I had my bag of goodies for the ghoulies,
ghosts, hobgoblins and the rest. The door bell sounds,
I answer it, see no one for a moment.
From total gloom a voice booms: Trick or treat!.
An adult voice, I realise. Into the light,
the man who calls each month - a local lottery
to help our hospice - grins sheepishly.
It seems I've chosen the wrong night!
he says. I've had to run the gauntlet just a bit!
A skeleton, just six or seven, I would guess,
starts up the path, then noticing my caller - who
is more than average tall - turns tail and runs
back to his mum, and is not seen again.
They were my only callers all last night.
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15 comments:
So sorry. When I lived in a neighborhood with children, I used to love that night of pretend fantasy and fright. Nights here in the woods are only spooky and hardly pretend.
Kids would have to walk quite a distance to get to my house...thus they choose 'greener pastures.'
No callers here!
Dave,
I loved sharing the reality of your Halloween evening. We did not have a single caller. I think this generation of trick or treaters, could not summon enough energy, here in Macclesfield!!!
Congratulations on having Blog of the Week!
Eileen
No callers here either :-).
Sweet and a bit sad....interesting combination, certainly!
bitterSWEET!
Aloha from Honolulu
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Hi Mr Dave,you presented the scene of Halloween beautifully,it scary,like it.
perhaps the trick is they'll all come on Guy Fawkes?
A fun tale for Halloween!
Tabor
Very strange. Usually we get lots of spooky callers. I could wish the surroundings were a bit more conducive, though.
Mary
Some could fly on their broomticks, no?
jabblog
Can't have it all the time, I guess - whatever "it" is.
Eileen
It's good - even when it's sad! - to feel you're not alone.
Many thanks for for the congrats.
Windsmoke
Whhat is the world coming to?
Hannah
Yes, I think that sums it up! Thanks.
Cloudia
Indeed.
sunny
What is the fascination with being scared, I wonder?
Isabel
Or any time during the weeks either side of it!
Philip
Good to have your response. Thanks.
The kids were out in force round here, but shepherded by many Mums, which kept it all very civilised!
Jinksy
It's good to see that parents are going out with the wee ones especially.
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