Halloween Poem # 1...Sad Little Clown

My doorbell rings and what do I see? Ghosts and witches grinning at me Kids of every shape and size With painted faces and sparkling eyes There in the glow of a pale street light Ghouls and goblins are owning the night But then I notice way off to the side A lonely clown as he tries to hide From the other kids in the neighbor's yard I don't mean to stare but it's very hard This little guy looks so lost and alone Like a night of fun he's never been shown I call to him,he comes to my side I say "little one there's no need to hide You look so sweet in your clown costume Mommy dressed you up I assume?" He started to cry and said to me "My mom has gone to heaven you see Daddy dressed me the best he knew how Then dropped me off-that's why I'm here now" So I said "Well you're the best ever clown" With that he started to lose his frown I filled his bag with treats and candy Threw in some pennies that I had handy He grinned and left to meet his dad I thought of how he'd been so sad Hoping I had brightened his night I closed the door and shut off the light