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Twas the day before Halloween
And all through the town
Lots of creatures were stirring
Even a kid dressed up as a triceratops
All the decorations were hung from the backs of cars with care
In hopes that trick or treaters would soon be there
Then what to my wondering eyes should appear
But a kid as a ninja and an adult as a skeleton
More rapid than flying witches they came
And I shouted and called them by name
On goblins and ghouls and children too young for preschool
On cops and nurses and princesses and cowboys
And a girl from the movie Beetlejuice
A cheerleader and a scary pumpkin warlock too
And I screamed as they faded from sight
Happy Halloween to all and to all a good night!

I bought my first pumpkin pie yesterday
I also bought some cool whip
I like my pumpkin pie cold
I also had some sliced turkey
The mashed potatoes and stuffing await as they take more time to make
I also have a can of cranberry sauce I will have to open soon and enjoy
I think of Thanksgiving and how the Indians have a day of mourning
They lost their good land and many lives
They had one good meal with the pilgrims in 1621
I also think of the homeless
We had a guy who had lived outside our town for about two weeks
He had a bicycle connected to a cart with tarps and solar panels
I saw a youtube video of him and he was about 20 miles away by Montfort
I also think of the balloons they have at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Spongebob is my favorite
So it's food, pilgrims, Indians, homeless, and balloons
Oh my!

I've received many Christmas gifts through the years
Stretch Armstrong, Evil Kenievel motorcyle are memories of happy tears
Toss Across, Light Bright, Lawn Darts, Battleship, and a tape recorder
A weight bench and a stereo with record player, 8-track, tape were in order
A majic set, metal ball space game, a dart gun
Having someone to play with all these things would have been more fun
If I had a wish now is the time with someone to play with all these things
Because the best Christmas gifts is a friend and the joy it brings

If it were in my powers,
I would bring peace and love,
To this world of ours
But I don't have magic enough,
I can cross the sky,
and pass by the stars,
But I can't seem to stop,
Any of hatred's wars,
I see children on the street,
With no hope left,
in the eyes.
So many homeless people
with no where to sleep.
And my heart cries.
I can't give the things they need,
Oh But God I would try.
I'm only a fantasy,
that once took wings to fly,
Some are deceived,
by the gifts that money can buy,
But those who truly believe,
see the gift with the heart,
not with the eye,
I sometime stop and go to my knees,
and pause,
and I too always pray,
That we will find a end to wars,
and live in peace one day.
For all those who believe in me,
I will continue my cause,
Across the stars,
over the wars,
On Christmas Eve,
For the hearts that still believe,
In Santa Claus

I wish that on just one day of the year the dead could speak
What would they say?
What would my relatives say to me?
What would my grandparents, my uncles, former classmates say?
There are over 100 billion people who have lived and died
The stories they could tell about the time frames they lived in
My cemetery in my home town has birth dates from the 1880's
The newer ones are put where I used to practice golfing
Would they warn us of what their bad decisions led them to
Would they be speaking from heaven or somewhere else?
Did they all make it to heaven?
I know I won't know that till I die
I imagine you get to meet people from the past
Especially the famous ones like Michael Jackson

I tried to get one at Country Kitchen
They called me back and said that don't make that pie
So I called a bakery in Galena where I got a strawberry pie last year
They hadn't pulled it out of the oven yet when I got there this morning
So I did some window shopping for about ten minutes
I paid 12 dollars for the pie
Then I went to Hartigs Drugs and got a word search magazine for five dollars
Then I went to Dubuque to get some Baconator Fries at Wendy's
I got some fish at Popeyes and a pumpkin here in town
I will be eating the pie around 2:30 while I watch Thinner by Stephen King
In the movie he has to feed the pie to someone to lift his thinning curse
He feeds it to his wife and his daughter eats some too
Then he commits a murder-suicide with a doctor
He think is sleeping with his wife he just murdered with the strawberry pie
So not a happy ending just like Carrie and Pet Semetary

I remember my sister having to move out
Of that farm house, it filled her with doubt
Seems an old man had died there after living there most of his life
He wanted the house to himself, he didn't even have a wife
What a lonely ghost he must be
But some prefer solitude to fill them with glee
So he would watch her when she would dream
He scared her away wanting to make her scream
Then there's the ghosts at the manufacturing place where my friend works
The building dates back the late 1800's
Seems they died at work making bowling alley parts
When that press came down on him it sure did smart!
So now and then they'll turn off a light or turn on a radio
Even make my friend wonder where did my bicycle go?
These ghost like to play pranks,but it's solitude they seek
They're tired of all the workers and my friend the geek
But soon next year the building will be torn down
Where will they haunt then, what aisles will they go down?
When it come to witches, warlocks, and ghosts
It's ghost I love the most!

~ Scary Halloween ~

‘Twas the night of nights!
“All Hallows Eve”

The midnight screeching of owls
could be heard warning of Grave Robbing & noises
that go bump in the night and of heinous atrocities!

‘Twas the boundary between the Living & the Dead
when the Ghosts of the dead returned to ravage the living!

The peasantry often wore costumes some consisting of animal heads & skins to ward off and appease the evil Ghosts and to accept the cold approaching winter weather.

Young women dressed up as saints or she devils
and often would try to cast spells on unmarried men
with the intentions of getting married in the future ~ Oh! Those scheming unscrupulous women! Lol

People wore Halloween masks not to be recognized by any encountered ghosts! Breaking glass & stepping on cracks or spilling salt brought seven years of bad luck!

One had to fear black cats on Halloween as they were
instruments of witches bringing bad luck to all that the cats crossed their paths with ~

Beware the Red-headed witch riding on her broom-stick! Dressed up in a Leopardess costume flaunting her bodice and shooting cupid’s bow! She will take you to her castle in the sky! You have been warned ~

“Happy Halloween”
The Story Teller JimEee

The stage is set for all tonight’s scenes
It happens every year for Halloween
The Moon is full way up in the sky
Backdrop for all the baying cries

All is dark – quiet and very – very still
To hear sounds of moans and groans on cemetery hill
If you must go out be sure to dress in black
To blend into the night to avoid attacks!

Blood thirsty vampires looking for veins
Demons looking for many souls to tame
Ghosts and Goblins wandering lost
Witches brewing pots avoid at all cost

Good luck as you go out into the night
Wear your armor and be ready for a fight
Arm yourself with your necessary weapons
Your cross and your Bible and God’s blessings

~A Family Get together ~

May your Thanksgiving day
bring your family closer together

The warmest of feelings towards everyone there,
near or far

Enjoyment of the Thanksgiving feast,
From the carving of the Roasted turkey to the
whip creamed minced pie ~

Cranberry stuffing, whipped mashed potatoes
with mushroom gravy,
green salad w/dressing, squash soup,
red beets & green beans,
candied sweet potatoes,
hot biscuits with butter that melts
in your mouth.

Cakes and berried deserts,
apple & minced pie,
with heaping of whipped cream piled up high ~

Wishing one and all at Connecting Singles
An enjoyable Thanksgiving Day!

Holiday Poet
JimEee