The Christmas tree stood All merry and bright Ornaments glistening With colored lights Storage boxes were shut And put away Up in the attic For another day But, one ornament Was overlooked In the storage box Buffy the cat, shook Loosening the lid She ran out the door Stair after stair Down to the… Read More Mischievous
The table is set For Thanksgiving Day The turkey and sides Are all on display But did you know They are there to compete, To become Thanksgiving’s Favorite treat? The turkey says, “Clearly, I’ll go far! My plump breasts and thighs Will make me the star!” The potatoes argue, “I’m fluffy!” “I’m sweet!” Before… Read More Thanksgiving Food Fight
I looked for meteors But didn’t see one It seemed to be over Before it’d begun Searching the sky Cursing at cloud cover Not a meteor was seen But a plane did hover Yes, a plain old plane Not even a UFO Crashed my expectations Of a meteor show
I saw a pumpkin On the side of the road Covered with leaves Its face barely showed One triangle eye A small button nose And a pumpkin stem Out of the leaves rose When a gust of wind Moved fall debris Down a steep hill The pumpkin rolled free Over bumps and stumps The… Read More Feasted and Cheered
It patiently waits For this time of year When bright orange pumpkins Make children cheer When porches come alive With spiders and bats And feet are wiped On trick or treat mats Watching from above As the children play Is an old spooky tree On a fine autumn day The kids stare At its… Read More Spooky Tree
A full harvest moon Will rise tonight On Friday the 13th The bats will take flight To search the orchard In the cool, dark air Where trees grow heavy With apples and pears On bent branches Above the pumpkin patch The bats swoop down For bugs to catch As calls of the wild Enliven… Read More Bleed into Shadow
On the river’s edge A Sycamore grows As the water babbles The dawn softly glows Still a bit hazy With sleep in her eyes Sun parts the curtains And watches fog rise Up from the valley Fog tiptoes away Scattering the night While bringing the day Sun says to Sycamore “Good morning, child,” On the… Read More River’s Edge
Seashell crumbs Showed us the way Down the beach A late summer day To a scavenger hunt Through tangled seaweed Where a seagull swooped in And started to feed On a soggy French fry That floated by The tide quickly switched From low to high We found treasure Under the setting sun Our pockets grew… Read More Seashell Crumbs
The spirits come The spirits go You may just see Their ghostly glow As one of the living Who dare to see Beyond the veil Where the spirits be Laughing and dancing On the spectral stage Time doesn’t exist Nor does age From there to here They’ll visit often Their life before Not to… Read More Spirits
When the day goes dark And the night has won The stars will dance Where the moon is hung In the midnight sky Where wishes are made Answers are given For hopes that are prayed From all the dreamers Asleep in their beds Having adventures As they lay their heads On fluffy pillows They’ll… Read More Dreamers
Jessica M. Collette 
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