Frightful Halloween poems from the Red Cross
The American Red Cross has issued this year’s safety tips for trick-or-treaters in cloying rhymes. Your budding Robert Frost or Emily Dickinson at home probably could have done better, but the list of 13 tips does contain some sensible advice. Here’s a sampling:
– Map out the route that you plan to roam, so adults are assured you will find your way home!
– If you visit a house where a stranger resides, accept treats at the door and, please, don’t go inside.
– Always remember, before you embark, to wear light-colored clothing to be seen in the dark! (And remember to use reflective tape, even on bikes, skateboards and brooms!)
– Use a glow stick instead of a candle so your jack-o-lantern isn’t a safety gamble!
– You may fly on a broom or a space ship from Mars, but please be on the lookout for drivers in cars! (And don’t hide between parked vehicles).
If you’re dying to hear the whole list, here’s the Red Cross’s “Lucky 13.” Enjoy!
Photo by Paul Sapiano
