Junior Poetry (9- 12) Runner Up

Pumpkins by Hannah Cummings

Pumpkin patches, pumpkin picking
Here come the children jumping and skipping.
Picking a pumpkin is a hard decision,
Oh my golly, what a mission!
Round, oval, bashed or white,
Picking a pumpkin is such a delight.

Orange, brown, white or green,
How many pumpkins have l seen?
Big fields and bumpy roads,
Oh my golly, there are loads!

Through the fields you can smell pumpkin pie,
Pick up the pumpkin, l gave it a try.
Time to go home to pumpkin carve,
And scoop out the seeds before l starve.

Time for pumpkin soup and pumpkin pie;
Never had it before, I’ll give it a try.
Time to decide what to carve,
Cat, bat or witch?
I’m not sure which.

Pumpkin ready, candle lit,
On the doorstep it will sit.
Awaiting geysers to trick or treat,
Jumping and skipping to get something sweet.