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It Is Hallows Eve

Peeking in the door at me at a quarter to three What to my amazed wandering eyes could it be? A goblin or a ghost or a tiny warlock banshee? Peeking in the door at me at a quarter to three… I ran to the door and I looked out with all my able-bodied might. And I flipped on my notoriously not-very-good porch light. But what was I able to see at this time of night? Just a flickering bulb that was not very helpful or bright. I began to search for a flashlight when I heard a tee-hee. Something invisible, which was giggling, was following me! My blood ran cold and I asked it to please leave me alone. Then I and she came over here to write this little poem. It could be a gargoyle, a phantom vampire or a witch. Whatever it is, it makes the floaters in my eye fairly twitch. It’s Hallows Eve and the night is as black as pitch. Whoever it is, it has a laugh that scares me and Uncle Mitch.

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Date: 6/3/2021 9:00:00 AM
Another good one, Caren. You ought to collect up your Hallows Eve poems and put them in a chapbook.
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 6/9/2021 9:38:00 AM
Good thinking, Caren. I'm thinking about another chapbook...after fifty years!!!
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 6/4/2021 12:57:00 PM
I am going to try to figure out how to divide up my poems into books and categories this summer Hank.

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