POEM: Jack-o-lantern Lore

October 31, 2013 · Scotorum

This was written for the CPC Thematic Attic Thursday poetry challenge,

where Bettie’s theme is pumpkin carving and Halloween.

JACK-O-LANTERN LORE

Have you ever seen a pumpkin
carved by a bumpkin?
I have.
It’s really sumpkin.’

If you hire an intern
to carve your Jack-o-lantern,
you may become concerned
if that intern hasn’t learned
not to try to carve the face
with a lit candle already in there,
because you know
that intern will get burned!

Go ahead and carve the face.
Work at your very own pace.
Do not worry about disgrace.
Just remember to place
the eyes above the nose
and the nose where a nose usually grows.
If you didn’t, do you suppose
anyone would notice? Would Rose?
Who knows?
I know; let’s carve Joe’s
without a nose!
See how that goes!
Maybe Joe will say his Jack-o-lantern blows
without a nose.
That would be ironic, huh.

Can I ask you a question?
If someone peed in a Jack-o-lantern
Would it become a John-o-lantern?

Are Jack O’Lanterns Irish?
Do they look better lit?

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POEM: Jack-o-lantern Lore

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