The Halloweensie Spirit (Pt. 2)

Ok, I am SOOO in the spirit that I wrote ANOTHER entry for Susanna Leonard Hill's

THE 7TH ANNUAL HALLOWEENSIE CONTEST!!!!!

~ FOR CHILDREN’S WRITERS ~

I am not usually a writer of rhyme, but this seemed like the perfect place to give it a try (and Halloween seems to call for scary atmosphere or silly rhymes!) A huge THANK YOU to my writer friend and rhyme-guru Nancy Tandon https://nancytandon.com/ for helping me in record time! I still can't believe I got it down to 88 contest words - just goes to show that you can ALWAYS cut more...

ONE HUNGRY MONSTER

Treat bag in hand, this monster was dressed,

Trick-or-treating was finally in sight.

But my tummy rumbled, my monster guts grumbled,

I asked mom “what’s for dinner tonight?”  

She said, “Candy for dinner!” What could be better?

I danced down the shadowy streets.

I ate sour things, gooey things, candy corn chewy things,

My insides filled up with sweets.

When we got home, I counted my loot,

With a belly that rumbled and hurt.

I shed monster fur, pulled off my mask

And asked Mom, “Hey, what’s for dessert?” 

The Halloweensie Spirit!

I had such fun with Susanna Leonard Hill's holiday writing contest last year that I wanted to try this one:

The 7th Annual HALLOWEENSIE CONTEST!!!!!

~ for children’s writers ~

Check out her blog at https://susannahill.com/blog/

  So the rules are that you have to use 100 words or less, and include the words MONSTER, CANDY CORN (1 word), and SHADOW in a Halloween story. Here goes! I can't wait to read all the fun entries this weekend!

BETTER THAN CANDY CORN

Curious George got the last chewy fruities.

The purple monster nearly bumped me off the step when she grabbed the giant chocolate bar.

Mint patty? Candy corn?

My costume itched.

“Trick-or-treat!” I heard behind me.

I had to think fast – mint patty or candy corn?

Grabbing the candy I jumped off the step, not sure I chose right.

I saw a shadow of big ears by the bushes.

“I dropped all my chewy fruities,” said the sad monkey.

I pulled out the mint candy.

“Want it?”

“Yuck,” said George.

“I know,” I said. “Want to hunt for more chewy fruities?”

George smiled.