Comment from Mary Vigasin

Excellent

Fantastic Halloween poem both in words and presentation.
I love it. A wonderful job. Clever using an actual place.
Thank you for the background notes.
Best wishes
Mary

 Comment Written 17-Oct-2023

---

reply by the author on 17-Oct-2023

Thank you very much for the kind review.

gypsy hugs

Comment from barbara.wilkey

Excellent

Yuck of Yuck!!!!!! Thank you for sharing this perfect for Halloween poem. It had a creepy aspect to it. I have a novel in the back of my mind, but haven't been able to put pen to paper, because it's about a murder, still a romance, set in New Orleans. There's also a voodoo aspect to it. Maybe someday, I'll get the nerve to attempt it. I'm a little afraid of the voodoo part. When I wrote 'Secrets of my Confederate Soldier', I had the Confederate ghost smoking cigars in my bathroom. My bathroom smelled like cigars until I finished the book. Who knows what would happen if I attempted to write about voodoo.

 Comment Written 17-Oct-2023

---

reply by the author on 17-Oct-2023

Wow, your bathroom smelled like cigars? And you were not smoking? That's creepy. I wish you would share your scary stories. Gretchen and I love horror. She inspired me. Dean and I wrote horror haiku alot .

Thank you for the excellent review.

Gypsy hugs

reply by barbara.wilkey on 17-Oct-2023

Yes. A while back I switched publishers and he took over that novel. As we discussed it, I had cigar smoke again in my bathroom. It's weird. Nobody in my house smokes anything, and only seems to surround that novel. It does have a ghost, but Bradley was a friendly ghost.

Comment from GWHARGIS

Excellent

Ew!!!! I love it! I was thinking she was this sweet woman who opened her heart and her home to help others. Yikes. Am loving this Halloween vibe. Great piece, great imagination. Gretchen

 Comment Written 17-Oct-2023

---

reply by the author on 17-Oct-2023

Hehe... I'm glad you like it. I was inspired by the picture.

Your review means a lot to me. Thank you!

Gypsy hugs

Comment from shelley kaye

Excellent

creepy and cool free verse with good imagery and smooth flow
and that first pic is SUPER creepy!
great halloween poem

thank you for sharing
shelley :)

 Comment Written 17-Oct-2023

---

reply by the author on 17-Oct-2023

Thank you very much for your excellent review and kind words, I'm happy you like it.

Gypsy hugs

Comment from aryr

Excellent

I really liked Halloween is my favorite day of the year, Gypsy. Fun gags were always delightful to me such as eyeballs, plastic spiders and snakes. Your words were cautious because they proved 'a tender flesh' in her beef stew. I wonder? Blessed Be n Hugs!!!

 Comment Written 17-Oct-2023

---

reply by the author on 17-Oct-2023

Thank you very much for your excellent review and kind words, I'm happy you like it. Blessed be.

Gypsy hugs

reply by aryr on 17-Oct-2023

You are so very welcome, Gypsy. I really enjoyed this one! Is your son home?

Comment from royowen

Excellent

Thanks for the rundown on voodoo, I was never completely sure where it came from, I know that also the Haitians practice some sort of devilish voodoo, with dolls etc. beautifully written Gypsy, blessings Roy

 Comment Written 17-Oct-2023

---

reply by the author on 17-Oct-2023

Originally, voodoo came from Africa but changed in time in Louisiana, America. It was a mix of religions, Haitians , Christianity, catholics, and others... it's a crazy mix. I only have seen them at the movies.

Thank you very much for your excellent review.

Gypsy hugs

Comment from lyenochka

Excellent

Well, except for the ingredients which makes me question her kindness to the "runaway youth", she seemed like a nice lady.
I bet you are having fun decorating and planning Halloween treats with Atticus!

 Comment Written 17-Oct-2023

---

reply by the author on 17-Oct-2023

We love Halloween at our house. Micaela and Atticus decorated the living room.

Thank you very much for your insightful review, big sister.

Love,
marival