H A L L O W E E N
Jack-O-Lanterns glow in cold night air As little children run and try to scare With costumes made of sheets resembling ghosts While inside houses, neighbors stay and toast This All-Hallowed Eve when spirits stir And insubstantial shadows streak and blur Across harvests of apples red ‘n pumpkins Ripe and richly oranging their skins For blazing leaves dizzying down around Upon the ground on air without a sound.
A yearly ritual revered by all That marks celebration of the season--fall-- Before winter descends with ice and snow And all outdoor frolics indoors must go.
So, trick-or-treat up and down your street Until you grow tired with aching feet.
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T H A N K S G I V I N G
Colors fall yellow and red As autumn leaves are bled Of green down upon the ground--
And families gather far and round To celebrate the season hearty With food and drink to have a party Filled with turkey, stuffing, yams, Corned-bread, potatoes and sugar-cured hams--
A feast of appetites indulged Until stomachs and waists are bulged With “Thank-You’s” for the occasion forgotten And “Giving Thanks” wholly misbegotten.
A renewal of values is long overdue--
A REAL “Thanks-Giving” for me and for you.
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