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Trick Or Treat

Careless stepping over the sole onto the tongue taking foothold tingling the leg crawl bravery perhaps unwise direction the venomous creep dreadful little faces with large vengeance fire-ants the masks their own next one’s privates the thought covered and bare we all have them both – denial no protection ring the ominous and painfully dance, or flee be called chicken of the season

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Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 9/29/2023 1:28:00 PM

ah, the Halloween season...so much fodder for poets. I like what you did here...clever and nostalgic -- reminds me of the pranks my brothers endured. Enjoy your day, Sara

Joe Dimino
Date: 9/29/2023 2:17:00 PM

Thank you, Sara; it was a fun holiday, for children to mischievously explore fear and eventually be led to self-confident relationship with a loving higher power. With sound adult explanation and positive guidance, it can be religiously instructive.

Curie Stark

Date: 9/9/2023 1:01:00 AM

Nostalgically beautiful

Joe Dimino
Date: 9/9/2023 7:08:00 AM

Thank you, Curie; the old days -- when everything wasn't a sin irredeemable...and children had Safe Spaces to experiment and grow, mentally and spiritually. Blessings my friend.

Speaks Volumes

Date: 9/8/2023 1:24:00 AM

Do I laugh applaud or hand you the insect repellant? Good one Joe. We don't trick or treat here in Aussie land. No halloweening :(

Joe Dimino
Date: 9/8/2023 7:33:00 AM

Tears actually would be appropriate. It's a once fun, creepy ritual really not practiced in the US anymore...no parent in his or her right mind would allow a child out ringing doorbells -- far too dangerous. Most people sleep with a baseball bat or gun at their bedside. That's how bad it has gotten.

Paulette Calasibetta

Date: 9/7/2023 8:01:00 AM

Trick or treat....your poem defines the season.....behind masks the little gremlins creep. Paulette

Joe Dimino
Date: 9/7/2023 10:27:00 AM

Thank you so much Paulette -- did a lot of Trick Or Treating when I was a kid -- fun, safe back then. Blessings.

Tom Woody

Date: 9/7/2023 6:40:00 AM

Bawk bawk. I don't participate so I'm out

Joe Dimino
Date: 9/7/2023 10:28:00 AM

We need our sane, practical members of the community also:) Blessings my friend.

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 9/7/2023 5:52:00 AM

Best of Halloween. The trick works perfectly.

Joe Dimino
Date: 9/7/2023 5:56:00 AM

Hi Victor; thank you so much. Just some seasonal fun. Blessings my friend.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 9/7/2023 5:46:00 AM

- No one wants to be the chicken of the season ... :) - Trick Or Treat - Put on the mask with large vengeance, Joe :))) - Love it :) - hugs

Joe Dimino
Date: 9/7/2023 5:52:00 AM

Thank you, Lise; we are only an ocean apart -- love your poetry. Blessings my friend. Have a beautiful day. Keep writing. Yours is not the ordinary. Greatly gifted.