Snow-it-all

A snowman, otherwise quite dapper

Why the duct tape ‘cross his yapper?

A crude, but necessary fix.

He won’t stop talking politics.

©2013 Dave Clegg

Hearts

All eyes on the football field

With time and hope depleting, 

Some hearts leapt and some hearts broke

But all hearts took a beating. 

©2013 Dave Clegg

Cheers

The teenaged apparition failed

To make the Cheering Squad.

She showed a lot of spirit

But she didn’t have the bod.

©2013 Dave Clegg

Big Ol' Sucker

There once was a vampire bat.

He sat and he sat and he sat.

Now he’s ten times as big

As a prize-winning pig

And the chair where the bat sat is flat.

©2013 Dave Clegg

Hollow Headsman

In Sleepy Hollow, it is said,

There lives a man who has no head.

Could be true, ‘cause Heaven knows,

Washington has lots of those.

©2013 Dave Clegg

Werewolf Takes a Hike

A werewolf went strolling around

With friends for a night on the town

Resisting the urge

His bladder to purge

On every fire hydrant he found.

©2013 Dave Clegg

Getting Jacked

The monster, craving something sweet

Got the Trick and not the Treat.

And so, back home he went a sloggin’

Jack-o’-lantern on his noggin.

©2013 Dave Clegg

Joan of ARGH!

The mummy rose and thrashed around,

Rags shook loose and came unwound.

Face exposed brought shrieks and shivers,

Hey, wait a minute. That’s Joan Rivers.

©2013 Dave Clegg

Some Doo

Bat shapeshifting caused him stress.

(Those critters make an awful mess.)

As things piled up, The Count got wiser. 

Guano makes great fertilizer.

©2013 Dave Clegg

Zombie Love

The zombie couple kissed and smiled

Their knock-down, drag-out reconciled.

Hatchets buried, wounds forgotten,

Now he’s dying to spoil her rotten.

©2013 Dave Clegg

Booster Shot

Said the doctor to the ghost,

“Your boo is shot, your shriek is toast.” 

Such a tragic paradox

A poltergeist with worn out shocks.

©2013 Dave Clegg

Waterlogged

The creature from the Black Lagoon

Just HATES it when his fingers prune.

Alas, aquatic life demands

A tolerance for dishpan hands.

©2013 Dave Clegg

The Hand That Feeds You

Zombie kids love Trick-or-Treat,

But don’t let that mislead you. 

They believe it’s twice as sweet 

To bite the hand that feeds you. 

©2013 Dave Clegg

Dirty Laundry

Feeling fearsome in his shroud

First, he needs to find a crowd.

The mummy yields to modern ways

Facebook selfies rule these days. 

Frequent posting solves a quandary;

Where to air his dirty laundry.

Keeps it civil, not too bitter.

He saves all that stuff for Twitter. 

©2013 Dave Clegg

Pumpkin Eater

Peter Peter pumpkin eater

Poses as a trick-or-treater.

Jack-o’-lanterns left and right

He steals to squash his appetite.  

The last one was too hot to handle

Next time, he’ll blow out the candle. 

©2013 Dave Clegg

Weigh Up There

Mrs. Skeleton asked her hubby,

“Honey, do you think I’m chubby?”

He assured her, as she groaned,

“You’re not fat, Dear. Just big-boned.

©2013 Dave Clegg

Full Moon

The werewolf’s fists are getting sore

From pounding on the bathroom door. 

That orb in the Earth’s gravitational pull

Is not the only moon that’s full.

©2013 Dave Clegg

Bonegee

So, Skeleton says, “Bungee jump?

No way! You guys are nuts!”

The Mummy taunted, “What’s the matter?

Haven’t got the guts?"

©2013 Dave Clegg