{"id":40321,"date":"2026-03-16T05:37:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T19:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=40321"},"modified":"2026-03-16T05:37:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T19:37:29","slug":"no-halloween-scene-a-poem-and-song-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/no-halloween-scene-a-poem-and-song-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"NO HALLOWEEN SCENE &#8212; a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/no-halloween-scene-optimized.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/no-halloween-scene-optimized.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/no-halloween-scene-optimized-557x696.png 557w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/no-halloween-scene-optimized-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n<p>NO HALLOWEEN SCENE<\/p>\n<p>by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Bill's Bible Basics Poetry and Songs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>10-03-2025<\/p>\n<p>The month of Halloween has finally arrived,<br \/>\nWhen children dress like monsters and such,<br \/>\nBut know that if you\u2019re a servant of the Lord,<br \/>\nAll Hallows Eve you shouldn\u2019t dare to touch.<\/p>\n<p>Now why would it even be wrong to celebrate,<br \/>\nIn the world they claim it\u2019s simply a night of fun,<br \/>\nBut slaves of darkness esteem it as a holy day,<br \/>\nWhen vile, ungodly things are said to be done.<\/p>\n<p>Steeped in the rites of the ancient Celtic religion,<br \/>\nCommunion with the dead took place this night,<br \/>\nBut the Scriptures make clear it\u2019s forbidden to do,<br \/>\nIn this our Father in Heaven doesn\u2019t take delight.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise head-hunting &#038; even human sacrifices,<br \/>\nWere a core practice of Celtic life many years ago,<br \/>\nDruid priests were officiants of their pagan faith,<br \/>\nThey were intellectuals who actually ran the show.<\/p>\n<p>Lighting bonfires and wearing costumes &#038; masks,<br \/>\nWere also a central part of the ancient celebration,<br \/>\nChildren played pranks hoping to get food or coins,<br \/>\nBut those people engaged in dangerous divination.<\/p>\n<p>The Wiccans today celebrate the eve of Halloween,<br \/>\nTo them it\u2019s the most important festival of eight in all,<br \/>\nBut to Wiccans the night is referred to as Samhain,<br \/>\nAnd they worship nature but to God never even call.<\/p>\n<p>Yet worshipping the creation more than the Creator,<br \/>\nIs also strictly forbidden if one reads God\u2019s holy book,<br \/>\nThey made false gods out of what are really no gods,<br \/>\nWhile the true God of Heaven they actually forsook.<\/p>\n<p>These are some reasons why Christians should reject,<br \/>\nAnd have nothing to do with this late October night,<br \/>\nThe Bible warns us to flee from the works of darkness,<br \/>\nI hope that you will pray, and then do what is so right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#Poetry #Poem NO HALLOWEEN SCENE by Bill Kochman https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry 10-03-2025 The month of Halloween has finally arrived, When children dress like monsters and such, But know that if you\u2019re a servant of the Lord, All Hallows Eve you shouldn\u2019t dare &hellip; 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