Hurry Back - A Halloween Poem

Hurry Back

 

I'm not so young anymore

The time does not fly
I find myself watching

As the days roll slowly by

 

 

 

I watch as the frozen winter

Melts away into spring
I watch as the spring flowers fade

And the summer takes wing

 

 But the fall, the sweet autumn

Oh that most welcome time of year
When the leaves rustle and turn

And Halloween draws near

 

 Tis then my heart turns young again

As the nights grow cool and long
And that crisp snap in the air

Is like a long beloved song

 

 Into the attic now

To dust off the lights

The jack-0-lanterns, the props
 That will mark the big night

 

 And fill up the pantry

with all things warm and sweet
Prepare for the Halloween feast

When the family will meet

 

 And all join together

For that magical night
With the bell ringing constant

As the children play at fright

 

 Oh I adore this time of year

It makes my heart skip a beat
Answer the door a hundred times

To the cry of "Trick or Treat!"

 

 And after everyone's gone home,

while the jack candles burn low
I'll sit and bask in the warmth

And enjoy autumn's warm glow

 

 Halloween, Halloween

My favorite time of the year
Trick or Treat! Trick or Treat!

Hurry back, I'll be right here.

 

                                               by:  A. Sander