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spooky times
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have a good hallowe’en
be safe
no razor blades
did that ever happen
not to invoke a retry
of insanity
nothing to do
with trick-or-treat magic
costumes for the veil
that entertain
the fun kind of fear
civil ghosts
good witches who
spell out
in autumn
south in spring
in chocolate letters
marshmallow punctuation
masks
ephemeral disguise
‘til it’s time to treat
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Four pumpkins, individually carved for Halloween 2020. One with a COVID mask.
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photo by the blowup on Unsplash
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clcouch123 
October 31, 2021 at 6:19 pm
You captured the essence of trick or treat in this poem.
November 1, 2021 at 6:29 pm
Thank you. It should be a fun time. Happy Hallowe’en!