salmon cat treats to a cat like chocolate to a human
yellow petals, lone star highs -
catching the Black-eyed Susans
with butterfly eyes
Winners collect
on Spellin' Bees.
But studyin'...is
Tedious, such a Chore.
Trophies, ribbons,
cake, ice-cream.
Applause for pupils
who place fourth.
Winners collect
on Spellin' Bees.
But crammin'...is
Ho-Hum, such a Bore.
Knowledge, gift cards,
free-day sprees.
Treats for students
who can score.
Candy-coated kisses under mistletoe.
Peppermint sticks used to stir marshmallowed cocoa.
Christmas blessings are all around.
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 1st place 2025
I'm ready with candy apples
Hello kiddies come knock at my door
Dare claim your Halloween treat!
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 3rd place 2025
Be especially careful on Halloween,
gather your children and rest serene,
for evil tenderly traces the darkness.
Tales tell what hides in darkest night,
witches fly dart-like in darkened skies
vampires that watch us with hungry eyes
those inhuman beings with unnatural reasonings,
who pounce with sudden, malicious impulse,
drawn by innocent breath and pulse.
Has anyone taken the time to explain
that witches are poisoned by sugary things?
Skittles, chocolates and marshmallow goo,
are toxins to werewolves and vampires too.
Simple exposure to sweets, like candy corn
will cause their skins to bubble and burn.
If you go out, to trick-or-treat - go with intent
- your lives may well depend on it.
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Songs for this:
Me and the Devil by SOAP&SKIN
I Want Candy by Bow Wow Wow
He treats your daughter mean, Lord, I can't be thankful.
For the misery he's caused, my heart feels so dreadful.
Because Daddy, he treats your daughter mean.
I ain't ever seen the sunshine in my dreams.
But the Lord knows I have got this gun, and a battle hymn to hum.
My boots are tied up tight, but my resolve gets tangled at night.
When I hear him call my name, it’s the only time he's tame.
Lord knows my love isn’t sane.
Heaven, I know, I ain't even trying to get through your door.
Send me a semaphore, I'll show him what all the crying's for
Black eyes and calloused hands, trade them for brass horns, and battalions
Banners and stallions, ticker tape parades and grand excursions
Lord, I'll leave him behind, for a diamond built under pressure.
A steam release valve, and a generator of pleasure
Because Daddy, he treats your daughter mean.
Set me right, help my sight, rose tinted and tainted, frosted, and blanketed.
Set me right, oh Lord, I ain't got much fight.
Broken hands and a rejected heart, Lord above, send me a restart.
A preacher in the night, full of sonnets and song
draconian dad
stubbornly immovable
until grandbaby
grandbaby request
cant be denied by papa
amazed baby dad
chocolate covered
giant bunny's cotton tail
~ easter basket treat
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Blubber Treats
Polar
Bears
Break
Holes
Fur
Seals
Are
Meals
• Pink envelopes with letters inside
• Red and white balloons filled with sweets
• This experience is not an unusual one
• On St. Val's I always get treats
• I don't know from who
• I don't know from where
• But they're done with good intentions
• So I don't really care
Tinseled treats, hung from our Christmas tree.
Young, saucered eyes, just gleamed and shined
At the charming, twisting gold and silver art works.
For indeed, these are one of this holiday’s perks!
To a very young child, they whisper of things magical.
Swaying and dancing,they observe from Mother’s clavicle
And though speech, be not theirs, as of yet.
Their artistic sensibilities soar like a fine jet!
Add the scents of frankincense and myrrh,
You will be blessed to hear an infant purr.
Delighting in wonders of the Christmas season.
Every fiber of their being, dances with no reason.
12/2/2024
full moon on hallow's eve
ghosts and goblins
will be trick or treating
for bags and bags of candy
toffee apples on sticks
enough sweets to rot their teeth
children roam the streets
as costumed munchkins
looking for yummy treats
darkness filled with characters
older kids dressed up wild
ranging from devils to angels
spooky pumpkins
carved with care
eerie sounds from coffins
in the dead of night
creaking doors and then
the graveyard comes to life
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Picture Prompt Poetry Contest
Margarita Lillico
It's Halloween night for these three oddballs
Spooks the masks, costumes, candies, norms, and dolls
Three little boys on the prowl
That looks displaced, strange, and foul
Their sights were on scaring with their eyeballs
Halloween TREATS 'LAY' on the STREET
In the 'GREY', the SCENE PRISTINE
Costumes MIXED and FIXED as the children roam in fleet
Children of all 'AGES', DRESS to IMPRESS
Ready for their 'STAGES', to present LOUD and PROUD
Waiting to EXPRESS at the door of the ADDRESS
FOOLS and GHOULS and 'WITCHES' too
QUEUE up in 'STITCHES' to show off their BOO!
And collect their TREATS as they meander along the STREETS so new
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