Trick for Treat
Witches, wizards and pumpkins as well
Preparing October’s most sinister spell.
Jolly the Ghost with his floating routines
Weirdest this Spook School has ever seen.
“Who can be scary, spooky and mean?
Who can make children’s mothers turn green?
Go gather the loudest screams, moans and cries,
To win Spook School’s Ultimate Halloween prize.”
But as the All Hallows adventures began
Jolly the Ghost kept carefully to plan.
“No, I will not frighten in this competition
For I am Jolly, the great mind magician!”
Yet whispers abound ‘A ghost – Jolly’s not’
Resounded through Spook School and echoed a lot.
His techniques to feel happy, creative, ecstatic
Surely were not real examples of magic.
“Well,” Jolly explained, “a thought can bring terror
It can also bring laughter, so you see there’s an error!
Today, I’ll teach you real magic inside,
Preparing your most exciting Halloween ride.”
An apparition was conjured within Jolly’s belly
A calm orange pumpkin, fresh, vibrant, not smelly!
Jolly deeply inhaled October’s crisp air
Exhaling long, soft breath, relaxing all cares.
Jolly imagined the pumpkin was breathing
Expanding, contracting, a rhythm most pleasing.
While focusing more on the long outward breath
Jolly’s relaxation helped him to stress-less.
His ghost-mind relaxed more, drifting away
Feelings of floating above all today.
Over Spook City and all who he knows
Jolly feels freedom as his mind magic grows.
Imagineering a floating, relaxing sensation
Brings excitement of calmness into any occasion
In the Halloween spirit, this trick is a treat,
Pumpkin belly breathing is a spell to repeat
Belly Breathing pumpkins have more gifts for you,
Calm-on-demand – empowerment to do.
Jolly notices something while surfing through clouds
Sad Little Witch all alone, crying out loud.
Jolly breathes deeply, imagination stays calm
A sparkle magical wand appears in his ghostly palm
“The others from Spook School; gremlins and ghouls,
Are simply not following all our spook rules.”
I’m feeling so upset, what am I to do?”
“Let’s start by calming those sad feelings in you.
Use magical eyes to find feeling inside
And spin them around until sad feelings subside.”
“If feelings tumble one way or another to feel bad
Try reversing their direction til you are no longer sad”
Little Witch began describing her actual sensations
Intending a new spell for their evaporation.
Jolly’s ghost-wand spun sparkles into her pain
And From Little Witch’s cloud it started to rain!
Jolly the Ghost smiled “we are not done quite yet
We need to rebalance, so you no longer fret.”
Shifting and shuffling until Witch was sat straight
Jolly helped her adjust, until she felt great.
Little Witch started grinning and cackled with glee
“Can I adventure with you for mind-magic to see?”
And so this contagious thinking arrived into Spook School
As Jolly and Witch shared their mind magic tools.
Terror and calm are both possible now
Both magical thought forms when ghouls, know how.
A new competition is planned for next year
“We’ll teach calmness and fun-shine to balance each fear”
Imagineering can bring both terror or fun
So, let’s learn mind tricks for treats – easily done!
By Emily Elliott and Kay Cooke
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