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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