I don’t need
Halloween
to be scared.
I seem to manage
that
without the chills
(and for some the thrills)
that come this time of year.
Just this morning
A big black spider
the size of a Truck
(we have a lot of toy trucks around here)
appeared out of
NO WHERE
and attached itself
threateningly
on my ceiling.
Thankfully, my patient hubby
rescued me
but I was shaken,
none the less.
Why is it (on another subject)
that my darling grandchildren
think it is the best game
to SCARE me?
They become dinosaurs,
monsters
and ROAR!!!
I am flattened
with apparent fright
which is greeted by
uproarious laughter.
(Grandmothers ARE amusing, it seems).
There are many things
that send a chill or shiver
Real things like
Politics for one,
Germs this time of year
Threats of violence
and our world doesn’t feel safe at all.
I calm myself and remember the ancient words
“Be Not Afraid.”
Good words for scary times.
Good words for every day!
