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Halloween

Laurie Edberg 1966 (Sechelt)

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Halloween
By Laurie Edberg

Ghost and goblins,
Witches and princesses,
Halloween is a time for children to pretend.

Back in pagan days,
Halloween was a prominent day,
The night of Halloween is for spirits,
The next day,
Is all saints day.

Spirits abound,
But on Halloween and All saints day,
Good and evil collide.

Candy and treats are offered to appease spirits,
Spirits appeased bring goodness and prosperity.

Happy thoughts.

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Written on October 31, 2023

Submitted by Laurie.edberg on October 31, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XX XXX XABAA XAX BX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 432
Words 89
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 3, 5, 3, 2
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