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I don't celebrate the pagan holiday of Halloween, but I DID want to write something for Russell's contest, so here is my rather 'unscary' offering. I stood alone in the pumpkin patch, a child of three, Searching for one perfectly shaped, but I didn't see any that I liked to be my Jack-O-Lantern this year. Then I heard a loud scary noise, and I cringed in fear. "MOM," I cried! But she whispered, "Hush child. Go back to sleep." Vines were crawling up my feet. Are they supposed to creep? "MOM," I screamed. "This spooky old pumpkin has big mean eyes." But Mom was being pulled down a hole. I heard her cries! Now it had a mouth full of teeth, all chomping at me! Closed my eyes and screamed in fright. I'm just a child of three. I couldn't move, frozen in fear; I was paralyzed... being eaten by a pumpkin who was demonized! There'll be no Halloween for me. It's uncivilized! September 24th, 2017 Russell's Halloween Scare Contest

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James Inman

Date: 11/9/2017 11:02:00 PM

Sorry Lin, my favorite time of the year (go figure). Your story seemed pretty scary to me.

Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 11/9/2017 9:59:00 PM

Congratulations on your win, Lin - this was a lot of fun - keep up the great writing! :-)

Jan Allison

Date: 11/9/2017 6:43:00 PM

dropping back with my congrats Lin:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/1/2017 8:26:00 PM

Oh Lin. You did GREAT . It makes no difference if you celebrate that holiday or not. You did a great nightmare before Halloween type of poem

Joanna Daniel

Date: 9/25/2017 6:35:00 AM

I like your 'little' scare, and can relate with that last line:)

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 9/24/2017 10:07:00 PM

Ha! Love that last line :) scary fun write Lin. Reminds me of how big and scary some things seemed when was so small. My best to you for the contest! xomo

Jan Allison

Date: 9/24/2017 11:48:00 AM

Very creative and it is a unique take on the Halloween theme and it is scary! I too do not celebrate Halloween so find it difficult to write about it. Good luck with the contest (I doubt it will fill to capacity of 169 poems lol) :-) hugs jan xx

Lin Lane
Date: 9/24/2017 12:54:00 PM

Maybe not, and I'm sure this is not what Russ means by scary, but that's ok. It was fun to make it up, with apologies to Peanuts.

Heidi Sands

Date: 9/24/2017 11:32:00 AM

Lin you did well with this creative poem! Good luck in the contest :)

Lin Lane
Date: 9/24/2017 11:37:00 AM

oh, thanks, Heidi, but it's just a fun write. It's not spooky, and I'm sure it won't take the place of a scary write that has a chance of winning since Russell has made room for 169.