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| Best Halloween Poems for Kids |
Upon That Night, When Fairies Light
On Cassilis Downans Dance,
Or Owre The Lays, In Splendid Blaze,
On Sprightly Coursers Prance,
Or For Colean The Route Is Ta.en,
Beneath The Moon's Pale Beams,
There, Up The Cove, To Stray And Rove,
Among The Rocks And Streams
To Sport That Night.
Among The Bonny Winding Banks,
Where Doon Rins, Wimplin Clear,
Where Bruce Ance Ruled The Martial Ranks,
And Shook His Carrick Spear,
Some Merry, Friendly, Country-Folks,
Together Did Convene,
To Burn Their Nits, And Pou Their Stocks,
And Haud Their Halloween
FU Blithe That Night.
The Lasses Feat, And Cleanly Neat,
Mair Braw Than When They're Fine;
Their Faces Flithe, FU Sweetly Kythe,
Hearts Leal, And Warm, And KIN,
The Lads Sae Trig, WI Wooer-Babs,
Weel Knotted On Their Garten,
Some Unco Blate, And Some Wi' Gabs,
Gar lasses' hearts gang startin'
Whiles Fast At Night.
Then, First And Foremost, Through The Kail,
Their Stocks Maun A Be Sought Ance,
They steek their Een, and graip and wale,
For Muckle Anes And Straught Anes.
Poor Hav'rel Will Fell Aff The Drift,
And Wander'd Through The Bow-Kail,
And Pou't, For Want O' Better Shift,
A Runt Was Like A Sow-Tail,
Sae Bow'T That Night.
Then, Staught Or Rooked, yird Or Nane,
They Roar And Cry A Throu Ther,
The Very Wee Things, Todlin, Rin,
Wi' Stocks Out Owre Their Shouther,
And Gif The Custoc's Sweet Or Sour.
Wi' Joctelegs They Taste Them,
Syne Cozily, Aboon The Door,
Wi Cannie Care, They've Placed Them
To Lie That Night.
The Lasses Staw Frae 'Mang Them A'
To Pou Their Stalks Of Corn:
But Rab Slips Out, And Jinks About,
Behint The Muckle Thorn:
He Grippet Nelly Hard And Fast;
Loud Skirl'd a The Lasses;
But Her Tap pickle Maist Was Lost,
When kitlin' In The Fause-House
Wi' Him That Night.
The Auld Guidwife's Well-Hoordit Nits,
Are Round And Round Divided,
And Monie Lads And Lasses' Fates
Are There That Night Decided:
Some Kindle Coothie, Side By Side,
And Burn Thegither Trimly;
Some Start Awa, Wi' Saucy Pride,
And Jump Out-Owre The Chimlie
Fu' High That Night.
Jean Slips In Twa Wi' Tentie ee;
Wha 'Twas She Wadna Tell;
But This Is Jock, And This Is Me,
She Says In To Hersel:
He Bleezed Owre Her, And She Owre Him,
As They Wad Never Mair Part;
Till, Fuff! He Started Up The Lum,
And Jean Had E'En A Sair Heart
To See'T That Night.
Poor Willie, Wi His Bow-Kail Runt,
Was Brunt Wi Primsie Mallie;
And Mallie, Nae Doubt, Took The Drunt,
To Be Compared To Willie;
Mall'S Nit Lap Out Wi' Pridefu' Fling,
And Her Ain Fit It Brunt It;
While Willie Lap, And Swore By Jing,
'Twas Just The Way He Wanted
To Be That Night.
Nell Had The Fause House In Her Min',
She Pits Hersel And Rob In;
In loving Bleeze They Sweetly Join,
Till White In Ase They'Re Sobbin';
Nell'S Heart Was Dancin' At The View,
She Whisper'D Rob To Leuk For'T:
Rob, Stowlins, Prie'D Her Bonny Mou',
Fu' cozie in the neuk for't,
Unseen That Night.
But Merran Sat Behint Their Backs,
Her Thoughts On Andrew Bell;
She Lea'es Them Gashin At Their Cracks,
And Slips Out By Hersel:
She Through The Yard The Nearest Taks,
And To The kiln Goes Then,
And Darklins Graipit For The Bauks,
And In The Blue Clue Throws Then,
Right Fear'T That Night.
And Aye She Win't, And Aye She Swat,
I Wat She Made Nae Jaukin',
Till Something Held Within The Pat,
Guid Lord! But She Was Quakin'!
But Whether 'Was The Deil Himsel,
Or Whether 'Twas A Bauk-En',
Or Whether It Was Andrew Bell,
She Didna Wait On Talkin'
To Spier That Night.
