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All Souls
 By Michael CollierA few of us—Hillary Clinton, Vlad Dracula,   Oprah Winfrey, and Trotsky—peer through   the kitchen window at a raccoon..
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The Pumpkin Tide
 By Richard BrautiganI saw thousands of pumpkins last nightcome floating in on the tide,bumping up against the rocks androlling up on the beaches;it..
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The Haunted House
 By Felicia Dorothea HemansI seem like oneWho treads alone   Some banquet-hall deserted,Whose lights are fled,Whose garlands dead,   And all but me..
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All Souls’ Night
 By William Butler YeatsEpilogue to "A Vision"Midnight has come and the great Christ Church bellAnd many a lesser bell sound through the room;And it..
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Halloween in the Anthropocene
 By Karyna McGlynn& Memphis is out in Full Fang!Skeletons skip down our pitted streets.Whole families with matching hobo stippleroam..
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Halloween Around the World
Halloween is not only popular in America but also celebrated in many countries around the world. In the United Kingdom and Canada, people decorate..
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Halloween Traditions
Halloween traditions include carving jack-o’-lanterns, wearing costumes, and telling spooky stories. Many people also watch scary movies or visit..
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My Favorite Holiday
My favorite holiday is Halloween because it’s full of excitement and surprises. I love dressing up as different characters every year. Last year, I..
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The History of Halloween
Halloween began many years ago in Ireland as an ancient festival called Samhain. People believed that on this night, spirits came to visit the earth...
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The Spirit of Halloween
Halloween is one of the most exciting holidays of the year. It is celebrated on October 31st. People decorate their homes with ghosts, spiders, and..
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Trick or Treat
“Trick or Treat!” — that’s what we shout on Halloween! We go door to door, and people give us chocolates and candies. Sometimes we see kids dressed..
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The Story of Halloween
Halloween is celebrated on October 31st every year. It started many years ago as a harvest and ghost festival. Today, it’s a fun holiday for..
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Halloween Night
On Halloween night, the moon shines bright. Children walk through the streets with bags full of candy. People carve pumpkins with funny faces and put..
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My Halloween Costume
Last Halloween, I dressed up as a witch. I wore a black hat, a long dress, and carried a broom. My friends were ghosts and monsters. We all went..
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Halloween Fun
Halloween is my favorite holiday! On this day, children wear funny or scary costumes. We go from house to house saying “Trick or Treat!” and get lots..
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Epitaph on General Gordon
WARRIOR of God, man's friend, and tyrant's foeNow somewhere dead far in the waste Soudan,Thou livest in all hearts, for all men knowThis earth has..
©  Alfred Lord Tennyson
The Merman
Who would beA merman bold,Sitting alone,Singing aloneUnder the sea,With a crown of gold,On a throne?I would be a merman bold,I would sit and sing the..
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The Blackbird
O blackbird! sing me something well:While all the neighbours shoot thee round,I keep smooth plats of fruitful ground,Where thou may'st warble, eat..
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Hark! The Dogs Howl!
Hark! the dogs howl! the sleetwinds blow,The church-clocks knoll: the hours haste,I leave the dreaming world below.Blown o'er frore heads of hills I..
©  Alfred Lord Tennyson
I Send You Here A Sort Of Allegory
I send you here a sort of allegory,(For you will understand it) of a soul,A sinful soul possess'd of many gifts,A spacious garden full of flowering..
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The May Queen
YOU must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear;To-morrow 'll be the happiest time of all the glad new-year,—Of all the glad new-year..
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Lullaby
SWEET and low, sweet and low,Wind of the western sea,Low, low, breathe and blow,Wind of the western sea!Over the rolling waters go,Come from the..
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The Sailor Boy
He rose at dawn and, fired with hope,Shot o'er the seething harbour-bar,And reach'd the ship and caught the rope,And whistled to the morning star.And..
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The Tears Of Heaven
Heaven weeps above the earth all night till morn,In darkness weeps, as all ashamed to weep,Because the earth hath made her state forlornWith..
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The Two Voices
A still small voice spake unto me,"Thou art so full of misery,Were it not better not to be?"Then to the still small voice I said;"Let me not cast in..
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