Halloween Night

Happily in costume, children walk streets. All Hallows Day, Halloween. Trick or treat. Laughing at neighbors’ doors, ghosts under sheets. Lingering for candy, a child’s entreat. Overhead the sky dark black; fathoms fear. Windy walks, silent streets, goblins appear. Erie tones of voice, parents watch austere. Endearing fun and teasing as ghouls draw near. Nonchalantly, breathing deep, not one tear. Night is filled with mysteries; souls endure. Imagination grips and minds ensnare. Graves and tombstones bedecked front yards, a lure. Halloween celebrates souls, not yet pure. Trick-or-treat; rich or poor, fear fills the air. © Dane Smith-Johnsen September 30, 2011 Written for Halloween Fun Contest sponsored by Russell Sivey FORM: Acrostic with rhyme