Members of the Poetry Club are telling everyone not to forget to pick up their Halloween gift, after the show…
The Art Committee
made these gifts
for the chicklets and guests alike
something to remember
this wonderful shared experience by
Posts tagged ‘Halloween’
Athena…
Athena’s favorite color
is blue
she’s chirping and peeping to
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
to the swaying crowd
who are mesmerized
by her vocal agility
a singer from a very
young age
she’s always
a star of the show
she wants you to know
that her favorite movie is
Bell, Book and Candle
with Kim Novak
her dream is to learn
to play the bongo drums
like Jack Lemmon
A Magic Act and a song…
the Magic Committee
is working hard
to impress the audience
with their magic tricks
mistakes have been made
but no one noticed
and now the bird
is singing
The tumbling team does an exciting routine, with a spotter at the ready…
The spotter is an important part
of the team
and makes sure no wings
or beaks
are damaged
during the routine
the chicklets
are showing
strength
balance
and the ability
not to burst into
laughter
all positive
traits for
those who
tumble
Poetry Slam…Ian
Hi
my name is Ian
I don’t know why
but that’s what my name is
and I like to balance on things
everyone said that balancing on something
doesn’t have anything
to do with Halloween
but I think it does
because
well
it’s something I like to do
and when I told everyone that
they said I was absolutely correct
and to definitely balance on this ball
so I am
then they said I had to say something
about Halloween
so
BOO
Thank you very much
This is Milly, apprentice witch…
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I have three more years to go, as an apprentice witch. I love parts of my training, but not cleaning up after the bats and frogs. I’m not too keen on some of the other jobs either, like weeding the herb garden, or taking out the garbage, but there are things I do love. I love making potions and helping people. I love my familiar and all the animals that live around the cottage. I love the spells and hexes and flying on my broom.
For the most part, I’m very happy and my teacher, Senior Witch Marianne, is kind and spends a lot of time showing me how to do things. She’s a vegetarian, like most witches, and would never harm any living thing. We have three snakes living with us. In the winter they curl up by the stove to keep warm, at night they sleep with me for the body heat. I don’t mind. Their names are Peter, Tinker Bell and Nana, from Peter Pan.
My mom said she knew I was a witch the second she saw me. She’s so proud of me. It runs in the family, but skipped her, except she’s really good at making soap and raising roses.
My teacher said she could teach me a potion to tame my hair, but I like it the way it is. She said she’s okay with that.
All in all, life is good and if I make mistakes, I just clean up, or rebuild the thing I destroyed, and start again. Supposedly, I’m doing fine, whatever that means.
Only three more years and I can start working on my own. Three years after that, I can take on an apprentice, if the board of Witches agrees that I can handle it.
Anyway, that’s pretty much the story of my life up until now. One of my goals is to make a bubble gum that will last all day long and not lose it’s taste, or chewability. My teacher said, “Good luck with that,” but I think I can do it.
Remember to support your local witch.
Rethinking Life 
Written
on October 30, 2023