Halloween masks
she pretends not to know
her neighbors
Carmen Sterba
on the porch
three lopsided pumpkins -
a fuzzy moon
Marylouise Knight
weekly shop
mountains of pumpkins
replace the melons
Celia Crook
halloween
I walk like the dead
through sideways rain
gary steinberg
setting sun
the bounce of flashlights
halloween
James M. Thompson
halloween
dracula's grin widens as
I open the door
Sheila
Dim night
another goblin
on my doorstep
Ange`le Lux
halloween treat
among the candy wrappers
her slow breathing
Rob Scott
Halloween -
in the distance
a dog howls
Janet Parker
a cricket's song
in the jack-o-lantern -
moon near full
Ellen Compton
trick-or-treat ...
yet another kid
wearing a gas mask
Ghost Cat
both the same
her gap-toothed smile
-jack-o-lantern
Dr. Angelee Deodhar
Halloween
the moon wears a wig
of cloud
Earl Keener
halloween costume
the Statue of Liberty
only shorter
Cindy Tebo
Halloween -
ghosts and saints alive
in the old priest's prayers
Horst Ludwig
old customs linger
the dead walk the night
in search of candy
Helen
orange hued
maples and pumpkins
halloween
Patricia A. Laurent
Halloween night
the abandoned cemetery
full of shadows
Becky Bunsic (tukiko)
Halloween twilight
army helicopters
fill the sky
roberta beary
halloween
a young woman puts
flowers on the grave
Tore Sverredal
trick and threat
two masked men rob
a halloween store
Victor P. Gendrano
the young librarian
her orange pull crosses
the pumpkins
Micheline Beaudry
Halloween party
a pony dressed as a clown
munches the decorations
Rose Marie Stutts
Halloween treats
dog biscuits unlock neighbor's
pumpkin patch
Edward
Halloween
the infant howls in vain
for sister's candy
Nancy Smith
halloween night
he slips into a black
negligee
Pamela Molhuysen
halloween mass -
a pint-sized skeleton
smiles in his sleep
~emile & isa
all hallow's eve
the goblin's face smiles
red, white and blue
ana b
scudding clouds
the moon
wears a costume too
Jaloe
it kissed me
after a quick hello
bloody bandage
emile molhuysen
tricks forgotten
goblins gather
sharing treats
Eileen Blas Schaefer
frozen pumpkin-
the little ghost's
parka and mitts
DeVar
Halloween trick or treat . . .
she can't decide, a ghost or
a femme fatale?
art
my son not frightened
this year by Halloween masks
tonight's thunderstorm
paul t. conneally
mickey mouse
extends his open sack
trick or treat
Gene Williamson
it's halloween
hoping for a better world
the ghosts and us
Edith Muta
october wind swirls the leaves
on all hallows eve
ghosts and goblins at my door
Dana Florestano
early pumpkin pie -
candles gutter in turn
by the front door
Kevin ryan
cold smiling faces
the pumpkin lamp flickers
trick or treat?
Deborah Watson
flying past our house
witches, monsters and ghosts
beware of the dog
Lesley Dahl
a pale orange glow
from the jack-o-lantern
halloween
MaryJane Turner
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