‘Have you noticed that the skeletons and vampires Frankenstein and Dracula are ten feet tall in the neighbor’s yard?’ Jane asked. ‘When did the Halloween decorations get so big?’ Jane continued. ‘In our youth, we felt lucky to have a carved Jack-O-Lantern on the front porch,’ Jane laughed. ‘I saw a humongous skeleton once and have never determined if it was real or a dream,’ Jane said with a shaky voice. ‘The Big Bag Of Bones was standing behind Hillcrest School when I took the trash out for Mrs. Blackwell,’ Jane noted. ‘I was small but he seemed ten feet tall,’ Jane whispered. ‘He talked like a professor and greeted me warmly,’ Jane said. ‘His smile looked like piano keys,’ Jane observed. ‘BOB asked me if he could be in the Halloween School Play,’ Jane said. ‘He said he had theatrical experience on Broadway,’ Jane laughed. ‘BOB said that he had met the prophet Ezeikel in the Valley of Dry Bones and that he was a good chap,’ Jane mused. ‘BOB began to dance a soft shoe without the need of the taps,’ Jane winked.

‘Jane, I can play any part in the Play,’ BOB said with assurance. ‘I have performed before kings and emperors,’ BOB smiled his piano key smile. ‘I was the inspiration for the song Dry Bones,’ BOB noted with pride. ‘I am sure you have heard it sung where the verses discuss how the bones are connected,’ BOB said with a wink. ‘The audience enjoyed the snappy rhythm and the plain explanation of how all of the bones work together to form the skeleton,’ BOB looked quizzical. ‘Remember there will be a time when the bones no longer work together but lie in Ezekiel’s Valley,’ BOB said quietly. ‘Someone will have the job of reuniting them again for their purpose,’ BOB promised.

‘Wakey Wakey,’ Nurse Ratched called out. ‘It is time for all of us to go to the rec room to see the Halloween Play, the kids from Hillcrest school are performing for our pleasure, Nurse Ratched said with authority. ‘Hello Jane, I was hoping you would be in the audience,’ BOB said. ‘It has been a while,’ BOB noted with a wide Piano Keys Grin. ‘This afternoon we will perform for the good times and the not so good, the joys and the sorrows we all know,’ BOB explained. ‘Jane, please come and join me on stage, take my hand, and we will dance the years away,’ BOB promised…

‘Wakey Wakey, Janie, it is time to go to school, Mom called out. ‘You practiced late last night for the Halloween Play, and who is BOB?’ Mom asked…