So Lydia Lukidis and Kaitlyn Sanchez are at it again with their Fall Writing Frenzy contest for children’s writers. Pick a photo from their stash and get inspired to write something somehow related that’s under 200 words. The above is not that photo, but thanks to my talented daughter, the hand letterer known as Pencraft + Post, I got an idea from her big, bespoke balloons that was related enough to the prompt photo below. Thanks to Lydia and Kaitlyn for all the organizing, to Ameerah Holliday for judging, all the donors who offer generous prizes and all the writers who got their Halloween on early! Warning: I am fond of iambs.
#7 Halloween- Credit: Danielle Rae
Herewith:
SSSSSSsssurprise!? 110 words/poetry
by
Maureen Egan
I brought you something round
and set it by your door.
It’s orange and black
and might attack—
but won’t leave any gore.
I dropped off something round
Twas such a pleasant chore.
A floating ghost
won’t harm the host.
Don’t crouch behind your door!
I looked a bit around–
it’s still outside your door.
No gangly gourd
should be ignored—
ensure it doesn’t soar.
I can’t believe I found
such drama by your door.
Now I’m afraid–
you wield a blade!
Don’t freak! It’s just décor.
Or was
S
S
S
S
S
s
s—
a big balloon
once full of air
now carved
and starved
and
where?!
Oops, that was a misunderstanding. I especially liked “don’t crouch behind your door,” it shows the narrator’s voice so well.
Thanks for reading!
Hahaha Love it. Nice job, Maureen.
Thanks so much, Amy!
Such fun-LOL Love that ending! Well done!
Thanks, Charlotte!
This poem was great fun and a different take on the standard jack-o-lantern. I liked this one a lot, very clever! Thank you for giving me a giggle. 🙂 –Melisa Wrex @mowrex (Twitter)
Thanks so much!
Fun poem. I wish you lots of luck.
Thank you, Linda!