Wee Jennie To Her Grannie Says,
"Will ye Go Wi' Me, Grannie?
I'll Eat The Apple At The Glass
I Gat Frae Uncle Johnnie:"
She Fuff'T Her Pipe Wi' Sic A Lunt,
In Wrath She Was Sae Vap'Rin',
She Notice'T Na, An Aizle Brunt
Her Braw New Worset Apron
Out Through That Night.
"Ye Little Skelpie-Limmer's Face!
I Daur You Try Sic Sportin',
As Seek The Foul Thief Ony Place,
For Him To Spae Your Fortune.
Nae Doubt But Ye May Get A Sight!
Great Cause Ye Hae To Fear It;
For Mony A Ane Has Gotten A Fright,
And Lived And Died Deleeret
On Sic A Night.
"Ae Hairst Afore The Sherramoor,
I Mind'T As Weel'S Yestreen,
I Was A Gilpey Then, I'M Sure
I Wasna Past Fifteen;
The Simmer Had Been Cauld And Wat,
And Stuff Was Unco Green;
And Aye A Rantin' Kirn We Gat,
And just on Halloween
It Fell That Night.
"Our Stibble Rig Was Rab M'Graen,
A Clever Sturdy Fallow:
His Son Gat Eppie Sim Wi' Wean,
That Lived In Achmacalla:
He Gat Hemp-Seed, I Mind It Weel,
And He Made Unco Light O'T;
But Mony A Day Was By Himsel,
He Was Sae Sairly Frighted
That Very Night."
Then Up Gat Fechtin' Jamie Fleck,
And He Swore By His Conscience,
That He Could Saw Hemp Seed A Peck;
For It Was A' But Nonsense.
The Auld Guidman Raught Down The Pock,
And Out A Hanfu' Gied Him;
Syne Bade Him Slip Frae 'Mang The Folk,
Some Time When Nae Ane See'D Him,
And Try't That Night.
He Marches Through Amang The Stacks,
Though He Was Something Sturtin;
The Graip He For A Harrow Taks.
And Haurls It At His Curpin;
And Every Now And Then He Says,
"Hemp Seed, I Saw Thee,
And Her That Is To Be My Lass,
Come After Me, And Draw Thee
As Fast This Night."
He Whistled Up Lord Lennox' March
To Keep His Courage Cheery;
Although His Hair Began To Arch,
He Was Say Fley'D And Eerie:
Till Presently He Hears A Squeak,
And Then A Grane And Gruntle;
He By His Shouther Gae A Keek,
And Tumbled Wi' A Wintle
Out Owre That Night.
He Roar'D A Horrid Murder-Shout,
In Dreadfu' Desperation!
And Young And Auld Came Runnin' Out
To Hear The Sad Narration;
He Swore Twas Hilchin Jean M'Craw,
Or Crouchie Merran Humphie,
Till, Stop! She Trotted Through Them
And Wha Was It But Grumphie
Asteer That Night!
Meg Fain Wad To The Barn Hae Gaen,
To Win Three Wechts O' Naething;
But For To Meet The Deil Her Lane,
She Pat But Little Faith In:
She Gies The Herd A Pickle Nits,
And Two Red Cheekit Apples,
To Watch, While For The Barn She Sets,
In Hopes To See Tam Kipples
That Very Nicht.
She Turns The Key Wi Cannie Thraw,
And Owre The Threshold Ventures;
But First On Sawnie Gies A Ca'
Syne Bauldly In She Enters:
A Ratton Rattled Up The Wa',
And She Cried, Lord, Preserve Her!
And Ran Through Midden-Hole And A',
And Pray'd Wi' Zeal And Fervour,
Fu' Fast That Night;
They Hoy'T Out Will Wi' Sair Advice;
They Hecht Him Some Fine Braw Ane;
It Chanced The Stack He Faddom'D Thrice
Was Timmer-Propt For Thrawin';
He Taks A Swirlie, Auld Moss Oak,
For Some Black Grousome Carlin;
And loot A Winze, And Drew A Stroke,
Till skin in blypes cam haurlin'
Aff'S Nieves That Night.
A Wanton Widow Leezie Was,
As Canty As A Kittlin;
But, Och! That Night Amang The Shaws,
She Got A Fearfu' Settlin'!
She Through The Whins, And By The Cairn,
And Owre The Hill Gaed Scrievin,
Whare Three Lairds' Lands Met At A Burn
To Dip Her Left Sark-Sleeve In,
Was Bent That Night.
