Blood-Curdling To See!

My Most Scary Halloween!

 

 

 

 

 

An orange moon, a pitch black sky

a child of only four was I,

and as the bad witch of the west

for trick-or-treating I was dressed.

 

A gruesome mask, a pointed hat

a flowing robe, a screeching cat,

I was ready and excited.

Halloween, I was delighted!

 

My Dad and I walked down the street

and, happy, I saw friends to greet.

Nothing rattling, nothing macabre,

kids in creepy get-ups I saw.

 

On a corner ghosts were eating,

on slimy worms they were feasting.

With drooling mouths they laughed out loud

and of their antics they were proud.

 

Suddenly, so horrifying!

I felt abandoned, I was crying.

Standing nearby, dressed just like me,

a wicked witch, blood-curdling to see!

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

This story is a true one. Poor little me!

Graphic credit: VTG USA Halloween 18" Witch Trick or Treat Die Cut Cardboard Decoration Cut Out for sale on E-Bay as seen on Bing Images.

Reviews

[Jack...]

Very cool Joyce and I could picture this vividly in my mind. How cute. Happy Halloween.

[Joyce S. Greene]

Thanks, Jack, I really appreciate hearing your kind thoughts about my poem. Happy Halloween to you, too.

[richom]

Excellent poem with fine rhymes and a very rhythmic cadence. The first two stanzas in particular have a splendid rhythmic beat. I enjoyed this very much.

[Joyce S. Greene]

Thank you, richom. I really appreciate your words of praise for the rhyme and rhythm in this poem - you are a master of that form of poetry and I respect your talent greatly.

[Lydia Shutter]

The nostalgia in this touched me. Trick or treating with your Dad....feeling so safe and happy to be getting treats. Then seeing another witch....were you horrified because she looked so creepy or because she was dressed like you? To me, that injected humor into this write. Very cute Halloween tale, Joyce. Lydi**

[Joyce S. Greene]

Thanks, Lydi, I appreciate hearing your thoughts. I wasn't even aware that I looked just like her and vice versa, I was just scared to death of her! It really was a gruesome mask, I saw it later in my childhood and it was truly bad!

[Pryde Foltz]

Same dress; same party; now that's a horror story. Great one, Joyce.

[Joyce S. Greene]

Thanks, Pryde. I never thought of that angle before another poet also mentioned it, but it does work. The real story was that I was scared to death of the other witch and it never occurred to me that I looked just like her, and vice versa, of course. Thanks for reading my poem and letting me know your thoughts.

[wordwarrior]

Awww poor your Joyce! I loved the poem though. It was such fun to read, but there's nothing worse than someone else having the same costume I am sue. Halloween has never taken off greatly in Oz, although more get into it than in my childhood....never heard of then lol
Love the imagery, flow and rhyme of this. made me smile.

[Joyce S. Greene]

Thanks for your lovely review, word. As usual, you leave me smiling. (Actually, I was really scared of that other witch - it didn't occur to me that I looked just the same!)

[Trace]

Halloween memories are sometimes good, sometimes bad, and sometimes really scary.
enjoyed this poem. Trace

[Joyce S. Greene]

Thanks, Trace, for letting me know your kind thoughts. They are much appreciated.

[Baby Ricochet]

Great poem. Halloween is the best

[Joyce S. Greene]

Thanks, BR. Have a great evening.

[Frieda P]

Haha, love that ending, so typical for a four year old, I can picture it now. Halloween can be fun and also a scary time for kids that young, I often see it happen at the school, many of them scared out of their wits, not to mention hopped up on candy. Fun read Joyce.

[Joyce S. Greene]

How true, Frieda. Parents really have to control those candy bags, otherwise their tots will be climbing the walls. Thanks for reading and reviewing my poem, it means a lot to me.

[Rita L. Sev]

Oh, I can see this scene so clearly, Joyce - you, a little witchlet, staring up at a scarier version - of course, as an adult the incident would be horrifying in a different way - someone dressed in the same costume; oh, the horror! This is a sweet write of Halloween through a young child's eyes.

[Joyce S. Greene]

I'd never thought of that other witch as being a grown-up, Rita, but guess it's the reader's call. I think she was a child in real life, but your version works, too. Thanks for reading and giving me additional insight into my poem.

[Muse]

So cute...I'm trying to remember Halloween through the eyes of a child....

I can only recall a favorite book, I can remember the pictures. I read it every October...year after year. It will drive me bat crazy if I can't remember the name of that book. lol

[Joyce S. Greene]

Thanks, Muse. Funny, I don't remember any particular Halloween books but I do remember how scary the fairy tales were. I was forbidden to read "Bluebeard" as a child, and, of course, I did anyways and was sorry I did! I appreciate your leaving your thoughts behind, it means a lot to me.