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The Why of Halloween

The kids run about on the streets while parroting their "Trick or Treats." It's the children's true bliss and the reason is this: It's the day to fill up on free sweets! For john Freeman's "Halloween Limerick Contest"

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Jon A Cavanaugh

Date: 10/13/2013 10:21:00 AM

Wonderful limerick. And we have nother coming up soon. Love this poem

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 11/29/2010 4:39:00 AM

Congratulations Andrea on your win in John Freeman's "Halloween Limerick Contest". Love, Carol

James Fraser

Date: 11/27/2010 8:01:00 AM

No sweets unless their costume is kool, or they tell a funny joke. Nice fun Limerick Andrea, congrats on your win >> James :)

Michael J. Falotico

Date: 11/26/2010 3:58:00 AM

Congrats on your big win!!!!! well done... luv Michael84

Francine Roberts

Date: 11/25/2010 11:46:00 AM

perfect entry for the contest , congrats on your win

Wilma Neels

Date: 11/25/2010 9:26:00 AM

Hey Andrea! Congratulations on your win in John's contest.. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family as well.. Love Wilma

Robert A. Dufresne

Date: 11/25/2010 4:34:00 AM

And you can't blame em for that! Congratulations to you Andrea for this and all your other fine wins. You are an awesome poet!

Sara Kendrick

Date: 11/25/2010 4:03:00 AM

Congratulations on your win in John's contest..Sara

Dr Hitendra Mehta

Date: 11/24/2010 9:06:00 PM

Andrea....Congrats on notching up big win in the contest........ Happy Thanksgiving.....Luv/Best wishes.....Hitendra Mehta

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 11/24/2010 8:16:00 PM

Congrats Andrea on your big win in John's contest with this cool Limerick my friend.. enjoy another big win tonight with luv..

Tahera Mannan

Date: 11/24/2010 7:54:00 PM

I agree Andrea. Many congratulations for this win.

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 11/24/2010 2:57:00 PM

Congratulations on this well deserved win, Andrea

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 11/24/2010 2:57:00 PM

Andrea, Congratulations on your win in John's contest! Love, Carolyn

John Freeman

Date: 11/24/2010 2:01:00 PM

Congratulations Andrea, on your worthy poem's fourth place, and have a happy thanksgiving. Agape, Moses

Adell Foster

Date: 11/11/2010 9:16:00 AM

A wonderfully sweet Halloween limerick treat, great imagery and flow throughout the read. Good Luck with contest :-) Many Blessings, Always, Adell

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 10/31/2010 11:22:00 AM

And we get to "fill up" on all the leftover sweets, Andrea! Great entry for John's contest. Wishing you success. Love, Carolyn

Kabuteng P.Ink K.

Date: 10/29/2010 10:14:00 PM

;) anything for free sweets, huh? This was a cute limerick for the reason of halloween :) hope you're computer's doing ok now, Andrea :)-- will reply to your mail later ok? hugs to you & thanks so much for passing by my poems :) thanks btw for the heads up on Church Dog-- will read it later :) hugs again-- nikko :)

John Loving Iii

Date: 10/29/2010 7:14:00 PM

and how we love our kids. . thats Zechariah 2:4 make sure your in the right book. john

Ralph Taylor

Date: 10/29/2010 4:25:00 PM

Outstanding entry, Andrea. Enjoyed. Good luck. Thanks for reading my stuff. Have a great weekend. xxxRalph

Phyllis Babcock

Date: 10/29/2010 3:07:00 PM

That is so true but I can't imagine the hyper kids if they get into all that candy. Hope you find a car. God Bless phyl

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 10/29/2010 2:33:00 PM

thankxxx Andrea.. so glad u enjoyed all my words today .. enjoy your movie night and car shopping too.. happy Halloween and BOOOH liscious time of trick or treat ..luv..

Sara Kendrick

Date: 10/29/2010 12:40:00 PM

Great work in this one..Should be in the winners' circle..I am glad that I chose this one to read this afternoon..Your comments were interesting in your interpertation of my write "Intervened"...I wrote it in response to a song by a Christian group..The name of the song is "Intervene"....Sara

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 10/29/2010 12:18:00 PM

Soup mail !

Doris Culverhouse

Date: 10/29/2010 12:10:00 PM

Are you ready for the treats? my son wants to go to a haunted trail. So guess where I will be tomorrow?

Gordon Hickman

Date: 10/29/2010 11:37:00 AM

Hi Andrea, A nice little ditty here my dear, and quite true, The little darlings! Lovely to have you dropping by, and I think you must have read nearly all the poems I have submitted, and very many thanks for all your kind comments. hicky.