Halloween Lives

Halloween is different this year Cities and towns turn into actual ghost towns No parties to show off the costume You spent months working on To show off to your friends. No porch lights will be lit To guide the eager children Decked out in their cute costumes To their sugary treasures That rest in cauldrons For them to grab as many as they please. No Halloween parades No Halloween Festivals It’s not even safe To see a Halloween Movie In a Movie Theater. But not all hope is lost For even if we can’t celebrate Like we normally do like every year We find ways to keep the spirit Of Halloween alive in all of us. Watching Halloween Movies with loved ones With a barrel of popcorn and sweets Making Halloween Treasure Baskets To give to the little ones. Candy chutes to safely deliver candy To the brave trick or treaters While applying social distance Wearing symmetrical masks to match their costumes. Zoom Halloween Parties are a clever way To throw a party for your guests Show off your costume and bust a move As you take turns on the Halloween Remix Playlist. Halloween may look different this year But we must not let the invisible monster That haunts our world take away The joy and wonder of the holiday. For the spirit of Halloween The magic of this spooky holiday Can never be taken away from us For it lives in our very souls.