Pre-Halloween Sight

By Ann Clinton

On a recent clear autumn night
There was seen a strange sight
A Halloween witch on her broom
Was practicing sweeps against the full moon!

She landed in a hollow nearby
And went right to work with a sigh
Screeching her riddles and honing her spells
Dancing with her broom and shaking eerie bells

The apparition lasted not long, it was over in a hurry
And soon nothing could be seen except the flurry
Of a witch’s cape as it sailed past the moon
Without a doubt we’ll be seeing her again soon