampiress' stocking
for it was hole- y unholy pantyhose
"This town is undead," the saying arose.



The ghostly crew returned to their ship
carrying their gold and not leaving a tip.
For there was no service in this town
not a mere mortal was around.


For the ship of ghosts it was Fate's trick sublime
they had landed at the wrong time
for tonight mortals had dressed up as ghouls
turning the ship of ghosts into the ship of fools
for they had landed at Halloween
now on deck weeps the Pirate Queen.




-A Halloween poem
 written by Christopher
 Thursday October 31st
  2013

Haiku About Halloween Pumpkins

Haiku About Halloween Pumpkins



Carving large pumpkins
turning these gourds into ghosts
Happy Halloween!

Haiku About Saint Crispin's Day

Haiku About Saint Crispin's Day



It's Saint Crispin's Day
King Hal leads at Agincourt
men those happy few

Haiku For My Friend Sherrie And Her Oak Tree

The great mighty Thor

stands at friend Sherrie's oak tree

asking Where's Odin?

Haiku About Walking Through A Park In The Fog

Haiku About Walking Through A Park In The Fog

A fog filled park

I expect Hamlet's dad's ghost

to rise from the mist

Haiku About A Foggy Mist-Filled Evening In Vancouver

Fog grasps the city

embracing like tale shrouded

in dark mystery

The Wreck of the Armstrong Custer

The Wreck of The Armstrong Custer

It was a ship whose name most ship captains often laughed to scorn

named by an oil executive whose ancestor died at Little Big Horn.

This ship often sailed into Vancouver's port

a tanker they called the Floating Fort.

This tanker carried oil to China and Hong Kong

where it sold for billions not a pittance of a song.

While in port absorbing oil from a pipeline

the captain went for a walk in autumn sunshine.

Through trails and trees he walked

while squirrels frolicked and seagulls squawked

and there in the clearing he stumbled upon a totem pole

where thunderbird rose with the sky as his goal.

The captain looked at the ancient artifact

while removing a cigarette from its pack

he lit a light with his match

and from his fingers did dispatch

without bothering to put it out

soon fire covered the ground about.

The totem pole burned to the ground

and thunderbird perished without sound.

The captain walked on without a care

only ancient spirits did despair.

Days later out on the high seas of the Pacific Ocean

the tanker Custer was tossed to and fro with great commotion

and swooping down from the skies

with great ferocious cries

a huge black bird with vast wing span

picked the ship up like a girl with a fan

and soared into the heavens like a bat out of Hell

and from its beak dropped the ship into the ocean swell.

That was the end of the Armstrong Custer

a ship whose end came without much bluster.

When other ships came upon the wreck

there with his feet nailed to the deck

was the captain now skull and bones

having come face to face with Davy Jones

he had entered that gentleman's locker without much stealth

in his hands clutched a pack that said

Cigarettes are hazardous to your health.

-A narrative poem

  written by Christopher

  Tuesday October 15th

  2013

Haiku About Actor Vincent Price

Haiku About Actor Vincent Price



Mister Vincent Price
a voice so smooth and mellow
bespeaks such terror

Haiku About Canadian Thanksgiving

Haiku About Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend


It is Thanksgiving
eat pumpkin stuffing gravy
don't be a turkey

Haiku About Autumn's Fleeting Glory

Haiku About Autumn's Fleeting Glory


The leaves on the trees
they turn to beautiful gold
only to fall down

Haiku About Hockey Night In Canada's Don Cherry On CBC

Haiku About Hockey Night In Canada's Don Cherry On CBC


Hockey's Don Cherry
psychedelic suits and ties
but he knows the score