Tricks are not Treats!

GRANDPA’S HALLOWEEN Halloween has changed a lot Since Grandpa was a lad. The things they did way back then Were really pretty bad. On Halloween, he and friends Played their usual pranks, Like toppling wooden structures And emptying cattle tanks. They loved to pick on poor old Slim, And did so without fear. Eventually came [...]

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Trick or Treat!

HALLOWEEN GREETING It’s time for masks and costumes And big black cats It’s time for Jack-O-Lanterns And scary flying bats It’s time for Trick or Treating And time for parties, too It’s time for me to tell you, Dear I love you 10/85 Phyllis DeWitt-VanVleck

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That tired old scarecrow

GARDEN GUARDIAN Tired old scarecrow, tattered and torn Looking shabby and quite forlorn His clothes are ripped from summer wind Gaping where they once were pinned Months ago, in summer sun He proved his worth with job well done While flapping arms in disarray He made the crows stay well away But now birds perch [...]

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Cascading petals

                  HAIKU     The soft white blanket        spread beneath my dogwood tree             cascading petals     3/20/90             Phyllis VanVleck

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Haiku for Fall

HAIKU Brittle umber leaves        pirouette to the cold ground               in their dance of death 3/14/90 Phyllis VanVleck

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A fall Cinquain

FALLING FRAGRANCE Released, petals flutter from the peach tree blossoms, forming a fragrant pink blanket below. 2/29/96 Phyllis DeWitt VanVleck

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