Hallowe’en Night
As the day draws down to a close of gloom
Wee ghosts and ghoulies start to roam
And soft and loud call “Trick or Treat”s
And sometimes even “Thanks” or “Please”
With open bags and widened eyes
They wait for this stop’s candy prizes
At each and every opened door
The sugar troves swell more and more
Costumes, face paint, plastic masks
And sometimes we do have to ask
“And who are you dressed as today?”
Before the gluttons rush away
Yet soon enough there’s no more knocks
We wait and wait, then by the clock
We know this Hallowe’en is passed
For kids and now it’s ours at last
And one by one our candles light
While murmuring names, so that we might
Make special remembrance each year
Of our well-loved departed dears
Annemarie Cummings
Nov 15, 2011
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