A couple of years ago, my Small One dressed as Willy Wonka for Halloween.
So appropos, seeing as how she worshipped Roald Dahl and, um, candy.
This year she’s Mickey Mouse, which fits less-well, seeing as you she’s lactose intolerant and all.
But, I digress.
Here’s what I’d like to hand out to trick-or-treaters on Sunday night —
Candy Man
Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with dew
Cover it in chocolate and a miracle or two
The candy man, the candy man can
The candy man can ’cause he mixes it with love
And makes the world taste good
(Read the rest here…)
And then I’d also share this video.
And then most especially this one, too.
Seriously. I’m going to watch that one again….
Happy Halloween, friends…
(And for more treats, go check out the rest of the Poetry Friday selections!!!)
missing sammy d
or someone like him. seriously, who’s out there doing any serious entertaining the way sammy davis jr did? granted, he was the result of a hard childhood showbiz life that no one could get away with anymore for fear of child abuse, so i guess that’s the price of progress.
thanks for putting sammy back into my head today. think i’ll go listen to “yes, i can” and see if i can’t whip myself into a writing frenzy.
candy friday
Sometimes you don’t even think about songs being written down because they play in your head as songs, their rhythms scooping you along. They don’t seem like they were ever words on a page, flat at one time.
And yes, David, I agree. I miss Sammy. What a voice. What a soul. I had to click on the next Youtube of him singing Mr. Bojangles…breaks my heart wide open.
Lindsey
I can hear the whole song in my head, of course, while reading it. Thanks for sharing, Liz, and a happy Hallowe’en to you, too!
Oops! You caught me eating left over trick-or-treat candy before breakfast!
I love that song! Thanks for sharing it.
And congrats on the Cheerios boxes–I’ll be checking the stores!