Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Halloween Parade Mechanicsburg, PA

William Shakespeare, forgive me …

WITCH 1. Thrice the brindled cat hath mew'd.
(Our cat, Stardust, is a tortoiseshell cat or ‘brindled’ cat, and most talkative.)

WITCH 2. Thrice and once, the hedge-pig whin'd.
(NO hedgepigs in the New World, but Pennsylvania has plenty of groundhogs. If, as Mr. Obama claims, we are bitter why shouldn’t our groundhogs whine.)

WITCH 3. Harpier cries:—'tis time! 'tis time!
(On average 20,000 raptors migrate down the Cumberland Valley each Fall. This works for me.)



In the caldron boil and bake;
Eye of CAREGIVER, and toe of frog,
Wool of bat, and tongue of AUTISM,
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS leg, and owlet's wing,—
For a charm of powerful care,

Cognition and abilities
Sliver'd in the moon's eclipse
Scale of dragon; dark small town street;
Cloud fingers strangle the moon
Boil to 74 degrees on an October eve
(click to join US for 1 min 30 sec)

Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and caldron bubble.

In throw — laughter, family and friends,
Then the charm is firm and good.
Mechanicsburg’s Halloween Parade.
Caregivingly Yours, Patrick Leer

3 comments:

  1. how cute! I don't think I've ever lived anywhere where they had a Halloween parade; but it is cute! I bet it was a good time and I loved how you wrote this; very talented you are!

    (okay the thing I signed up for to get notices of when you post is not working or I'm computer challenged with it; I'll have to go to plan B when I figure out plan B)

    off to catch up on your other entries

    betty

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  2. Ha ha ha.....let me inherit about $500 a pop for the World Series Tickets!!! I would *SO* love to go to one of the games!!!!

    Hugs,
    Gina

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  3. The faces of everyone say more than words. Looks like Halloween will be a hit this year.

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