Whyles Owre A Linn The B urnie P Lays,
As Through The Glen It Wimpl'T;
Whyles Round A Rocky Scaur It Strays;
Whyles In A Wiel It Dimpl'T;
Whyles Glitter'd To The Nightly Rays,
Wi' Bickering, Dancing Dazzle;
Whyles cookit underneath the braes,
Below The Spreading Hazel,
Unseen That Night.
Among The Brackens, On The Brae,
Between Her And The Moon,
The Deil, Or Else An Outler Quey,
Gat Up And Gae A Croon:
Poor Leezie's Heart Maist Lap The Hool!
Near Lav'Rock Height She Jumpit;
But Mist A Fit, And In The Pool
Out-Owre The Lugs She Plumpit,
Wi' A Plunge That Night.
In Order, On The Clean Uearth-Stane,
The Luggies Three Are Ranged,
And Every Time Great Care Is Ta'En',
To See Them Duly Changed,
Auld Uncle John, Wha Wedlock Joys
Sin' Mar's Year Did Desire,
Because He Gat The Toom Dish Thrice,
He Heaved Them On The Fire
In Wrath That Night.
Wi' Merry Sangs, And Friendly Cracks,
I Wat They Didna Weary;
And Unco Tales, And Funny Jokes,
Their Sports Were Cheap And Cheery;
Till Butter'D So'NS, WI' Fragrant Iunt,
Set A' Their Gabs A-Steerin'
Syne, Wi' A Social Glass O' Strunt,
They Parted Aff Careerin'
Fu' Blythe That Night...!!!
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This Is A Tale Of poor Old Frank
Frank The Monster, Not Tom, Rich, Or Hank.
He Was Created By A Scientist In A Great House.
A House On A Mountain, Much Too Big For A Mouse.
There In The Basement, The Docter Toiled Night And Day,
With The Help Of His Friend Igor, Who Had Little To Say.
Finally When All Was Assembled Like A Bike,
A Bolt Of Lightning Gave Dear Frank His New Life.
He Sat Up From The Table Where He Laid For Months,
Scratched His Square Head, And Said "I'M Ready For Lunch!"
He Crashed Through The Door, And Went Into Town,
Where He Arrived At The Diner And Tried To Sit Down.
But Everyone Screamed , And Left Their Plates Hot.
Even The Cooks Ran Away Without Their Prized Pots.
So Frank Could Have Nothing To Quell His Belly'S Rumble,
Not A Burger, Or Fries, Or Even Apple Pie Crumble.
He was almost in tears, and very, very sad,
And Walked Into The Streets Where Everyone Went Mad,
And Screamed In Horror At Frank'S Sight.
No One Had Seen Such A Thing In Their Life.
Frank Tried To Explain, "I'M Just Hungry, That'S All.
I Mean You No Harm, Even Though I Am Tall."
A Little Girl Saw Him Where She Sat On The Corner,
And Thought, He'S Not So Scary, Infact He Might Be An Orphan.
So She Walked Up To Frank And Tugged At His Sleeve,
And Said, "My Name Is Cinthia, Cindy If You Please."
He Said, "I'm Just A Little Hungry, And Don'T Know Where I Am."
"That'S O K.," Cindy Answered, And Pulled Out Some Ham
Ham For A Sandwich She Was Waiting To Make,
And She Pulled Out Two Slices Of Bread Freshly Baked.
They Sat On The Corner To A Half Sandwich Each,
Both Happy, And Smiling As A Sunny Day Peach...!!!
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Once, When I Licked A Feller 'At Had Just Moved On Our Street,
An' Father Sent Me Up To Bed Without A Bite To Eat,
I Woke Up In The Dark An' Saw Things Standin' In A Row,
A-Lookin' At Me Cross-Eyed An' P'intin' At Me So!
Oh, my! I was so skeered that time I never slep' a mite
It's Almost Alluz When I'M Bad I See Things At Night!
Lucky Thing I Ain't A Girl, Or I'd Be Skeered To Death!
Bein' I'm A Boy, I Duck My Head An' Hold My Breath;
An' I Am, Oh! So Sorry I'M A Naughty Boy, An' Then
I Promise To Be Better An' I Say My Prayers Again!
Gran'ma tells me that's the only way to make it right
When A Feller Has Been Wicked An' Sees Things At Night!
An' So, When Other Naughty Boys Would Coax Me Into Sin,
I Try To Skwush The Tempter'S Voice 'At Urges Me Within;
An' When They'S Pie For Supper, Or Cakes 'At'S Big An' Nice,
I Want To But I Do Not Pass My Plate F'R Them Things Twice!
No, Ruther Let Starvation Wipe Me Slowly Out O' Sight
Than I Should Keep A livin' On An' Seein' Things At Night...!!!
