Challenge
We are approaching Halloween, and not much longer after that will be Thanksgiving, followed by just about everyone’s favorite holiday—Christmas. Thus this challenge is to incorporate all three holidays into a three stanza poem followed by a single line ending. This can be dark, eerie, pleasant, daunting. Possibilities with this can be endless.
Because Prose still has some difficulties determining a winner via most likes, and though this falls under Monarchy, I will choose the winner based on the total amount of likes. The only difference this time is this: If you do not tag me in the comment box, not in your piece—it will not matter how many likes you have, it will not be chosen, so be sure to tag me as @Danceinsilence.
I will start this off so you get an idea or ideas from which to decide how you wish to go with this.
More Than
pumpkins cut up
for decoration
guts spilling
costumes and creepiness
reminds me
of my family dynamics
turkeys carved
for presentation
cooked to perfection
makes me think
of happiness
now served cold
in the present
Christmas trees
cut for their prettiness
making for excellent
holiday cheeriness
is a bittersweet testament
to what I can’t get back
if you’ve read this far, may your holidays be more than your past.