<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><div><b>“Halloween Night”</b> by Denise M. Cocchiaro</div><div><br></div><div>When days grow short and nights get cold</div><div>And autumn trees turn red and gold,</div><div>Move, we may, through sun drenched days</div><div>'Midst leaves and berries and bales of hay.</div><div><br></div><div>In our hearts we feel the lure</div><div>Toward darkness, shivers, and things not pure,</div><div>While ghostly shadows creep slowly by,</div><div>Spying on witches and brooms that fly.</div><div><br></div><div>Icy fingers that grab their prey</div><div>And do bad things 'til night turns to day.</div><div>Heed this plea to stay inside.</div><div>Find covers and blankets and sheets to hide.</div><div><br></div><div>Slowly this night will fade to day</div><div>And fiends and monsters will crawl away.</div><div>Once a year, on this dank night,</div><div>We'll shake and shiver 'til morning light.</div></div><div><br></div>— — — — — — — — — — — — — — —<br><br><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>