(by G. Arthur (GARTH) Edwards....ME!)

It was a dark and stormy night...
with wind and rain and lightning bright...
and no one ventured out their door
for fear of things from ancient lore
that dusty books, so seldom read,
described in language (long since dead)
about such things that chill the heart
that should we hear a single part
quill-penned in blood by mystic sages,
arcane magic in their pages,
breaching time and memory
to still our autumn reverie
and beckon to the curious fool
who tries to bend the ageless rule
and write these words by candle light:

"It was a dark and stormy night
with wind, and rain and lightning bright..."

and should I hear a knocking light
upon my door in dead of night
I'm sure to revel in my fright
For lo!,....It's Halloween tonight!"