If You’ve Never
If you’ve never seen an old witch
Riding through the sky -
Or never felt big bat’s wings
Flopping, as they fly -
If you’ve never touched a white thing
Gliding through the air,
And knew it was a ghost because
You got a dreadful scare -
If you’ve never heard the night owls,
Crying, “Whoo-whoo-whoo?”
And never jumped at pumpkin eyes
Gleaming out at you -
If all of these exciting things
You’ve never heard or seen,
Why then - you’ve missed a lot of fun,
Because - that’s Halloween!
by Elsie Melchert Fowler
Elsie Melchert Fowler was born on 24 May 1880 in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. She was married to Myron Marshall Fowler (1876 - 1957). She became a writer for magazines and newspapers, and a poet. Some of her poems have been set to song and heard in radio broadcasts. Elsie Melchert Fowler passed on at 85 years of age on 18 May 1966.
If you’ve never seen an old witch
Riding through the sky -
Or never felt big bat’s wings
Flopping, as they fly -
If you’ve never touched a white thing
Gliding through the air,
And knew it was a ghost because
You got a dreadful scare -
If you’ve never heard the night owls,
Crying, “Whoo-whoo-whoo?”
And never jumped at pumpkin eyes
Gleaming out at you -
If all of these exciting things
You’ve never heard or seen,
Why then - you’ve missed a lot of fun,
Because - that’s Halloween!
by Elsie Melchert Fowler
Elsie Melchert Fowler was born on 24 May 1880 in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. She was married to Myron Marshall Fowler (1876 - 1957). She became a writer for magazines and newspapers, and a poet. Some of her poems have been set to song and heard in radio broadcasts. Elsie Melchert Fowler passed on at 85 years of age on 18 May 1966.