October Sestina
season of pumpkins
and full moon
neatly arranged haystacks
fallen leaves
bags of candy
and ghosts
they appear those ghosts
floating between the pumpkins
like grey cotton candy
under a vanilla moon
above the leaves
and haystacks
surrounded by haystacks
afraid to encounter ghosts
a child rustles leaves
hurrying toward a patch of pumpkins
watched by a silent moon
anxious for candy
Halloween candy
piled like haystacks
lit by a silvery moon
all the ghosts
dancing with pumpkins
in the strewn leaves
yellow and red leaves
like candy
scattered among pumpkins
and haystacks
watched over by ghosts
beneath an argent moon
Harvest moon
on autumn leaves
glimpse of ghosts
promise of candy
amidst the haystacks
and pumpkins
By moon light, witches and goblins seek candy
shuffling through leaves, winding around haystacks
watchful for ghosts and the king of pumpkins
copyright 2018 Christopher Donahue