HalloweenGhost

THE GHOST OF HALLOWEEN PAST

or
DON'T BE MEAN
ON HALLOWEEN!

It's Halloween night; you can hear the dogs howl,
The dry leaves are rustling, black cats on the prowl,

And I was just thinking of goodies to eat,
So I put on my costume to go Trick or Treat.

I was feeling so brave as I ran down my street,
When a Halloween Witchie I happened to meet!

Her face was all bumpy; her skin kind of green;
Her hair was the stringiest I'd ever seen!

She REALLY was UGLY, from top down to toe,
And without even thinking, I just told her so!

The Witchie looked at me with tears in her eyes,
And said, "Words can hurt....this is not a disguise!

So I'll teach you a lesson....now here's my advice:
When you hurt people's feelings, it's not very nice!

If you call me bad names, and of me you make fun,
I just might turn you into a CINNAMON BUN!

Or maybe a TOADIE! Or maybe a POST!
Or maybe I'll make you a Halloween GHOST!

And for a whole year, you will never be seen....
You won't be yourself until NEXT Halloween!"

I felt kind of awful, but it was too late....
So I turned and I ran straight
through my garden gate,

And into my house and straight up to my room
With a terrible feeling of impending doom!

The darkness was fading, the sun on the rise,
And I felt a bit strange, so took off my disguise....

When I looked in the mirror
to straighten my hair,
I saw to my shock that
my HEAD wasn't there!

On closer inspection, imagine my fright!....
The rest of my body was nowhere in sight!

I looked high and low, everywhere I could see,
But still, to my horror, I couldn't see ME!

Now I've learned my lesson the hard way, it's true,
So make sure that this never happens to you.

So until I am ME again next Halloween,
I'll be the best, nicest ghost you've NEVER seen.

And on Halloween night,
if a Witchie you meet,
You'd better be NICE from
your head to your feet!

For if you call names,
or you act mean and nasty,
YOU might be a ghost
of the Halloween past! HEE!

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An original story-poem by Grandma Lyn, October, 2000

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