If You’ve Never by Elsie Melchert Fowler

If you’ve never seen an old witch
riding through the sky
Or never felt a big bat’s wing,
flopping as they fly

If you’ve never touched a white thing
gliding through the air
And knew it was a ghost
because you got a dreadful scare

If you’ve never heard the night owls,
Crying, “Whoo-whoo-whoo?”
And never jumped at pumpkin eyes
gleaming out at you

If all of these exciting things
you’ve never heard or seen
Why then – you’ve missed a lot of fun
Because – that’s HALLOWEEN!