Halloween
halloween
(10/31/99)
_________First Place__________Halloweenthe clownstares at the rainLinda Robeck
________Second Place________grocery checkouta jack o' lantern grinsat the long linesusan bondstarless night-Mars and Milky Wayin the goblin's bagYu Chang
_________Third Place_________ Halloween:the widower locks his doorsand turns off the lightsCharles Trumbull
_________Below Third Place________
Halloween...chocolate thumbprintson his homeworkJoann
a small childon all hallowes nightsobbingpaul conneally
halloween -a flickering candleby the graveTore Sverredal
the aromaof roasting pumpkin seedsjack-o-lantern's grinDeVar
dracula's bloodnext to the broomsticksOctober shoppingjohn.
that large bowl --Halloween treats gone before the bell ringsBetty
Children's dancing eyesbeneath a mask of evilHalloween magicBonnie Hudson
All Hallows' Eve;a black cat scratchesat the broom cupboard.Cerri.
trick-or-treata spotlight on the boyin camouflagePeggy
Samhain eve -men wearing animal skinsleave the shadowsS. Mason
prince and princesswaiting on the front porch~ halloween treatDon Wharram
HalloweenŠñ eveghosts of my past comingno room for morejesus masanet
eerie misthovers over the treesHalloweenPatricia A. Laurent
Gypsies--a caravan of costumeson Halloween night.Cindy Tebo
seeing ghosts ...grandma recallsHallowe'ens pasthilary tann
All Hallow's Eve --a whiff of burnt marshmallowsin the bonfire ashesan'ya
nervous wait -our cranky neighbor approachesin a devil's suitrj scott
clock strikes twelvetrick-or-treaters asleep-a knock at the doorsoji
decayed graveyardmoonlit hazes creepingwhat's that groaning?Max Verhart
false facesfed candy treatscat tail quiverspeigi
more wrinkles this yearjack - o - lanternbut millennium proofemile molhuysen
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