The scariest part of Halloween for me these days is the candy. I'm doing pretty good these days with healthy eating - I'm eating my fruits & vegetables, getting plenty of fiber, eating fish a couple times a week, choosing brown rice and black beans - but those little Snickers bars just call out to me. One is never enough. Five is not too many. My husband is going to take the left overs into his office tomorrow, if there are any.
Here's a creepy little poem I've always enjoyed this time of year.
Karl Krolow
translated by Herman Salinger
Someone, in the twilight, is taking a walk
And singing.
The wolf from the fable
Is in flight.
The wild plum thickets
Hover before him.
The man in the moon
Starts up out of the yellow straw
Whenever anyone goes past.
The wind’s hand rubs
The hazel nuts
Whenever the darkness
Likes anybody.
Somebody takes the night
Upon his shoulders,
Gives love her names,
And the hands of the dead
Begin again in the dust
To stir.
