I saw the pumpkins in the field-
And I knew at once that their fate would be sealed.
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For it was the fall season and they all had a job to do-
Just as soon as the harvesting season was over and through.
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They would decorate a fall fair-
They would decorate a house with much care.
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They would be just all over the place-
Both uncut, and those carved with a face.
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And, then they would have one more job on hand-
Pies would be made out of them all across the land.
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I saw the pumpkins in the field-
And, I knew at once that their fate would be sealed.
(2013)