One Step More

I know you’re tired but come,

this is the way.

—  Rumi

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October

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October is my empire.

Terror is part of me.

—  Tamura Ryuichi, from “October Poem,” 

Photographer Unknown

 

Late on Halloween

Word of he Day Challenge-Improvizing

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I wasn’t ready for Halloween

I didn’t have a costume to wear

My pumpkin didn’t have a face

my decorations were still in their  boxes

upstairs.

 

I didn’t know what to do

I wasn’t ready to make merry that night

What would I do when the witches, monsters  and ghouls

knocked on my door at twilight.

 

Hand them some candy, cupcakes or snacks

shaped like coffins, body parts and fangs

or better yet I suppose I could-

give them the real things instead.

Funny Bones

What did the ghost teacher say to her students?
Watch the chalkboard and I’ll go through it again.

 I threw a boomerang at a ghost the other day.
I knew it would come back to haunt me.

Why are the ghosts in graveyards so noisy?
Because of the coffin.