Halloween Challenge 2022 – Pumpkin
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Four rocks painted like jack-o-lantern pumpkins
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This scary pumpkin head scarecrow is sitting on a swing in our neighbor’s front yard.
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Happy Halloween – A Ballad for Jack
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A Halloween Poem I wrote in 2015
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A BALLAD FOR JACK
Out in the garden, way in the back,
A tangle of vines did grow.
There was a secret, hidden away,
For only me to know.
I watered and tended this special vine,
And, day by day it grew.
Soon, it revealed an orange orb…
I was the only one who knew.
I was so happy, I talked to it…
In fact, I named him Jack.
He grew up big and strong, that gourd…
I think he liked me back.
Then as the days grew cooler yet,
And, the sun was feeling dim,
I wanted Jack to stay with me,
But, it was time to part from him.
And, so it came, that sad, sad day…
Jack said it would be fine…
I took my knife and severed him…
I cut him from the vine.
I cried a river, but through my tears,
Jack looked at me and smiled…
He said to carve a great big grin,
For every little child.
And, so I did, I carved a face
For Jack’s big orange head.
Now, every Halloween night that comes,
Jack’s eyes shine bright, instead.
Thanks for visiting! Peace ☮️
© 2022 BS
It is so very much more interesting and imaginative than a bottomless pit of the pumpkin spice food and drinks~
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Thanks so much, Larry! 🙂
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Good poem, but sad. I like the pumpkin rocks. XO
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Thanks, Ellen! Glad you like these. Yes, the poem is kind of sad, but at least Jack could make children smile at the end. 🙂
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This must be giving nightmares to the kids.
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Thanks, Sadje! It is creepy looking! This year they again have very noisy clowns, some huge! And I think I counted 15 so far, plus a light show projected onto the flat side of our garage. Really fun, but maybe scary for the little ones. 🙂
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Definitely scary for little ones
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