Halloween, 1953

[Tanner]

At age 6 I wanted to be a Witch
For Halloween and my father
In his upholstery shop
Made me a tall hat with black cambric fabric

Other children that night
Told me that a Witch could not be a boy
And laughed often at me
As I went on my innocent Trick or Treat way

What bothered me most I recall
Was that the tall Witch's hat kept falling off
I know now that gusts of wind
Protected me that night so long ago

[amenOra]

A very beautiful recounting, Tanner.

Touching, affecting.

So glad you shared, thankya~

[amenOra]

Typographical error (perhaps?) Witches reduced to Witch's, denoting possession, and not plurality. Right?

[RhymeLovingWriter]

That's a long standing memory Tanner. Nowadays you'd fit right in - if the mood for such still strikes your fancy.

[Johntee]

So far from Kansas
only to dissolve
a pail of water.
"What a World. What a World."
Maybe not in the USA
but In England around
1953 there was a reissue of
just-Pre-War
The Wizard of Oz
with Judy Garland et al

[grant hayes]

And now, sans hat, you are a wizard with words, Tanner.

[Suz-zen]

Tanner love it.

[Muttado1sb]

Nicely turned memory poem, Tanner! Nice your father went along with your plan and didn’t join the other children in their thoughts if how things should be. For Halloween now I wear one of my daughters’ witch’s hats with florescent orange hair while I give out candy.