A Cautionary Tale For Halloween

A cautionary tale I have for you.
Trust no one that you see on Halloween,
especially whom you’ve opened your door to.
Trickery diabolical I’ve seen.
One Halloween while feasting with a friend
on Reece’s pieces (popular for treats),
the door bell rang. Who knew it was the end
of my poor friend? She thought they wanted sweets.
Three vampires with one alien just said,
“Can you come off your porch?" She was apprised
of someone who was hurt and nearly dead.
She left with them, then vanished. Paralyzed
was I.  It was abduction. After dawn
I only found some blood where she had gone!

Oct. 27, 2020 for Emile Pinet's Halloween Challenge Contest
Words used: alien, blood, cautionary, vampires, trickery, abduction, paralyzed , Halloween, feasting, diabolical
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Laurie Avatar
October 31, 2020 at 4:04 PM
Hello Andrea … a verse to suit the occasion and it has the reader using their imagination - well done again Andrea - Lindsay
Krutsinger Avatar
October 28, 2020 at 5:04 AM
The spookiest part to me was the blood. It is one thing to disappear. Another thing to lose blood while you do it. Just in time for Halloween. Bravo!
Edmonds  Avatar
October 28, 2020 at 12:30 AM
A very scary Halloween tale, clever use of Emile’s words too Andrea, good luck for the contest... Belle:-)
Buhagiar Avatar
October 27, 2020 at 11:58 PM
This seems to happen all the year round. Lived your poem though. ~~
Y. Avatar
October 27, 2020 at 9:42 PM
WoW!Andrea, You used the chosen words and made good story. Just reading it “creeped” me out. Excellent job. It looks a winner to me. I wish you the best of luck in the contest. Have a good evening:-) Alexis
Bayles Avatar
October 27, 2020 at 3:15 PM
Enjoyable, Andrea. It's perfect for this season.
Watt Avatar
October 27, 2020 at 1:28 PM
Nice job on the Word Wizard, Andrea. Your talent for sonnetizing any subject now extends to alien abductions on Halloween! I bet you never ate Reese's Pieces again, haha!
Cunningham Avatar
October 27, 2020 at 1:26 PM
Good advice, don't open your door to anyone. Good luck in the contest Andrea. Tom
Ranaweera  Avatar
October 27, 2020 at 12:33 PM
A great tale for Halloween with a piece of advice!! Good one for the contest, Andrea!!
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