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by Maria Francesca

how wonderful and round he is,
how friendly and disarming
as he sits on my front doorstep
looking innocent and charming:

gaping smile and glowing eyes
to urge small visitors: Come here!
-and they do
without a clue
that they're about to disappear

for the gleam that looks so merry
in my jack-o-lantern's eye
stems from his great love
for eating trick-or-treater pie.

10/13/2009

Posted on 10/13/2009
Copyright © 2024 Maria Francesca

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Jean Mollett on 10/13/09 at 08:16 PM

Hi Maria, Ouch. Funny, cute, and little scary too for the kidos. Great write. Tell that pumpkin to only eat a little candy. Not the kidos. :)

Posted by Charlie Morgan on 10/13/09 at 09:25 PM

...maria, i'll never look at a jack-o-lantern the same way as i did before...like jean says: ooooooh.

Posted by Jennifer Ragan on 10/20/09 at 05:36 PM

Cute and fun:)

Posted by Joe Cramer on 10/29/09 at 10:08 PM

..... wonderful.....

Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 10/31/09 at 05:08 AM

Congratulations on winning the contest! This is cute and classic and ghoulish (at the end) and has a very creative twist. Thank you!

Posted by Dave Fitzgerald on 10/31/09 at 12:15 PM

Congrats on the win, and POTD Maria

Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 10/31/09 at 12:50 PM



A perfect HLLwee thrill!

Congratulations, o poet!

Posted by Rula Shin on 11/01/09 at 04:01 AM

love it!

Posted by Glenn Currier on 11/01/09 at 04:38 AM

I can see why you won first place. This brought a big smile and a chuckle. Just the right tone for this strangest of holidays? seasons? celebrations? (what is the right word?) ... the one where it is just fine to be weird. Should be my favorite day of the year. Thanks for this delight.

Posted by Maria Terezia Ferencz on 01/07/10 at 08:56 AM

I love Halloween, this is a perfect poem for it!

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