The Fall Writing Frenzy contest is afoot! I hope you enjoy my entry, a 105-word, YA poem inspired by the spooky moon photo.
Lunar Warning
By Hollie Wolverton
Creepy crescent
Ghoulish gibbous
Waxing, waning…
Which moon is it?
Nearing new or
nearly full?
How long till it
starts to pull
on beastly beings
buried deep?
Most the month, those
stay asleep
Waking with the
final phase—
A ghostly orb each
thirty days
Glaring down through
clouds and mist,
forcing bodies
to writhe and twist
Fangs erupt
Claws come out
Feet morph to paws
Nose, to snout
Then it’s
SLASH!!!
RRRRip and
growl!
A pack of wolves
on the prowl
See, the moon when
fully lit,
IT reveals those
who’ve been bit
Lunar phases!
They’re the key
telling you to…
Run from me!
AHHWOOOOOOOOOO!