Happy Halloween!

THE ONE WHO INVENTED TRICK OR TREAT

Yes, I invented “trick or treat”

So you could fill your mouth with sweets –

Candy bars and lemon drops,

Marshmallows and Tootsie Pops,

Butterscotch and bubble gum.

Hold out your hand – they’ll give you some

Chocolate kisses, Jujubes,

Sourballs and jelly beans.

Have a cake – some cookies too.

Take a couple – grab a few

Peppermint sticks and Mary Janes,

Licorice whips and candy canes.

Slurp some soda, munch a pie,

Don’t let those M&M’s go by,

Chew that toffee, munch those treats,

Get that caramel in your teeth.

Then come see me, I’ll be here –

I’m your friendly dentist, dear.

-Shel Silverstein, Every Thing On It