That’s right kiddlywinks, H-Day, and the Grand Finale of #CoffinHop, are mere days away. While not all of my plans have come to fruition, I now only have three big prizes left to bestow. Throw your peepers on this:
Today’s prize is this lovely custom made bookmark from Designs By The Divine Ms Liz, this one being the “Vampire Tears” bookmark. “Swarovski crystals in clear, antique pink and siam red, make up the ends of this black satin ribbon line.” This lovely object d’art will be lovingly placed within the pages of an autographed print copy of A Career Guide To Your Job In Hell and accompanied by a copy of Dark Moon Digest #3 and a few Halloweeny treats.
How to win? I want your best Devils’s Night, All Hallow’s Eve or Samhain haikus. Leave them in the comments and tomorrow morning – spent, exhausted and bleary-eyed – I will devour them with my morning pots of coffee and decree a winner with the help of my ever-present demon-monkey helpers.
Now get the hell on out there and check out the other 90-some authors who have been kicking it in the love bumps for you ALL WEEK LONG. These people have transcended normal human limitations and become Gods Among Hoppers. Give them some love. www.coffinhop.blogspot.com
**OK, so it took an extra day, kill me why don’tcha? I had to take the missus for some Helloween inkin’ and then came home to find the homestead beseiged by a wandering tribe of Zombie Samsquamch and me boyos fighting them off with spears fashioned from Transformers and sharpened Lego blocks. Once I entered the fray with my tri-furcated chainsaw, and armed the lads with their nickle-plated .45’s, we made short work of them and had a lovely dinner of ‘Squamch steaks and maple whiskey-beer. Then we sat down to pick a winner… #1 Son chose Julie Jansen’s tidbit; Thing 2 chose the Red Tash entry; Ms Liz chose Amy Marshall’s Haikuzen and I was taken with Lizzy L’s smartassery. Finding ourselves at a standstill, we resorted to a game of knifey-spooney. That led to much spilled syrup, copious amounts of alligator tears and 36 stitches bisecting the tattoo of Hervé Villechaize on my left buttock. It also led to the naming of The Divine One as Ultimate Fighting Champion of Southern Alberta. Therefore, it pleases me to no end to announce Her Badassednesses decree – WINNER WINNER, CHICKEN DINNER – Amy Marshall!!**
Got How? 
dead again tonight.
she’ll not take me back this time.
still I stand outside.
Fellow Coffin Hopper Paul D. Dail
http://www.pauldail.com- A horror writer’s not necessarily horrific blog
Dance round the bonfire
And welcome home my dead
Happy new year
I rented a theater
had my wedding in costumes
frankenstein’s bride was mine
Day of Irony
Don’t take candy from strangers
Unless you’re dressed up.
This was supposed to be the one:
Light the candle now
Cue feast, welcome home my dead
My happy new year
Trade you my zombie
For your werewolf, ghost, vampire,
Or Icelandic troll.
My bed waits again
For pied blood and bride-to-be
Tonight, the first dance
What is scarier
Dying or trick-or-treating
with small kids? Choose death.
I have never been
Good at writing poetry
Happy Halloween
Firelight flickers
for the nomadic spirits
stalking by moonlight
Those Brown Palace ghosts. /
Ya gotta drink to see em. /
Drink more…hup…see more.
Some good ones here (modestly including my own, of course), but yours is awesome. I can relate most of the time (just happened to get inspired today).
Paul D. Dail
http://www.pauldail.com- A horror writer’s not necessarily horrific blog
Me like candy, yo
It gets you hyped up like woah
Pixie Stixs rule me
Night breath of wind sighs
among forgotten tombs while
Moonlight stalks between
^__^ (it’s the meds…)
The bigfoot howls deep
Olympia forest night
And coyotes respond
Hello Axel. I’m Julie Jansen’s dad giving your haiku a shot.
Jerry
Clouded harvest moon
Jack-o-Lantern eyes brighter
A flame much too near
…. Yeah, that’s all I got. /laugh
I have never written a Haiku in my life – so your are admonished not to laugh or shake your finger at me. I looked them up and think I get it. Okay before I chicken out – thank you so much for the fun giveaway opportunity and participating in the Coffin Hop!
Devil’s Night is here
Chocolate treats everywhere
Chase away my fear
Yea – you guessed it, I am a firm believer in chocolate being the cure-all it is LOL
dz59001[at]gmail[dot]com
Bones crack and veins spill
Nothing to stop my will
To find inspiration for my quill
Happy Halloween:)
WHOOOOO */* HOOOOOO!!!!!!! Lyrica must ROCK! I dunno… sometimes I can’t find my brain on it….
Gonna make NaNoWriMo interesting, that’s for sure! THANK YOU!!!!!!