A Halloween Terror, in Light Verse
Yet another Halloween treat: blame @stevescoins for the plethora of ghoulish blogs. This time I tried my hand at crafting light verse, in the spirit of the season. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow lends itself easily to my imagination because my early childhood was spent on the outskirts of a small Hudson Valley hamlet. Also, some of my early forbears were Dutch settlers in the area--by the name of DeVoe. As a matter of fact, a pear from a valley farm was named after a distant DeVoe relative. So, the lore of the Hudson Valley was part of my culture as I was growing up.
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That's hardly light! But it's really good.
Maybe not light (as in funny) but a bit of fluff. Thanks for the compliment. I'm no poet, but I can usually count feet :) This was fun, and brave to put up. I've gone crazy with upvotes today so I'll have to wait until tonight to upvote you.... but I will
For me, poetry is so challenging.
Hats off to you.
Namaste, JaiChai
Challenging for me too, but as I grow older, I take a chance and don't worry if it doesn't come out too well. Thanks for the hats off :)
interesting that you share some cultural background with the story
you ever make it to that Terrytown bridge that might be the one that the story referred to?
I'll have to check...I left upstate when I was 11. A lot of time we drove around and I had no idea where we were--my home was further up the Hudson. I know I've been to Sleepy Hollow. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow was very real to me, because of the locale. I could relate.
Halloween was a big deal when I was a kid...firehouse decorated, people driving their kids in large groups. And, I'm afraid, some serious tricking if treats were wanting.
ROFL
but folks did know what was required to satiate the little goblins...their choice lol ;>
:))
The fun of Halloween is the atmosphere. Even as an adult I can't help but enjoy this season and all the spoopy. This year someone finally dragged me out to a haunted hike and it was a ton of fun!
Cheers,
~ Mako
I think Halloween gives us a chance to exercise some of those fear muscles--bring the ghouls out of the shadows :)