The Great Halloween Debate by ShadowWind
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Was a short time ago, much shorter than it seems
In a place that was perhaps seen in our dreams.
For in Halloweentown, or so I've been told
An election was held since ages of old.
Jack Skellington wasn't frightened, not even a bit,
For his opponent was considered a bit of twit.
Still a lot of folks liked old Bob Pumpkin a lot.
Which made the polls closer than old Jack had thought.
They argued about who was best for the job,
Calling eachother a snit, a slacker, a snob.
Jack hated this division, his mind rang with noise,
Halloween was important for the girls and the boys.
Still he had to win, the competition the thing,
And so he dug in with his own campaign fling.
He traveled the country, showing great flair.
That he could bring the humans a very good scare.
But during the debate, a topic arose.
One he'd almost forgotten while choosing his prose.
Jack turned Halloween into Christmas, a scandal indeed.
Bob reminded the folks that is not what they need.
Old Jack just smiled, remembering that day,
When he got to ride in old Santa's sleigh.
Then he turned to his opponent with much venom and said,
"What would pumpkins know? They have seeds in their head."
The battle raged on for a night and a day,
Soon it was time to vote, to give folks their say.
They voted in record numbers, though no one had stats,
They just figured the count from the number of spats.
The citizens counted the votes quickly you see,
Except for those lost by the powers that be.
In the end Old Jack won, but not by a lot.
And Bob conceded the election with a bit of a snot.
Jack ruled no more elections, they were nasty and cold.
They made his citizens yell, do violence and scold.
He made Bob his partner and they worked for some years,
and the kingdom was happy and they brought lots of fears.
Though Jack was king, he was part of the clan,
and he listened to others and considered their plan.
He needn't rule or think himself great
They were in it together, lockstepped by fate.
The moral of this story is as it seems,
It doesn't matter who wins if you still have your dreams.
Hold onto your friends, don't lose them in fight,
Because after it's over, you'll still need their light.
Dedicated to TallPockets, who's prose always brings such
wonderful looks at human nature and who's poem inspired this piece.
I'll be glad when this election is over, can you tell?
HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL, HAVE A SAFE ONE...
Comments Welcome
Thanks as always for looking and your continued support. I
am so sorry that I have not had the time to answer personally
to everyone.
Vue/Photoshop
This is 99% VuePro rendered and a smidgeon of Photoshop for
some color correction and compositing and to add the word
politics under R.I.P.
Credits:
Image, Concept, Poem by ShadowWind
Cat, Graveyard Gates, Jack Pumpkin by Daz
Jack Skeleton by Sixus1 from Free Stuff
Tombstones by TombZ by 3DModelz (RMP) and StoneMason at Daz (Large one)...
Podiums by J. Hoagland from Free Stuff.
Comments (69)
GladysClump
really cute, great job!!
squeeka
Fantastic image! and omg... so will I be glad when it's over :) Excellent story and wonderful Halloween image.. Wonderfully done! hugz~jen :)
AZart
Indeed worth a vote. Looks scary.
jstsittinghere
happy halloween! excellent story and image
linkinpark
Hehe, I dont know if it is scary or funny :) great work..
Michelle A.
Simply love it ShadowWind! And the poem awesome!
MAW3D
Wicked cool picture! Excellent concept! ;-)
borsy
Excellent artwork!!
dlk30341
Very cute pic! Well done:)
anniemation Online Now!
Great job with the image and the poem. I agree, will be glad when the elections are over. If I get one more pre-recorded campaign election call . . .
qmont
Very well done Shadow my friend, and also a brillent story to go along , I hope this Halloween finds you well, and as always continue on with your fantatic art, for you are always a true joy..........John
ariaans
Happy Halloween ShadowWind!!! Very nice render and poem!! :)
leda_moon
Happy Halloween!,Excellent Halloween image and Wonderful and outstanding work!!V
estevez
WOW !Amazing halloween scene and beautiful models and atmosphere. Lovely words ! "my vote" Congratulations friend !
summer1412
OMG, this is precious!! So cute, I really, really like it. ^_^
Digitell
LOL! What an appropriate image! I like this debate much more than all the others that are going on! Awesome image!! Love the way you created the lighting too! Excellent!
jwdell
I vote for Jack!!! Awesome++++++++++++++++++++!!! Happy Halloween!!!
Lissa_lei
I like very much your words, and your image is very striking, I do not know much about Halloween, but I do enjoy the stories and images. yours has a warm light and a little mystery, and is very pleasin. Eccelent*V Lina
deadworm
great narrative and visual - original concept with the poetry - great job
cynlee
perfect for Halloween & the upcoming election... i could use a little insight, luv the prose & image! thank you, you got me smiling big time!! :]
Elfenone
LOL Absolutely perfection! Happy Halloween to you too S Love your poem LOL
Shari123
I love the poetry and the image. Your lighting is wonderful. Happy Halloween to you!
sacada
Excellent characters, light and colour. Terrific image.
nhirschberger
Outstanding scene and lightning ! Fantastic image. Excellent work !!
Djeser
Yeah, I'll be glad when it's over as well! Love the poem, very cute image, the lighting is really superb.
BGHart
Great idea - perfectly executed. I like the message behind, and your poem is terrific. :))
kenwas
Excellent!
colas
This is lovely. Just beautiful. Excellent! v
BrokenWings
Excellent! Love the lighting & the scene. Cool!
Moebius87
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! Image, composition, lighting... and what a terric read that poem was. Thank you for sharing this wonderful message. Most appropriate for the times. :o)