O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! This Tuesday, October 30, is National Candy Corn Day! Although this year’s observance comes with a bit of melancholy (information HERE), it is still a time to chortle with joy! ’Tis brillig, and slithy candy corn lovers do gyre and gimble in the wabe!
The past coupla weekends, members of the Dickinson Organization of Poetry Enthusiasts have attended various candy corn festivals in Virginia in anticipation of the coming holiday. Check out the pictures below from events in Stanardsville, Elkton, and Somerset.
Stanardsville:
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Below left: One of Emmett Lee Dickinson's odes to his delicious treat, candy corn. Below right: Dickinson's poem inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem "I never lost as much but twice."
By Emmett Lee Dickinson: I never gained as much but twice – And that was in the store. Twice have I stood a buyer Of bags of Candy Corn! Angels – twice descending Reinforced my need – Sugar! Syrup – Dextrose! Candy Corn indeed! | By Emily Dickinson: I never lost as much but twice – And that was in the sod. Twice have I stood a beggar Before the door of God! Angels – twice descending, Reimbursed my store – Burglar! Banker – Father! I am poor once more! |
Elkton:
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Somerset:
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