BLOGTOBER FEST 2013 DAY 30

The Great Pumpkin

The Great Pumpkin sat on his throne of hay

waiting patiently to glow on his special day.

Goblins and things that bump in the night

flitted around giving children a fright.

Then out of the dark came a creature so bad.

A raving lunatic, a nightmare gone bad.

Come sit beside me he said to the child

We’ll have some fun and with that he smiled.

So innocent and pure the child came up close,

less afraid of him then the Halloween ghost.

Come sit down beside me he said once more 

I’ll show you how to make green gooey gore.

The child unafraid of the stranger who beckoned

came and sat beside him for just one second.

The nightmare came alive and gave such a howl

causing the scarecrow to fall off his perch on the dowel

and the crow to fly for cover  behind the hay stack

while the screech owl, like a duck, started to quack 

The stranger just sat with a smile on his face

knowing he was going to make Halloween a disgrace.

The innocent child sat quietly enthralled

and watched the monsters as they all brawled

and the ghost and the goblins and things of the night 

laughed and giggled and danced with delight.

The Great Pumpkin sitting on his throne of hay

waiting patiently to glow on his special day

deciding he had had quite enough for one eve

told all the trouble makers  it was time to leave.

Then the scarecrow stood upright with a sigh

and the crow returned to his perch up high.

After restoring a little order to the mess on the street

the Great Pumpkin sent the child away to 'trick or treat'.

The  ghost and goblins were allowed to save face

by  booing and scaring and keeping their place.

And the nightmare, a lunatic not really gone mad

Turned out to be the innocent child’s dad.

Now all is well on All Hallows' night

as the ghost and goblins go bump in the night

and the children dressed like little monsters so sweet

go from door to door just to trick or treat.

Without the Great Pumpkin and  scary things in the dark

Halloween would just be another day at the park.

Darlene Sperber

October 5, 2009