Ellen Ni Bheachain (October 2nd 1962 / Dublin Ireland)

Halloween treats,
Keeps everyone sweet,
Else,
The trickster will play,
A trick on you,
For,
'Trick or Treat',
They say it,
So sweet,
So,
You know they want treats,
When they say,
'Trick or Treat',

For,
The kids on the streets,
If you give them no treats,
Will leave you a sign in some way,
On the trick that they play,
Which will leave a sign on your place,
Of their knowledge of you,
Who live on the street,
That,
Answered their door,
On a Halloween night,
With no treats for the kids?
So,
What else do you expect?
When you tell them to face,
No treats have you in store,
And just close you hall door?

Oh,
What did you think?
Would come out of doing that?
For Halloween treats,
Was once what,
The soul searchers,
And,
Beggar blessers,
Would come a calling for,
'Sweet Bread',
At the doors they would knock apon,
On the eve of every,
'Souls day',
And in return for that,
Sweet bread,
They would say a prayer,
Or,
Gave a blessing to you at your door,
Or your then,
Dearly departed,

That was back then,
And how they made,
'Sweet Currant Baked Bread',
For the Soul Searchers,
And,
Beggar Blessers,
And dare you not have any,
Risked the placing of a curse,
On the door that sent them away,
And in a gruff or a huff,
Now today it is known,
As Barm Brack Cake,
On the table at Halloween,
Where most partake in,
Sweet Bread and Tea,
Every Halloween Eve,
In old and new Europe today,

While,
Outside in their costumes,
Are the little and large,
Knocking on doors,
With painted faces,
Or masks,
So,
Next time they knock,
Have a bowl of treat at side,
And if you don't have that,
Then be out for that time,

Or,
Simply don't,
Open the door,
For,
Trick or Treat,
Is,
You give a treat that is sweet,
Or,
They will come back later,
And,
Play a trick,
Leaving you thinking,
Yet,
Leaving you knowing,
What played that trick on you,
Had knowledge,
Of,
You or yours,
So,
Making it real easy,
For the Tricksters,
At you door,
To play a trick on you,
For having no treats for them early.