Trick or Treat

Posted on 2021-10-26 by Bartholomew Barker

Here’s another collaboration with the good folks at Charles House. We reminisced about Halloweens of our youth, I read a few poems, including Poe’s The Raven (which technically isn’t a Halloween poem since he explicitly states that it occurs in bleak December) and then we wrote this.

Trick or Treat

The moon rises chilly
fiery Jack beckons
from the front porch

Our costumed crew
a ghost
a butterfly
a wizard
and Frankenstein

Demanding treats
candy corn
chocolate bars
licorice
but all we get
are apples

Once the indoor lamps
are extinguished
we return with eggs
and soap to fulfill
our part of the bargain

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About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, a collection of poets in the Triangle region of North Carolina where he has hosted a monthly feedback workshop for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he lives and writes poetry.
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5 Responses to Trick or Treat

  1. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2021-10-26 at 20:22

    Great poem. Am I allowed to say “Adorable”? :)

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  2. Half Mast's avatar Half Mast says:
    2021-10-31 at 17:47

    I liked it, a good time of year to write. Trick or Treat. https://nicklemedia.wordpress.com/trick-or-treat/

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