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Jack O'Lantern Thanks

by michael-robert-triska

My Jack O'Lantern has a Jagged toothy grin. It is a candle burning with orange lasting light to keep at bay the spirits of the night. I put you at my door to keep the fear from coming this way, knowing that the demons will be scared off on this special day. You are my lucky ward to fend-off the demon hordes. So please burn bright for me the rest of Halloween night my fearless beacon of gentle falling light. You are my saving flame, warming my heart and giving a feeling of delight as you save me from the scary night. Thank you Jack O'Lantern for your might against Halloween night.
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michael-robert-triska
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Written by
michael-robert-triska
51 / M
Published
Jun 25, 2017
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This was inspired by a history of how pumpkins came about. Some people would carve faces into turnips to ward off evil spirits, later it became a pumpkin. Years later someone added a candle and it became the jack-o'-lantern we see today.

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