Probably not quite what you had in mind, Chris, but here's an alternative take on Halloween by Rhina Espaillat:
Pirates and Witches
Where have they scattered,
pirates and witches
rustling their bags
of cellophaned riches?
Some to the marketplace,
some to the law,
one to the word of God
and one to war;
Some to the labor room,
some to divorce,
one stalled and trembling
like an old horse.
Who could have told us
one Halloween
would drive the ghost away,
depose the queen,
blow them away like smoke
and leave our streets
begging at memory's door
for pennies and sweets!
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