HALLOWEEN Memories
When I was little, we walked in groups,
brown bag for candy—masked troupes.
Junior high school hijinks—autumn fun.
Leaves raked into piles before setting sun.
Leafed camouflage—disguise the scene,
pop up jack-in-the-box—howl “Halloween.”
Now retired, all days feel Halloween’s past.
As I watch JEOPARDY—questioning clues fast,
I talk to the sofa—no eerie Halloween grouch.
“Who are familiar ghosts sitting on the couch?”
April Ryan, loves her Halloween candy, is a writer and poet, much published on Sharing Stories and in Poetry Corner.
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