Pumpkin Dead

halloween write for Sean's Lewis Carroll Contest

On a dark halloween night#
there came rolling down the street
a squishy-wishy pumpkin head
it was an ugly -wuggly sight
not pretty or sweet
it's real name was punky-funky dead
 
It had a cracked-wacky skull
and a rotted-knoted nose
and one crazy eye buggin' out
in the other oogly-googaly worms crawled
and his bloody-bony teeth all crooked in a row
I dare say, a horrid pumpkin head no doubt
 
The trick and treaters stepped aside
'pon seeing such a scary-wary sight
'twas the dumpiest- pumpkin head they've e're seen
 one lil' wobbly-gobblin girl cried
a boy skeleton died of fright
oh, yeah, punky-funky caused a gory scene
 
It started to thunder and down came the rain
the pumpkin headed for the old boneyard down the road
and all the children went running their own ways
Punky-funky died and went insane
when the oogly-googaly worms turned into titter-tat-toads
 deep, deep,down in the muddy-fuddy ground he now lays
 
 
 

Author's Note

I am wishing kids of all ages a Happy Haunting Halloween!! BOO!

Reviews

[Sean M. Addams]

a very cool creepy piece... something you could easily tell around a campfire with a flash light and in a spooky voice... liked this alot... fav lines...It started to thunder and down came the rain
the pumpkin headed for the old boneyard down the road
and all the children went running their own ways
Punky-funky died and went insane
when the oogly-googaly worms turned into titter-tat-toads... very nice!!!
deep, deep,down in the muddy-fuddy ground he now lays

[An owl on the moon]

What an amazing, dark, fun write that flows almost lyrically! I loved the imagery you create and can feel the scene come to life! Perfect orchestration!

[ABitBrokenPoetry]

i really like how you've played with the words here: oogly-googaly, titter-tat-toads. its very playful & fun! this is a great write, captures the spirit of halloween well. very creative & what an amazing imagination you have!

[Sheila Kline]

Where are the hot dogs, and the marshmellows? I want to have a campfire and have all the kids gather round and read this super spooky and terrifically fun Halloween write!

Kids are going to absolutely love it...I have to read it to my two nephews!

Great, great job!!

[Lizanne]

A wonderful halloween writing that could easily become a traditional reading for this "spirited" holiday season.
Punky-funky Dead just may become a household word among the children as they try to scare each other into going outside in the dark and awaiting Punky's arrival. Great poetic writing sure to be a favorite among the kids!

[Georgia Gypsy]

Great Halloween story!....told while making smores and roasting hotdogs over a campfire, with a full moon overhead, would be the best and spookiest nights ever i'm sure!!!
well done, applause my friend!!!

[deeps]

An excellent write here and yes so creepy
Very well written and wonderful flow.
Quite the enjoyable read.

[Tina Kline]

A really good creepy Halloween poem or just a horror
poem all by itself. I like the imagery a lot. It would
make a great Halloween song for children, I think.

Great write!

[Naomi Montana Walsh]

Ah, a very funky punky story , would make a classic Halloween ditty..kids tellingit around a campfire just before the actual pumpkin dead makes an appearance..