Halloween Will Never Be the Same Again

I longed to hear cute costumed kids
say “Trick or Treat!” that chilly night.
To give each one a goody bag
would make me smile with pure delight. 

Because of Covid, few came by.
My little Bandit’s friendly bark
and wagging tail delighted all~~
but then the evening lost its spark.

When all kids left, a red-eyed “ghoul”
appeared. My puppy whined and fled.
I froze. Then on November 1
I woke up screaming in my bed.

My pup—not black, but solid white—
was back. My hair was snow-white too.
When I tell others what transpired,
they think I’m bonkers. Well, don’t YOU?!


October 23, 2022
entered in the 12-16 Lines of Scary Halloween Rhyme Poetry Contest
  Placed 1st
Sponsor: Tania Kitchin
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022


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Date: 11/1/2022 12:10:00 PM
Absolutely delightfully eerie Janice! No, I don't think you're "bonkers!" You can add me to the membership roles of Club Bonkers. There are things unseen and unexplainable in our world. Your poem has skillfully brought that to light with creative rhymes and images! Congratulations on your win! Blessings for All Saints Day!
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Date: 10/31/2022 5:20:00 PM
Well, I don't think you're bonkers because a small part of my mind thinks--what if they're true? OK, so now we're both bonkers! :) Congrats on your win!
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Date: 10/31/2022 6:58:00 AM
Back with big congratulations on your win Janice ! :)
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Date: 10/31/2022 1:47:00 AM
Super scary; congratulations on a well-deserved win.
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Date: 10/30/2022 4:32:00 PM
I know of someone who fell off a ladder and all his hair fell out. Some eventually grew back but it grew back white. So, no, you’re not bonkers… but you are a first place winner. Congrats on that. Terry
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 10/30/2022 6:01:00 PM
That is amazing! Thanks SO MUCH, Terry. Janice
Date: 10/30/2022 4:16:00 PM
Janice, congratulations on your first place win with your creative Halloween poem, love the mix of scary and humor in this one!
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 10/30/2022 6:00:00 PM
Tania, thanks a million for sponsoring and for my win! I am thrilled! Janice
Date: 10/27/2022 9:18:00 AM
What a fun write Janice. Witty and scary and cute! :)
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 10/28/2022 7:35:00 AM
Thanks so much, Linda. Janice
Date: 10/24/2022 11:36:00 AM
Seeing is believing? Enjoyed! Aloha!
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 10/25/2022 10:24:00 AM
LOL! Thanks, Rico! Janice
Date: 10/23/2022 12:08:00 PM
ummm, no. Just clever enough to write about it.
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 10/23/2022 2:42:00 PM
Jenna, thanks so much! Janice
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