I am a scarecrow
Wielding two thousand pieces of candy,
One by one, to make it last.
Really? Yes, really. Two thousand…
Kids queue from curb to porch, an
Exceptional sunflower costume—
Xtra piece for you. Por Favor
Chocolate? Yes,
Everyone’s favorite. The
Line squirms and snakes
Longer, as the sugared-up and
Eager clamor for more, more.
Now wait—haven’t you already been here
Tonight? The hour grows
Late.
You refill my wine glass
Up to the rim. Even scarecrows
Need Pinot. Leftover lentil soup for
Dinner? What dinner? No time to
Eat. I’ll feast on Milk Duds.
Really it’s allowed tonight,
Practically expected.
Required even.
Enhanced excitement. Big
Sister reminding little brother—
Say ‘Trick or Treat’, don’t forget…
Underneath an almost full moon
Reawakened memories mold my thoughts,
Envelop me.
Really? You aren’t wearing a costume…
Even adults scam for sugar
Parading infants, holding them high, a
Lion King offering
Into the air as justification.
Eastward, clouds
Dance around the black treeline.
Quietly I creep from my post
Undetected during a lull in the sweet-
Eating throngs. This scarecrow is
Entirely out of goodies, down to one
Nasty, sticky piece lodged
In the bottom of her plastic cauldron.
Empty.Sorry, no mas.
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| Munger Place Halloween |
talya
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
LOVE this!!! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Thank you Meg!
This is awesome! I figured out that this was an acrostic phrase before I got to the fine print at the end. I stopped reading midway through to figure out what the phrase was, then I went back to the beginning and read straight through. ♥
Thanks Kathy! It was a bit tricky to work all those random words in – LOL.
So fun! Love this!!!
Awesome! I was about halfway through too when I had to stop to figure out what the acrostic phrase was 🙂
And I can’t even imagine needing 2,000 pieces of candy! Wow!!
Thank you Julie. Yes, we have an unbelievable number of trick-or-treaters…
You did an excellent job incorporating the acrostic into your Halloween story. Loved it!
Thank you! It was fun.
That is so cool, that I might just have to try it for myself. Or just copy you! 🙂
Thank you Melissa. Acrostics are a great way to get the juices flowing.
Truly delightful. And ingenious.
Thank you Dot!
You are so talented!!! And I love your costume!
Cute costume!
I got lost after the word pressure. What came next? I see Queen, but nothing else is spelling out a word to me. Very ingenious and it must have taken quite some time!
The prompt was – “I work excellently under pressure, replied Queenie”… Random I know!
Well done! After Halloween and after composing this piece, you must have needed a rest! 🙂
Halloween is a big ordeal in our neighborhood. I’m thankful I no longer have to go to work the next morning!
This is delightful! Bet it was fun to write.
Thanks Dorothy—it was fun:)
That is too cute! I admire your penchant for poetry. 🙂