The corny old spooks and scare
return again to the imagination
any escape from the smoke
and world entropy is well-received
Right across the lot
from the gourd-o-rama
An apothecary
liniments and medicaments
haunted sundries
The old-fashioned
American holiday
Actually started by the Irish
in Canada and New England
Gone 21st Century
International
From the carved turnips
of Samhain to a universally
recognized symbol
We're archetypal now,
children
Disney is trying to
copyright the whole thing
And pass it on to Disney franchise
The Nightmare before Xmas
Bow-tie's are back
Stemware for the affluent
who resist growing old
Shaped pillow
dog toy sold separately
Many prefer
a gory old skull
rather on the huge side
There are skeletons hang
in some of the most
prestigious closets
This benign façade
has a ghastly secret
A bizarre tale too
serpentine to discuss here
The case of El Gateo
de Los Muertos
On a quiet street
near the Lake
where few people walk
on an October afternoon
No shortage of ghosts
or of human bones
YIKES
my favorite phrase
these days
A nation of hungry
skeletons
A lot of comfort dogs
among the remains
Trump trump trump
the alt-right rats are marching
Over the fields
and everywhere
Let's support
our awesome
fearless leader
Crash
The trope
of the vanquished
witch
Your outside is in
so come on
You never run out of bones
dig a little deeper
Curious what's
under the counter?
Rzzz
Careful out there
Careful out there
perhaps an infra-red
torch?
1 October 2017
