The Oddest Things

The oddest things that I have seen

Have not just been on Halloween.

I saw a man with billowed cape,

A fur-lined collar at his nape.

He surged across; his hat and beard

befit his style, perhaps not weird,

but in a tree, a silly schmuck

had chucked a table and it stuck.

Its spindly legs stayed stiff and true

to save itself from falling through.

  

A fungi-eating piece of wood

seemed quite delighted that it could

and yet this may explain the bumps

on trunks of trees and even stumps...

A witch and scarecrow took a chance

behind a shed; she looked askance -

I’ve lost my hat, that’s all, I swear...

Perhaps my shoes; it isn’t fair

There oughta be a consarned law -

I think there is...

Don’t clutch at straws...

As Halloween approaches near

A skeleton crew, an engineer

Is dead on track - All Hallows Eve,

No tricks or treats tucked up his sleeve.

A horse bedecked by bony hands

Is saddled up and there he stands,

Awaiting midnight to deliver...

My camera shakes between each shiver.

At last at home, I run inside

And then I stop – eyes open wide ...

What is that thing? A vampire bat?

A rabid squirrel?  Desert rat?