A Magical Halloween Pin

As Halloween approached,
a middle-age redhead,
working in a coffee shop,
boldly wore a spider pin.
It had a massive body
of ruby-colored glass,
and was, in subdued lighting,
as striking as her smile.
In that one adornment
of child-like abandon,
she loaned me a key
to a fluid dimension--
a sweet, hidden wellspring,
expansive, when tapped,
of all possibilities,
where young may be old,
and old may be young
where in the mortal struggle
against prosaic prudence
and tired perspectives,
bewitchment can prevail--
a phoenix from ashes--
in magical resiliency,
wondrous, warm, and winking.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Gauthier Avatar
May 22, 2021 at 6:58 AM
Love the whimsy of this piece, Carol ~
Kimathi Avatar
July 24, 2017 at 3:50 AM
What a splendid piece! Congrats Carol, for having your work featured in the Poetrysoup homepage! :-)
Joshua Avatar
July 23, 2017 at 2:54 PM
Nice poem!
Duncan Avatar
July 23, 2017 at 2:42 PM
Nicely done, my 28 yr old daughter is counting the days till Halloween :)
Petersen Potter Avatar
January 31, 2015 at 9:06 AM
Lots of fun to be reading about Halloween Carol. Very nice pen! I truly enjoyed reading your poem my dear friend. A 7 from me! :) Love and hugs! xxxx D. ^O^
Mays Avatar
February 3, 2015 at 12:45 AM
Hi, Dorian--Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for your interest. I've enjoyed your poetry, also. Carol
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