Thursday, November 4, 2010

Ghostly Guests




A gaggle of giggling ghosts gathered gaily

to groan in the graveyard one night.

They glided so gracefully, Griggsby the groundskeeper

grinned at the glorious sight.

He gaped as the glimmering, glistening glow

grew legs and goose-stepped through the grasslands below.

Then, just at the gate of my grandma and gramps,

the ghoulish gang sneezed and blew out like gas lamps.

This "G" post was a farewell nod to Halloween...and Dots candy.
(Our leftover Dots vanished like so many multi-colored ghosts.)

For more G stuff, please visit Jenny Matlock's Alphabe-Thursday by clicking below:

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41 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 4, 2010 at 1:05 AM

    Great, Ghoulish post here! Well done! Love it!

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  2. People Who Know Me Would Say:November 4, 2010 at 3:34 AM

    It's Grrrrrrrrreaaaaaaaaaaaat!! Oops, there I go channeling Tony the Tiger again.

    Loved the images you paired with it too.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 4, 2010 at 3:39 AM

    Great gangs of ghosts gallivanting around made a great post.

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  4. paigeNovember 4, 2010 at 3:53 AM

    I LOVE ghosts! They're just so...cute. :)

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  5. UnknownNovember 4, 2010 at 5:03 AM

    ghost....scary!!!

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  6. Sue McPeakNovember 4, 2010 at 5:09 AM

    Great Ghoul photos and nod to the end of Halloween...Ahha...the next letter is H...you could have doubled up!

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  7. RedTedArtNovember 4, 2010 at 5:16 AM

    Very Good G post. Positively Ghoulish!

    Maggy

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  8. DonnaNovember 4, 2010 at 5:19 AM

    You are soooo FUN!!!!

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  9. BECKYNovember 4, 2010 at 6:49 AM

    Ha! That was really cute! You DO have the MUSE!! :)

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  10. UnknownNovember 4, 2010 at 7:29 AM

    I love ghosts and gas lamps!
    Farewell Halloween...see you next year!!

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  11. LisaluluNovember 4, 2010 at 7:43 AM

    HA, nice... although not as scary as yesterdays political post&comments!

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  12. Katie BlackerNovember 4, 2010 at 7:56 AM

    great imagery in your writing. i am sad Halloween is over!

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  13. UnknownNovember 4, 2010 at 8:06 AM

    And a grand farewell it was! Loved it!

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  14. Along These Lines ...November 4, 2010 at 8:30 AM

    Someone's dictionary is stuck on G. Pretty cool.

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  15. FiaunaNovember 4, 2010 at 9:15 AM

    Once again, you have put a smile on my face!

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  16. Rocky Mountain WomanNovember 4, 2010 at 9:39 AM

    How cute!

    I just love the photo of the old house, it reminds me of my grandmother's place...

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  17. TracyNovember 4, 2010 at 10:11 AM

    Ghoulish but great , glad you shared and gratitude for popping by

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  18. LolaNovember 4, 2010 at 10:31 AM

    Love this post of gallivanting ghosts at this time of year! So apt!

    XOXO LOLA:)

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  19. AmyNovember 4, 2010 at 10:43 AM

    Squeal!!! I love it! What a wonderful poem. And boy oh boy did you get the G post down!

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  20. Cheryl D.November 4, 2010 at 11:14 AM

    Loved your ghosts!

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  21. JackieNovember 4, 2010 at 11:48 AM

    Great one! For being tired of Halloween you did a great job of closing it . Love the picture illustrations

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  22. Pat @ Mille Fiori FavoritiNovember 4, 2010 at 11:49 AM

    This was so cute, Sue! I love all the images you found and the music was so much fun!

    I sent all my leftover Halloween candy to work with my husband. Too tempting!

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  23. yayaNovember 4, 2010 at 1:32 PM

    A Halloween lover like me! Great post and very clever! Dots are also a big fav of mine BTW..just sayin'

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  24. GattinaNovember 4, 2010 at 1:40 PM

    Love these little ghosts ! This year I didn't see anything of Halloween because I was in Egypt, and there nobody celebrated not even the tourists.

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  25. JudieNovember 4, 2010 at 2:17 PM

    Sue,you are incredibly clever! Great poem and pix!!

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  26. JessNovember 4, 2010 at 3:02 PM

    That was some amazing alliterism, and a magnificent use of the letter G, a lot.

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  27. MaryNovember 4, 2010 at 3:16 PM

    Great Ghostly Post :-)

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  28. TerraNovember 4, 2010 at 4:06 PM

    What a groovy ghoulish post! Totally loved the music too!

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  29. lissaNovember 4, 2010 at 4:10 PM

    all I seem to imagine is casper, the friendly ghost

    nice G alphabe-thursday post & thanks for your visit

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  30. DarleneNovember 4, 2010 at 4:49 PM

    Love your alliteration. It really made for a perfect "G" post. I think it would be hard to top this but I'm going over to take a look.

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  31. fredamansNovember 4, 2010 at 6:37 PM

    Groovy!

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  32. Grandma HoneyNovember 4, 2010 at 10:03 PM

    I feel like I just want to jump right into that grandma and grandpa's house!

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  33. alpinekleinsNovember 4, 2010 at 10:04 PM

    So cute! Truly a winner, captures that oh so fun feeling of Halloween :)

    Kristin

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  34. CarolineNovember 5, 2010 at 6:14 AM

    Well done! I like the music to accompany this too. Oh, and I am a bad mommy who bribed my girls into giving me their leftover Dots candy! I love that stuff!

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  35. ~✽Mumsy✽~November 5, 2010 at 6:36 AM

    Oh wow..what a great G poem, with fabulous photos!

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  36. CherylNovember 5, 2010 at 12:20 PM

    Giggling gleefully.

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  37. JoNovember 5, 2010 at 8:35 PM

    loved you poem ... and those dots sure have a habit of vanishing ... as do the rest of the the halloween treats .... that must be the "trick" part!

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  38. Su-sieee! MacNovember 6, 2010 at 9:22 AM

    I like the image of all them ghoulish ghosts sneezing. Ah-chooo!

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  39. PondsideNovember 6, 2010 at 3:04 PM

    I'm glad that I wasn't the only one who wasn't ready to ditch Hallowe'en right away!

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  40. JennyNovember 7, 2010 at 7:50 AM

    A great and ghoulish goodbye to ghastly Halloween!

    Sue, thanks for an amazing stop on Alphabe-Thursday's gourney through G.

    This was fabulous.

    And I want to live in that house. It is really charming.

    A++++++++++++++++

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  41. TinaNovember 8, 2010 at 3:14 AM

    that grinning guy with the bulging eyeballs freaked me out!

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