Thrilled to be throwing my (witch’s) hat into the ring for
The 3rd Annual HALLOWEENSIE CONTEST!!!!!
(direct from the awesome & amazing Susanna Leonard Hill’s blog, http://susannahill.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-3rd-annual-halloweensie-contest.html)
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The Contest: write a 100 word Halloween story appropriate for children (title not included in the 100 words), using the words spooky, black cat, and cackle. Your story can be scary, funny or anything in between, poetry or prose, but it will only count for the contest if it includes those 3 words (you can count black cat as one word) and is 100 words (you can go under, but not over!) Get it? Halloweensie – because it’s not very long and it’s for little people 🙂 [Note: of you choose to use cackle as a verb, any form is acceptable – cackles, cackled, cackling…].
Without further ado, I present my humble entry, weighing in at a hefty 99 words…
Two Orange Pups and the Spooky Stew
Two Orange Pups
Tails tipped White;
Spy Black Cat-
Cackle delight.
“Tiger Eye,
Snout of Shrew;
Kitty we need-
Holiday Brew!”
“Silly Pups!
Won’t catch me,”
Nero screeched
From Sycamore Tree.
“Python Fang,
Gristly Goo;
Where’s Black Cat
For Spooky Stew?”
Nero crept,
Slender branch;
Crackling, crumbling-
Kitty no chance.
“Red Newt Claw,
Horned Owl Poo;
Brew is set-
Except for YOU!”
Paws hit Grass,
Arch full height;
Hiss at Pups-
Tremble! Fright!
“Black! Cat! What
Troubles YOU?
Come! Share!
Bubbling brew!”
“Share! Brew! With
Skinny me?”
Nero purred
Round Sycamore Tree.
Two Orange Pups
Tails tipped White;
Stuffed Black Cat-
Halloween Night!
Wander, Ponder, Write 
Fun stuff, Patricia! Great use of just the right amount of vivid words! (For some reason when I clicked the link in Susanna’s list, I got a WordPress sign in screen. I saw “go back to Wander, Ponder, Write” so clicked on that and got here. If someone hasn’t commented about that yet on Susanna’s blog, I’ll mention what they need to do to get to this fantastic poem.)
Thanks, Beth! It may be that I copied the link incorrectly somehow? I’ll see if I can’t figure it out!
I fixed it Patricia, but it was up wrong for a while – sorry about that!
No worries, Susanna! Looks like folks are finding it!
Great Poem. I made it here after seeing Beth’s note in the comments! I added the specific links to the comment. I think Susanna would need to “edit” the link in the linky list. Good job.
Thank you, Stacy!
Fun poem, yucky ingredients, and FAB pups! Loved the line “Red Newt Claw, Horned Owl Poo; Brew is set- Except for YOU!” :0)
I was channeling my inner five-year old boy! Thanks!
I love the rhythmic flow. It was great!!! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Jackie! Glad you enjoyed it!
I did.
What a fun poem, Patricia! I love that after all that posturing the pups let the kitty share the stew 🙂 Poor kitty, worrying at their intent all that time 🙂 Thanks so much for joining in the Halloweensie Madness! 🙂
Thank YOU, Susanna, for creating such fun contests!
alot of new words to discover for me !
At last the link works ! Thank You Susanna !
And thank you, Nicole, for persevering!
Nice entry, Patricia. I enjoyed it!
Thanks, Penny!
I loved this from the very first line!
Thanks, Cathy!
What a fun poem! I love the lively words and images. Well done, Patricia!
Thank you, Cheryl!
I guess the link problem was solved, because I had no trouble, which was good because I really enjoyed your poem!
Thanks, Julie. So glad you enjoyed the poem!
Fun poem and how I love those pups!
Thanks, Joanna! I know you’re a fellow animal lover!
Those pups are gorgeous! What a great Halloween poem, Patricia. I keep thinking I have read them all…then I go back to check Susanna’s link up and…there are a dozen more.:) 🙂 So glad everyone is participating!
Thanks, Vivian! Can’t resist including orange pups in a Halloween poem!
A tasty story and cute pups– good stuff!
love those short lines – you got a lot done with them!
Thanks, Lauri! Tried to keep it as “eensie” as possible!
It was well worth the wait to find this clever take on the competition.