tricks or treats

Teal Pumpkin
(to make the scene-y)

A week from now
(Thursday this
year)
Is
Hallowe’en

So we may get
Hallowe’en-y

Remember
To turn off your porch
For
Treats
Or be considered
(either way
most
likely)

A Hallow-meanie

Such being the culture
In the USA
Even as spirits and
Mortality
Live with each other closely
In
Such a time

As it were
Betwixt and between-y

C L Couch

Photo by Parrish Freeman on Unsplash

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have an orange happy

what do I know
of cooking for the season
cumin this
or turmeric
that

I like the smell of cinnamon
and clove
well enough

really
I’m in it for
the pumpkin shapes on windows
and some of the
really-not-so eldritch lights
at night

and then
in a month or so
the tricks and
treats
and really
at a certain age
or maybe anytime
doesn’t excessive chocolate
comprise both
parts of
that costumed greeting

though we
can say
it’s only one time of year
except for Christmas
(even
secularly)
and all the other times
the justifications

so maybe stick
with pumpkin images
in windows
and the eerie lights at night
and
moderate the rest
and yet
have a pleasing
a cool
if possible
(in the night
running for treats
mind you
safely)
happy regarding
and regardless
Hallowe’en

c l couch


get chocolate, it’s a treat; eat too much chocolate, it’s a trick

don’t feed chocolate to your dogs

photo by Mitchell Bowser on Unsplash