THE THIRTEEN DAYS OF HALLOWEEN

by Carol Greene

On the first day of Halloween
my good friend gave to me
a vulture in a dead tree. 


On the second day of Halloween,
my good friend gave to me
two hissing cats,
and a vulture in a dead tree. 

On the third day of Halloween,
my good friend gave to me
three fat toads,
two hissing cats,
and a vulture in a dead tree. 


On the fourth day of Halloween,
my good friend gave to me
four giggling ghosts three fat toads,
two hissing cats,
and a vulture in a dead tree. 


On the fifth day of Halloween,
my good friend gave to me
five cooked worms
four giggling ghosts three fat toads,
two hissing cats,
and a vulture in a dead tree. 

On the sixth day of Halloween,
my good friend gave to me
six owls a-screeching,
five cooked worms
four giggling ghosts three fat toads,
two hissing cats,
and a vulture in a dead tree. 


On the seventh day of Halloween,
my good friend gave to me
seven spiders creeping,
six owls a-screeching,
five cooked worms
four giggling ghosts three fat toads,
two hissing cats,
and a vulture in a dead tree. 

On the eighth day of Halloween,
my good friend gave to me
eight brooms a-flying,
seven spiders creeping,
six owls a-screeching,
five cooked worms
four giggling ghosts three fat toads,
two hissing cats,
and a vulture in a dead tree. 


On the ninth day of Halloween,
my good friend gave to me
nine wizards whizzing,
eight brooms a-flying,
seven spiders creeping,
six owls a-screeching,
five cooked worms
four giggling ghosts three fat toads,
two hissing cats,
and a vulture in a dead tree. 


On the tenth day of Halloween,
my good friend gave to me
ten goblins gobbling,
nine wizards whizzing,
eight brooms a-flying,
seven spiders creeping,
six owls a-screeching,
five cooked worms
four giggling ghosts three fat toads,
two hissing cats,
and a vulture in a dead tree. 

On the eleventh day of Halloween,
my good friend gave to me
eleven bats a-swooping,
ten goblins gobbling,
nine wizards whizzing,
eight brooms a-flying,
seven spiders creeping,
six owls a-screeching,
five cooked worms
four giggling ghosts three fat toads,
two hissing cats,
and a vulture in a dead tree. 


On the twelfth day of Halloween,
my good friend gave to me
twelve cauldrons bubbling,
eleven bats a-swooping,
ten goblins gobbling,
nine wizards whizzing,
eight brooms a-flying,
seven spiders creeping,
six owls a-screeching,
five cooked worms
four giggling ghosts three fat toads,
two hissing cats,
and a vulture in a dead tree. 


On the thirteenth day of Halloween,
I invited my good friend to lunch