Tricks 'n Treats

Tricks 'n Treats!

A clamor I hear

as chilluns draw near,

transformed by disguises,

no one realizes

who they really are.

One night to startle,

to beg and to bartle

for treats or tricks benign.

Dressed in rags,

some like hags,

still others heroes

or nutsy Neros,

they make their way

Through the village

festooned with fallish goods,

pumpkins, ghosts and

webs galore.

Tis a night for

fear-quelling,

for ridding our dwellings

of Lokis and Kokopelis,

and by a witches' broom

sweeping out the stale,

bored spirits so

our winter's hibernation

will rest secure.

Throw some candy to the moon,

and if it doesn't return,

the spirits will protect you

another sun cycle

til the next Eve of Hallows

once more compels us

to scream:

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!