Not So Happy All Hallows Eve

Happy Hallowe'en, my friends.  Enjoy your tricks and treats.

Watch out for the little kids in costume in the streets.

Trick or Treating's been postponed 'til Friday in my town

Due to winds which made some trees and power-lines come down.

Chelmsford's not the only town affected locally,

My sister in Dracut's yard has got a fallen tree.

Schools are cancelled...  Still, I'd bet most kids are feeling sad;

Now they've got no place to wear the costumes that they had.

'though I understand tonight's impossible to swing,

I'm afraid November 3rd still lacks a certain zing.

It is not All Hallows Eve - October 31st...

Just another night for eating candy 'til we burst.

I Miss Trick-or-Treaters

No one in our neighborhood comes here to Trick-or-Treat.

There are just 3 houses down our long and private street;

There are some coyotes and no streetlights where we live.

We aren't worth the walk, despite the full-sized bars we give.

I remember Hallowe'ens when we would take the boys;

Autumn winds would rustle leaves and make a spooky noise.

Flashlights weren't a lot of help 'cause there's a lot of woods

On the way back home from other people's neighborhoods.

Thus, I cannot blame the costumed children who decide

There's too many places for a ghost or 2 to hide.

If I didn't live here, I would take one look then leave...

Maximize my chances somewhere else All Hallows Eve.

Happy Hallowe'en

It's October 31st; tonight is Hallowe'en.

We aren't "trick or treating"; my youngest is 15.

Wearing masks and begging candy - cute if you are small -

Not as cute, however, when you're more than 6 feet tall.

He is disappointed; this was, once, his favorite night...

Moonlit leaves that rustled in the wind and caused a fright,

Dressing up and seeing friends in costume on the street.

He is not the only one who's missing "trick or treat."

No one comes to our house; the driveway's dark and long,

Yet I still buy candy bars, although I know it's wrong.

Guess who'll eat the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups tonight.

If you're guessing that it's me, I'm thinking you'd be right.