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The Witches Glee

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Light me a candle

For, my soul has gone

The dark came & took it

Upon the breath of a song

 

Twas the whisper of witches

In my fertile ear

Who picked the sweet fruit

Of my low-hanging fear

 

And they grew me a forest

For my charmed mind to dwell

Whilst my body committed

Itself unto Hell

 

And the blood kept on flowing

'Till the day I awoke:

Trussed up in a jacket

Laughing at their cruel joke

 

 

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Stephen Atkinson

Thu 27th Jan 2022 17:12

Thank you John, Clare, & John B ( I do like a good shiver down the spine 😉)
Glad you liked it!
And for the likes Nigel, Emer, Julie, Rudyard, Holden & Stephen 🌷🌈

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John Botterill

Thu 27th Jan 2022 10:14

Scary and entrancing, Stephen. Sent a shiver down my spine!

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John Coopey

Wed 26th Jan 2022 19:51

Dark and absorbing, Stephen.

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