The end of October.
Day 30 plus one.
Chock-full of mystery.
Sweet, scary fun.

Hair-raising dress-ups
for haunting the streets.
Pumpkins with candles
and tricks paired with treats.

Parties and games.
Time with family and friends.
What’s it about?
Well, that sort of depends.

For some,
it’s a time to remember the dead –
with love in our hearts,
not with sadness or dread.

For others,
a chance to scare darkness away.
A Spirits, Ghosts, Ghoulies – Shove Off!
type of day.

Way in the past,
it meant bonfires and feasts,
and wearing disguises
to fool wicked beasts.

Now that’s all changed.
It’s an eve of delight.
It brings us together.
One weird, wondrous night.

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