Cast iron ribs glow cherry red
Pancake batter spreads like lead
Coffee steam curls through the grate
Short-order tickets stack by eight
Velvet cloaks sweep past my crown
Flicker shadows pin them down
Pumpkin grins carved in the smoke
Halloween burns on the coke
Midnight masquerade on steel
Skeleton keys tap counter tops
Vampire fangs bite steak non-stop
Witches stir their brew in cups
Werewolves howl for eggs sunny-side up
Velvet cloaks sweep past my crown
Flicker shadows pin them down
Pumpkin grins carved in the smoke
Halloween burns on the coke
Midnight masquerade on steel
Mummy wraps unravel napkins white
Frankenstein bolts spark plug light
Bride of Frankenstein wants rye
Dracula sips tomato high
Candle wax drips on my flank
Bone-handled knives scrape rank to rank
Organ chords bleed from the juke
Cello bows scratch heavy fluke
Velvet cloaks sweep past my crown
Flicker shadows pin them down
Pumpkin grins carved in the smoke
Halloween burns on the coke
Midnight masquerade on steel
Black cat arches on the stool
Spider webs the sugar bowl
Goblin grins at hash browns crisp
Banshee wails — the coffee's missed
Velvet cloaks sweep past my crown
Flicker shadows pin them down
Pumpkin grins carved in the smoke
Halloween burns on the coke
Midnight masquerade on steel
Midnight masquerade on steel
Ash falls gray on seasoned crown
Dawn breaks the masquerade down
