The Versesmith

 It's Haibun Monday at dVerse.   The prompt is " Write a haibun that references Halloween ." Starting in early October, the neighborhood ghouls and witches appear.  Mostly inflatables, but a growing number of gigantic skeletons as well.  Where do they the residents keep those during the off season?  These things are 12’ tall!  Maybe they leave them up.  I saw you can get Santa outfits for them on Amazon.  It will be interesting to see if Easter Bunny ears will be available come spring, or Uncle Sam hats for July 4th.  Come to think of it, patriotic garb on a skeleton is a good representation of what’s been going on.   You know... the Death of Democracy.  bones reach for the sky  as children screech on the porch feeding sugar-highs  ©2025 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved  

Three Things Challenge #446    words; up, down, told   https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1393069   True and false are absolutes, no matter what you’re told .   To say “enough, this needs to stop,” is spoken by the bold.   Like up and down are not moot points, the truth is an end-all.   So, light will shine, and truth bear out, while all the lies will fall.     ©2020 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved