Halloween Haiku

Vincent O'ConnorOctober 31, 2019

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Halloween Haiku

written by: Vincent O'Connor

@Vince_Writes

neighborhood children

patiently wait at Death's door

to shout "trick or treat!"

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Vincent O’Connor is a published poet, playwright, and technical writer, and Vice-President of the Ely, MN chapter of League of Minnesota Poets. While he plays with computers for a living, he writes for life.

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