To the editor:
This is the month
ghosts begin practicing …
start rehearsing for their special day …
Halloween!
They make sure they are heard
but can not be seen …
invent weird noises
loud and scary like
auto brake screeching
through the city at night.
Dracula’s kick off, coffin covers
brush aside — burial dust — smile friendly smiles
to win people’s trust.
Suddenly an abundance of black cats appear
screeching out warning, “Danger is near!”
Dogs start howling with foxes and coyotes
say they have not eaten — are viciously hungry —
stars and moon hide up in the sky
making it pitch black for every human eye!
Skeletons rattle and cause frightening commotion
but they do not succeed in scaring kids away.
Kids go on banging on doors of their neighbors
seeking treats on every Halloween Day.
Happy Halloween to you!
Jeanette Maes
Lynn
