An abstract trick of the eyes,
I thought I saw you again.
A word in my mouth just dies,
frozen by what might have been.
Trick Questions
Our heads are round
so our thoughts can
change direction- but
that sometimes means
going around and around
in never ending circles
we can start again any time
Distance and time permitting
unless we punch a hole in these
distant walls that are separating us
I truly want to see her again and again
I really do remember her and regret
ever saying that I don't
Trick questions sometimes get wrong answers
Especially on bright sunny days regardless
of location and time of year
He's a whiz of a wiz
and what a whiz he is,
when he gets, sets right down,
and puts his mind to it,
with a trick or two up his sleeve,
he won't hesitate or dissimulate, he'll just do it,
and your eyes you really won't believe.
When his magic hat and he
had a holiday in Hawaii,
where, as he sat beach-side,
a Mai Tai to drink,
asked a local moke,
“Is it all mirrors and smoke?”
He reproachfully replied,
'Now, what do you think?
Have no illusions,
I'm not a prestidigitator,
with sleight of hand,
intended to obfuscate,
I've taken the oath,
my secrets never to reveal,
however, I can say this,
you may speculate.'
"What I have Learned about Broken Promises is Priceless." By Poet
As a young child,
friends would make a promise.
They would break their word,
followed by hurt.
The dating world was famous for this trick,
as boys loved to break their promise.
Did it make them feel powerful?
Maybe!
My dad was a very wise person,
he never made many promises.
Guess he knew the pain hiding behind words,
words that were unkept are friends with lies.
He would say,
we will see or maybe.
I knew if he had made me a promise,
it was guaranteed to be done.
So glad this lesson was learned as a child,
thanks dad.
Bradley pup’s birthday was on Halloween
trick-or-treating seemed kind of mean
it riled up that usually happy pup
he did not like strangers when he’d sup
can’t they trick-or-treat some other time?
Bradley would ask his daddy in a whine
I’ll try daddy said, but his bark was not understood
they ruined his birthday every year as treaters could
three geese walked into a bar; just kidding
but there were three geese from town of Glidding
They decided to dress in costume for Halloween night.
Pilgrim, pumpkin head, and ghost who was stark white.
They were invited eagerly to join the children throng.
They did not have to honk, so nothing went wrong.
When others yelled out “trick or treat”
they held out their sacks, for goodies to eat.
Cold chill erupts
mother nature has tricked us
what's next should we ask
Six cats devised a crazy October plan
Where they would sneak into Halloween land
They were going to trick or treat for kibble or fish
It is our desire, our need, our largest wish
But people give out candy, their parents cried.
And you’ll put yourself at risk, it would be better to hide.
The cats could not be detoured, they went any way
Returning home with nothing but candy, disappointed that day.
pretend pumpkin, faux witch, ghastly ghost and mummy
paraded through Halloween’s trick-or-treat with a dummy
Not a person, but rather a frightening, freaky doll
they used it to make their demands sound less small
Our child needs candy, they would say to each host
Especially good at a pleading voice was the ghastly ghost
the doll was a prop they probably did not need
because along the way they found Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Appleseed was a hit at every house they hit
He told caramel apple stories, that helped a bit.
“Trick or treat” they sang in unison, friends for life.
Collecting sweet candy without worry or strife.
trick-or-treating at Farmer Browns was fun
headless hens were constantly on the run
the rooster would chase them around the barn
causing little distress, instilling no harm
a super tall scarecrow welcomed them all
witch’s laugh came out of a bewitched doll
gumdrops and lollipops were given out
ghouls and goblins made most of us shout
scary place was this haunted country house
tucked back in a hamlet known as Little Crouse
some of our best times were had there on Halloween
hayride, pumpkin patch, evil witch with green sheen
neon trick or treater girl amazed us with her glow
I have a black light living room, so I invited her over, said Flo
She came in and danced around, a party all her own
We did not think she would ever leave, something to condone
My husband made lots of suggestions, but she really wanted to stay
But you had to finally kick her out, suggested my not-so-nice cousin Jay
No, we went to bed, listening to her dance all over the place
She had pancakes this morning, we are hoping she’ll give us a bit of space
trick-or-treat bear
was afraid he might scare
but Halloween was in the air
and he was given a dare
he decided to try a trick-or-treat
because he loved candy, actually any old sweet
trick-or-treat bear
went to the first house
it was owned by a mouse
who called him a louse
mice do not share
they put on a snooty air
that put a little scare
into trick-or-treat bear
Dracula polished his gravestone until it gleamed at midnight.
He visited the grocery store, but fit in with them all right
Other people were wearing costumes, it was Halloween
No one realized he was not, so he was not really seen.
He bought all kinds of goodies for trick-or-treaters and waited.
Inside the graveyard gates, this cannot be overstated.
No one came to trick-or-treat, people don’t go there at night often.
So Dracula took the treats back to his eagerly waiting coffin.
squirrel who hides treats went out in disguise
scrambling among other treaters, kind of a surprise
you have such a neat costume, I really like the hood!
This was stated by many children and my Uncle Goode
Uncle Goode told us about the squirrel and we had a laugh
We knew he was real, said my pal, a good-natured giraffe
But since he did not, we loved it that the squirrel pulled the wool.
That disguise which was terrific was his ultimate Halloween goal.
baby bear loved autumn more than almost anyone
Pumpkins, vampires, cobwebs and bats were part of his fun
He loved Halloween, especially the trick-or-treating
He could do this without a costume, a mask or ghostly sheeting
his parents thought it was wild that he loved going door to door
getting gobs of candy that they could save in their cave store
during hibernation, it was safe, in a cool, happy spot.
baby bear brought in so much loot, it was amazing for a tot.
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