Witches Of Dalkeith (Halloween) Poem by Randy McClave

The witches of Dalkeith will fly tonight
And they will fill our souls with their terror and fright,
Underneath the moon, they will sing their tune
'Your soul is ours, you are ours' they will sing to delight;
This is of course is Halloween night.

Look about everywhere a monster is seen
As they search for candy on Halloween,
Boys and girls beware, and you best take care
Beware of the witches which eyes are green;
Let's search for candy on this Halloween.

The witches they will fly underneath the moon
They will hackle and cackle and all in tune,
Searching for the fools, to turn into ghouls
It's almost eight o'clock they will be coming soon;
"Be prepared it's Halloween", the witches softly croon.

You wait and then you hear a knock, knock, knock
You run and you look and it is eight o'clock,
You hand out a treat, you want no trick so you give a sweet
Now you are nervous and scared until you hear the door lock;
Again and again this is Halloween on your block.

The witches laugh as they remember old Stingy Jack
When they all sold their souls to the devil many years back,
Now they live a curse, so they make other lives worse
With the potions and brews they carry in their sack;
This is the wrath of Halloween; it is evil and black.

Now close your windows and lock all your doors
Be weary and careful from the devils whores,
Hang up a wreath, watch out for the witches of Dalkeith
Hide in a corner and try your best to stay indoors;
This is the trick and it could be Halloween evermore.

Look out for the witches and watch out for a ghost
They will curse your body and enter it to take host,
Then you will be possessed, by that ghost your guest
Your life will then be lost and the devil he will boast;
This is of course Halloween so let's give it a toast.

By the full moon the wolves they all will begin to howl
And when the witches chant the wolves they will growl,
Beware you every male, they want to send you to hell
Be careful of the tricks and when the air smells foul;
Of course this is Halloween and the demons are on the prowl.

Pumpkins are everywhere and their eyes are aglow
You listen and you look and you see and hear a crow,
The witches must be near, so you hide in fear
As you know, for their potion they need a finger or a toe;
This is the Halloween that we all truly know.

Small witches are seen carrying their tiny brooms
Along with vampires and zombies escaping their tombs,
Everywhere you look, you see a monster or a spook
Children are dressed up and scary in their frightening costumes;
Of course this is Halloween and around us it blooms.

Tonight it is Halloween for the witches of Dalkeith
They fly together with their stringy hair and blackened teeth,
They are daughters and sisters, looking for males and misters
Pain and suffering to one and all they will happily bequeath;
This is Halloween up on earth……. And also in hell beneath.


Randy L. McClave