About six months ago, I received a package from my big brother Phil in Delaware (he must have been cleaning out the garage). Inside this package I found all sorts of memories from my grade school years – drawings, spelling tests, report cards, and this poem.
I’m a little surprised (and a lot proud) that I could write such a great poem in third grade!
On Halloween
By Karen R. Sanderson
Who would ride a broomstick
As the witches do –
Straight across the pebbly stars
On a street of blue?
I should! I should!
(If mother came, too).
Who would take a wildcat,
With eyes all yellow-green
To ride upon his broomstick
Late on Halloween?
I should! I should!
(If mother sat between).
Original Poem
“A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween.” ~Erma Bombeck (Quote Garden)
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Happy Halloween!
Karen R. Sanderson 
What a great poem! How we forget as we grow up where our passion for writing took root. A gift from the past and a reminder of the little girl who dreamed of flying and writing.
That is so amazingly fun to find your old poetry. This on is really good. I once went through a notebook I wrote poems in in high school, every page was filled and there were maybe 3 real poems but the rest was like a private diary of all the ups and downs of my crushes and High School concerns.
Your AC Friend,
Dixie Goode
Even as a little girl you were so talented! Thanks for sharing!
That’s a fun poem and great rhyme!
Thanks – everybody – for your kind comments on the poem. And thank you all for stopping by. Halloween Fright Week went off without a hitch, thanks to the fabulous guests I had. What fun!
My third-grade daughter and I loved your poem. Thanks for sharing! I especially enjoyed ‘the pebbly stars.’ For my scary little Halloween story, please read All the Better to See You With at http://twofins.typepad.com/serena_schreiber/
What a neat post and poem. Just right for Halloween!!!
Priceless! You showed a lot of talent at a very young age. What a treasure to have. I’d have it protected/sealed. 🙂
Also liked the Erma Bombeck quote. I’m from Dayton, and she lived very close to me. So did Phil Donohue, who lived in the same plat as Erma.
Thanks for the fabulous comments, everybody. Patricia – you are right – I should have it sealed. It would make a great momento – framed and hung up – over my new desk!
I loved it!
I suppose my destiny was decided back then … it’s been a long journey.