More Halloween
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(11-05-2014, 09:31 AM)Requiem Wrote:  We gather round with burlap sacks,
And all of us pretend.     ------ Pretend what? Elaborate on this a bit. Are they playing a game?

The candy is amassed in sums
Too large for little minds.     ------ I feel like "simple" work be better here instead of "little," as math is complex and kids are not... Smile

A Snickers gone.     ------ A comma after "Snickers" would help create better flow. Also, maybe a comma or semi-colon instead of a period...
A Twix has disappeared,     ----- and then maybe arrange this like: "A Twix, disappeared" to match the previous line, and end this one with a period
And no one sees the ghost
who made his costume
From a greasy sheet .
There’s Chocolate smeared     ----- Capitalizing "Chocolate" isn't necessary, since it's not a specific name
in moving Hand prints     ----- Reason for capitalizing "Hand" is unclear - was this just an error?
streamed  across that greasy sheet.     ----- Avoid repeating "greasy sheet" since it's already a bit of a bold phrase...

Cute topic, though! I love the scene you created - this poem just needs a bit more touching-up and refinement is all. Keep at it! Smile
Thanks, these are good comments.
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Messages In This Thread
More Halloween - by Brownlie - 10-13-2014, 07:09 AM
RE: More Halloween - by Requiem - 11-05-2014, 09:31 AM
RE: More Halloween - by Brownlie - 11-06-2014, 05:06 PM
RE: More Halloween - by SimikPK - 11-07-2014, 12:45 AM
RE: More Halloween - by Erthona - 11-07-2014, 08:51 AM
RE: More Halloween - by Brownlie - 11-09-2014, 09:05 AM



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