The blackbirds landed One, two, three Hoping they soon Would eat for free With the colored corn They stuffed their beaks When the cobs were bare They began to seek Their dark eyes shifted Up, down, side For morsels of food Where might they hide? A telling squawk Called the flock To the largest bird… Read More The Blackbirds
How do you pick a pumpkin From the pumpkin patch? Is there such a thing As your perfect pumpkin match? Just like you and me They come in many shapes Some appear pristine While others proudly wear their scrapes Tall or short Extra plump or boney thin When a pleasing shape catches your eye That’s… Read More Perfect Pumpkin Match
Though the garden shows signs Of slowing down Between the drooping leaves There’s color in the brown A few red tomatoes Waiting to be picked A green cucumber Dangling from a stick But the prize right now Sitting pretty on the ground Is the cutest pumpkin Just waiting to be found Sweet, petite, and orange… Read More Cutest Pumpkin
It’s been a long few weeks Since Halloween Just look at poor Jack To see what I mean He’s busted and rotting With a mouth full of dirt The more he sinks The more he hurts He worries about The long winter ahead The darkest place yet 2020 has led He dreams of 2021’s Dawn… Read More Pumpkin King
Mom and Pop Pumpkin Dreamed of the day Their own little gourds Would laugh and play ~ Their patch-sweet-patch Filled with love and joy Between two feisty girls And one shy boy ~ Gina and Athena Pumpkin Picked on brother Bo Wrapping their vines too tight So young Bo had no room to grow ~… Read More A Gourd Story
Follow the path Where you will see And hear the sounds Of Pumpkin Party; It’s the grandest bash On All Hallows’ Eve A place for gourds To gather and be seen; Gazed upon By trick-or-treaters Dressed up As goblins, witches and creatures; They stare and wait In anticipation For the pumpkins to reveal Their freshly… Read More Pumpkin Party
How the largest, proudest pumpkin Exactly came to be Well, that remains a mystery Between you and me; Nature vs. Nurture There are arguments for both Was the magic in the seed Or is it the farmer who can boast; About how this giant pumpkin So proudly on display Took all summer to grow Into… Read More Nature vs. Nurture
Dare to be heard Over the deafening blame Dare to be different Turning frowns upside down Dare to be peace In a time of despair Dare to be you Remaining humble and true Dare to care About what others go through Dare to dream For a better world to esteem Dare to change When others… Read More Dare
Life on the vine; Try to stay in a straight line. Through the hotness of summer; We grow through our slumber. Turning from green to orange; The animals scurry, begin to forage. Autumn is here, it’s that time. We have matured, we’re in our prime. It will find you, this is the day; The light… Read More A Pumpkin Story
Yes, it is that time of year again. My fellow New Englanders know exactly what I’m talking about. Fall has arrived. There is a crispness in the air that had been missing for the past humid summer months. With the periodic chill felt in the swirling wind, leaves spiral to the ground from the upper… Read More Once a year – fall is here
Jessica M. Collette 
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