October
O-ctober flames of pumpkin eyes, stoked.
C-reepy coldness at our backs. Tales
T-old with ale — the headless horseman.
O-ff he rides in the wind.
B-rr, wind wool scarf ‘round neck.
E-ars shudder as the narrator says,
“R-est your heads for awhile, friends.”
10/7/2019
October Contest 45 or Less Words Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Caren Krutsinger
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