Brightening the gloom

It was dark and stormy

that night my car broke down

 I was out in the middle of nowhere

there was no one else around

It was raining cats and dogs

the rain was pouring down

As the water rushed by the car

I thought that I might drown

 the thunder rolled and rumbled

then the lightning cracked the air

 That was when I first saw it

sitting way up there

 A spooky old house up on the hill

its splendor long since gone

 I made my way up the hill

seeking shelter from the storm

 I made it to the gothic gates

that fenced the old house in

 I pushed the gate wide open

on its creaky hinge

I walked the path that led me

To the massive ornate doors

 I raised the gargoyle knocker

And rapped upon the door

Oh my heart was full of sorrow

My soul ached with sacred pain

 slowly the door fell open

And something drew me in

I was standing in the entry hall

The light was low and dim

 The lighting crashed just briefly

Brightening the gloom

And that was when I saw her

In the living room

 She was sitting by the fireplace

In an old Victorian chair

When she turned to face me

I felt the need to scream

 And then these tricksters turned the lights on

And shouted “Happy Halloween”