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It came in with ice cream and half empty sunscreen
And went out with goosebumps and “EEK!” Halloween
That autumnal breeze and the fire in the trees
Gave way to demons and trembly knees

Leaves all relinquished their sure Summer grip
Fluttering down they would duck, dive and dip
To settle in russet hues there on the ground
But eddy and flit as the breeze whipped around

And by Halloween with the ground full of leaves
There’s zombies and ghouls in whom no-one believes
Well maybe the numbskulls who worship the night
But then monster lovers were never that bright

That late autumn day there was warmth in the air 
I sat ’gainst a tree and I slumbered right there
Twas All Hallows’ Eve but why would I care
No fancy dress demon would give me a scare 

I’ll suffer no grief from some worn out tradition
I’ll scoff at the undead and show no contrition
No werewolf nor vampire would make my skin prickle
Well... not til the leaf monster gave me a tickle!

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 10/24/2023 8:10:00 PM

Aw, delightful, gobsmacking, treat of an ending there, Terry. You done did dude it again! Your cup of humor doth runneth over... and over... and over... and over... Thanks, Gershon (Faving this, by the way).

Terry Flood
Date: 10/25/2023 4:47:00 PM

Fangs for the fave GW. Truly appreciate your enjoyment. ;-)

Christina Bowring

Date: 10/22/2023 12:34:00 AM

Such a fun, imaginative read Terry. Well written and made me smile :) Love the line, ‘ That autumnal breeze and the fire in the trees’ A real ‘Halloween ‘ entertaining read. Enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing. Have a great Sunday :):)

Terry Flood
Date: 10/24/2023 3:22:00 PM

I shouldn’t say it, but I did feel that particular line deserved to be within a more serious write…. but, whilst I occasionally do serious… it could have been a long wait ;-) Pleased that you enjoyed. Terry

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 10/20/2023 2:25:00 PM

A fun/cute~write/picture. Have a fun weekend writing away.......

Terry Flood
Date: 10/24/2023 3:24:00 PM

Thanks, Paula. Glad you enjoyed this and the picture. I still make no claim to be able to draw, but if I put my mind to it I seem to be able to produce ‘something’. ;-)

Deb M

Date: 10/19/2023 5:27:00 PM

Aww an enchanting fun poem Terry! Debx

Terry Flood
Date: 10/24/2023 3:28:00 PM

Thanks, Deb. Been struggling with one of my more verbose writes (that, with luck at least three people will read ;-) so that’ll be worth the effort then… ha ha) otherwise I would have replied sooner…. Honest!