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Pumpkin Moonrise

They Ressurect on Halloween.

By Michelle Liew Tsui-LinPublished 12 months ago β€’ Updated 12 months ago β€’ 1 min read
Pumpkin Moonrise
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A Happy Hallowtide, all!

πŸŒ•πŸ‚πŸŽƒπŸŒΎπŸŽƒπŸπŸŒ•πŸŽƒπŸ‚πŸŒΎπŸŽƒπŸπŸŒ•πŸ‚πŸŽƒπŸŒΎπŸŽƒπŸπŸŒ•πŸŽƒπŸ‚πŸŒΎπŸŽƒπŸ

Yellow moon rises

Vines slither like garden snakes--

Pumpkins grin tonight.

πŸŒ•πŸ‚πŸŽƒπŸŒΎπŸŽƒπŸπŸŒ•πŸŽƒπŸ‚πŸŒΎπŸŽƒπŸπŸŒ•πŸ‚πŸŽƒπŸŒΎπŸŽƒπŸπŸŒ•πŸŽƒπŸ‚πŸŒΎπŸŽƒπŸ

Lanterns hewn from Earth

Their flames burning, beating hearts--

Ghosts bask in their light.

πŸŒ•πŸ‚πŸŽƒπŸŒΎπŸŽƒπŸπŸŒ•πŸŽƒπŸ‚πŸŒΎπŸŽƒπŸπŸŒ•πŸ‚πŸŽƒπŸŒΎπŸŽƒπŸπŸŒ•πŸŽƒπŸ‚πŸŒΎπŸŽƒπŸ

Original Halloween Haikuplet by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin. AI tags are coincidental.

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Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin

Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.

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    Written by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin