The icy winds howled through the night
A draft extinguished all but one light
That single candle was my only guide
As I dared for a moment to gaze outside
The branches strewn across the darkened hollow
The wind swirled the leaves, I fearfully swallowed
My sight fixed on the wood line below
A glimpse of wispy white, pure like the snow
It floated I swear, not touching the ground
Passing through trees, not making a sound
Its pathway became clear as it grew in my sight
My hovel, and me, as I fell into fright
To hide like a coward would do little good
For this specter could easily move through the wood
So I gathered my courage and stood very stout
I shivered inside almost making a shout
As the time slowly passed I shuddered with fear
I knew now that my demise would soon appear
Transparent it looked, I was amazed
Laughing aloud, now feeling crazed
Insanity must be right at my door
For a ghost it was, I was certainly sure
As I spun in my head with a wobbly rage
Wishing for something, some way to be saved
At my door it now stood and I heard a loud boom
In moments I knew it would enter my room
Stiff in my steps, I understood my chore
Moving like lead I walked to the door
Turning the knob I stared at the sight
And the realization hit me like a thief in the night
Twas no spirt from below to take me to meet
The sound was so clear, the voice so neat
My neighbor’s kid dressed up in a sheet
Holding a bag and yelling “trick or treat”
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Good work on this poem, Ralph