I rescued him from Trader Joe’s,
from those who would carve and cave in that precious skull.
They would see past him, treating him as if he were a mere tool for merriment and not a tender soul–
a squash soul.
But I rescued him from a ghoulish fate.
I patted his chubby cheeks and gave him a place of honor.
He is not one of many in a box–unknown and tossed aside by pawing, unthinking hands.
He is not tooled and set afire,
but with all parts in tact, he rests amid the color and kindness of a wheel barrel. It too has seen rough days,
but they both now rest together, weathering their final days with contemplative repose
and only an occasional bird dropping from above.
I feel a swelling in my heart, like I have done a noble thing.
On a field trip!!!!
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You saved a beautiful pumpkin!
Yes, and it is almost as good as pumpkin pie! 🙂
I hope I can take daily, simple thing and turn them into art the way you do!
🙂 Gotta find happy pills where you can.
Haha exactly, well put
The last time I tried that I put the pumpkin on the lawn and eventually it became compost.
A kind death and productive gift to the soil. Not bad. 🙂
You are a hero to your pumpkin.
He’s kind of quiet about it, though. I like it more when people actually express their thoughts without having me guess.
It never happens.
Good job, Lilly, it looks quite happy there.
Yes, it told me so. 🙂
Lilly, you are such an artist! I love it. And the way you ended that….’I find a swelling in my heart, like I have done a noble thing’….and the part about the bird dropping….makes me smile BIG smiles…..love it! Maggie
It is rather a not so silent protest, I guess. I love nature, but hate Halloween and the horror in costumes and film, let alone Jack-o-lantern faces. It just not seem innocent to me any more. Fall, yes. Horror, too much in the world already!
you have done a noble thing, ms. lilly… 🙂
Kind of. 🙂
hahaha. 😉
I would say you have done a noble thing indeed! Why people must mangle all of those beautiful pumpkins I don’t know.
I actually do hate the ghoulish ones, though I have seen some “pretty” sculptures. Pen and ink is better than the waste.