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SkeleTom Cat – A Halloween Cat Poem with Heart and Haunt

Updated: May 15


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A sad poem about a tom and queen cat who once found love under the old garden tree. They vowed to rekindle their love in heaven, So what went wrong?



Skeleton cat dreams of playing black cats in moonlit field, surrounded by wildflowers. Whimsical and surreal nighttime scene.
Skeletom Cat: A Spooky Halloween Cat Poem for Kids

SkeleTom Cat


Furless, and skinless, no lungs and no heart

His claws clack and scuttle and scurry and dart


Fangs in his skull, flicker-flit under moon

Meowing and growling his sorrowful tune


Alleyway SkeleTom Cat’s on the prowl

He hotfoots, arched spine, hackle-less, full of howl


SkeleTom Cat slinks beneath the parked cars

Avoiding the prying and dying old stars


Bony, transparent, he’ll never been seen

His quest though, eternal, to find his Earth Queen


Head over paws, once alive full of love

Besotted pet cats vowed to meet up above


Heavenly bound, reunited they’d be

Rekindling romance from the old garden tree


Kittens of Earth, they once frolicked and played

and through their nine lives, their true passion unswayed


One fateful night in the stare of headlights

Old Tom petrified, lost his life, lost his fight


Furless, and skinless, no lungs and no heart

His claws clack and scuttle and scurry and dart


Tom cannot rest until he’s found his Queen

But night after night, she’s nowhere to be seen


Mark Bird


Every Halloween, I try to capture something different – not just the frights and fun, but the feeling. With SkeleTom Cat, I wanted to write a Halloween cat poem that carried a ghost story’s chill but also a love story’s heart. SkeleTom isn’t just a spectral prowler; he’s a romantic spirit on an eternal quest for his lost Queen. Underneath the eerie rhythm and moonlit tension is a poem about undying love and the mystery of what lingers after we’ve lived our nine lives.


As a cat poem for kids, it invites them into a world where claws clack, bones rattle, and alleyways echo with ghostly meows – but there’s poetry in his paws. Young readers can explore language, rhythm, and imagination all at once, tapping into the Halloween spirit with a tale that’s both spooky and sweet.



🎨 Creative Lesson Ideas for Teachers: (Halloween Cat Poem)


This poem opens up rich opportunities across the curriculum. Children can write their own ghost animal tales or love-after-life poems, exploring theme and emotion through metaphor. In drama, they could create a soundscape of the alley or improvise scenes between Tom and his Queen. Artistically, the poem begs to be illustrated – from shadowy cat silhouettes to glowing night skies. Use it to explore rhyme, empathy, suspense, and symbolism – all wrapped in the thrill of Halloween.


Free Creative Writing and Poetry Worksheet for Teachers:









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