Kim over at dVerse Poets Pub asks us to examine in detail anything associated with Autumn. What could be more Autumn than pumpkins?
largest pumpkin
wiping the dirt off of
its back side
the slices of his knife
form the scariest face
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Frank J. Tassone 
Ooh, those last two lines are great.
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On the west coast, after Halloween, people put their pumpkins in odd places to make people smile when they pass – in a row along a protruding log, on cliff faces, alongside the highway. I love it! “Happy as a pumpkin,” my son used to say!
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What a cool idea!
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To welcome the pumpkin is indeed a wonderful time, love that grin you are carving
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Thanks, Bjorn!
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For the first time in my life I saw a pumpkin field not far from where I live! Glorious! Love the largest pumpkin with the
the scariest face! You’ve persuaded me to get one this year, Frank.
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Great, Kim! You’ll love it! Thanks! 😀
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We don’t do Halloween and pumpkins here..but to see them carved with the lights inside is lovely.. nice atmosphere in your tanka.
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The tactile imagery is as crisp as the knife that carves. Nice!
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Thanks, Jilly!
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They may get scarier as they sit outside a while.
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So apt for the season!
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Thanks, Vivian!
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You’re welcome!
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Around here, all the jack’o lantern type pumpkins, not sold are giving to the Richmond zoo for the elephants to play with and to eat. They love them.
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made me smile, we just bought a pumpkin, now its time to carve a scary face on it
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Glad you enjoyed it!
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