Hello Poetry Lovers 
Hands up who likes Halloween?! I mean really likes it. I thought not. 
Do you remember when it only once got a mention on Blue Peter and drawing a witch at school? And that was about it?! 
Now, of course, it’s all costumes and paraphernalia. Awful! So I’ve tried to get over what confusion that period used to cause. It took me a long time to understand the Halloween concept, and no-one else knew either! Not really. 
I’ve tried hard to put this over, read on….
Halloween 1968
Coal black night where witches fly
“Can I come with you, aye bye and bye”
Grey skies on a school afternoon
they say witches fly right to the moon
But what IS Halloween?!
Conkers lay dead on the ground
come now, you’re home safe and sound
shall I draw you a nice pumpkin pie?
Americans don’t eat them, that’s pie in the sky!
But what IS Halloween?!
Teacher shouty and brash
school dinners with corned beef hash
Friday afternoon I’ll draw her a witch
but Mrs Ross’s a bad-tempered old bitch
But what IS Halloween?!
She’ll love her favourites Maxine and Pat’s
mine will get a glance and that’s that.
I’ll take it home, hope for the best
that Mum will take the slightest interest
But what IS Halloween?!
This question actually comes from my lips
Mum says shuttup and eat your chips!
no-one cares less about stupid Halloween
witches don’t exist, this is bloody obscene
It’s actually the eve of All Saints Day
now for chrissakes go and play!
But what IS Halloween?!
H Moulson 2022
Thanks for tuning in, PL’s. An Unhappy Halloween to you all! We’ll be back real soon….
Heather Moulson 