Everything is black and gold,
Black and gold, to-night:
Yellow pumpkins, yellow moon
Yellow candlelight;
Jet-black cats with golden eyes
Shadows black as ink,
Firelight blinking in the dark
With a yellow blink
Black and gold, black and gold
Nothing in between-
When the world turns black and gold
Then it's Halloween!
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yeah, that poem
From guest Trucker Toby (contact)
Its one of 'em that the nuns made us memorize back in '62 when I was in the 2nd grade. Stays with you. Thx -
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From guest kat (contact)
I am learning this poem at school I really like this poem so i'm a big fan of halloween poems and your poem black and gold is my fav poem you made -
Thank you
From guest Tom (contact)
I learned this poem in 1954. I repeated it in everyhouse we trick or treated. Back then we had to perform. Not this trick or treat only stuff. Oh, and we said thank you too. -
thank you!
From guest Medy "Cricket' Jester (contact)
My mom has recited the last line of this poem to me and my brothers and sisters for years .... It's so good to hear the rest of it!
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From guest Vickie (contact)
I was go glad to find this poem. I was trying to recite it to my grandson and could only remember the first verse. That shows how very long it has been since I was in grade school. -
I loved this poem when I learned it in elementary school...
From guest Gail Schairer (contact)
but for the life of me I couldn't remember the 3rd and fourth lines of the second stanza! I'm glad I searched online for the poem today, because it brought back fond childhood memories of Halloween. -
From guest Jennifer (contact)
I remember singing this one back in 5th and 6th grade chorus... still my favorite till this day -
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From guest Margie (contact)
I love this poem, I had to memorize it in the third grade. I am 55 and it is still in my head. I have it for my grandchildren now. -
From guest Robin Daskin (contact)
I remember this poem from third grade. The teacher wrote the last stanza on the blackboard and we had to memorize it. -
Simple, beautiful. And quite topical since it'll soon be Halloween. A good poem of the day I would venture to guess. Do we ever have themed poems of the day? That would be fun I think, to have them all be about Halloween.
The poems more about the beauty of the time of year than about the holiday I think. -
From guest Regina Marie Budden (contact)
My mum taught my siblings and I this song, and when we went trick-or-treating she would have us sing it to the people who came to the door. It's definitely a favorite. -
black & gold poem
From guest karen gill (contact)
As a child in the 3rd grade at Risco Elem. we learned this poem,im 39 now and it has stuck with me all these years,what a great poem! -
From guest Barb Healey (contact)
We learned this poem as a song in elementary school. Every year at Halloween, my sister and I (both now in our 40's) phone one another and sing it, then say goodbye. I have taught the song to all my children. I hope they pass is on to their children, when they have them. -
Black and Gold
From guest Kathleen Moore (contact)
I have loved this poem for many years. In 1963, I memorized it, and recited it in our Halloween pagent at Dennis McKenna elementary school in Oxnard, Ca. I have recited it to my children, thier friends, and now my grand children. Each year as we finish carving our pumpkins, we turn out the lights, and as we light each candle and the room becomes illuminated in black and gold, I recite this poem. It is a fun ritual at our house, one my children and grand children will carry on for many years. Thank you so much -
Reciting Black and Gold
From guest Shelly Shupp (contact)
My sister, Cindy, and I had to learn this poem when we attended Remington Elementary School. Whew, that was a few years ago and neither one could remember all of the lines. Finally, I can send it to her and say, "I was right: 'Black and gold, black and gold (Nothing in between) - we both were unsure of that line. Thank you! -
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Black and Gold
From guest Jacquie Johnston (contact)
I loved this poem as a child and love to use it in my grade one class. I had lost my copy and was so happy to find it again. Thanks -
A memory jogger!
From guest Retro (contact)
Thanks for posting this poem. It's been so long since I heard of it I was beginning to think I'd imagined it!
I will be featuring it on my blog at:
random-data.blogspot.com
Come have a peek if you've a bit of time to waste. -
Childhood favorite
From guest Maria Mayo (contact)
I loved this poem as a child and was trhilled to find it again at 52!
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wonderful!
Love this vonnie...its one of my favourites! Thank you so much
gal
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